Mikhail Botvinnik vs Jacob Kort

Noordwijk · 1965 · English Opening · 1-0 in 49 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black Jacob Kort
Result 1-0
Event Noordwijk
Site Noordwijk
Round 3
Date 1965.00.00
Opening English Opening (A26)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/3B4/1p5p/5kbP/1P1p2p1/PK1P2P1/5P2/8 b - - 4 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.g3 g6
  2. 2.Bg2 Bg7
  3. 3.e4 e5
  4. 4.c4 Ne7
  5. 5.Nc3 d6
  6. 6.d3 Nbc6
  7. 7.Nge2 Be6
  8. 8.Nd5 O-O
  9. 9.Be3 Qd7
  10. 10.Qd2 Rae8
  11. 11.h4 Nd4
  12. 12.Bxd4 exd4
  13. 13.h5 c6
  14. 14.Ndf4 d5
  15. 15.cxd5 cxd5
  16. 16.Nxe6 Qxe6
  17. 17.Kf1 dxe4
  18. 18.Nf4 Qa6
  19. 19.Bxe4 f5
  20. 20.Bf3 g5
  21. 21.Nd5 Nxd5
  22. 22.Bxd5+ Kh8
  23. 23.Re1 Rxe1+
  24. 24.Kxe1 Qb5
  25. 25.Bg2 h6
  26. 26.Kd1 Be5
  27. 27.Kc2 Bd6
  28. 28.Kb1 Bb4
  29. 29.Qc2 a5
  30. 30.Ka1 Qd7
  31. 31.a3 Rc8
  32. 32.Qb3 Bc5
  33. 33.Re1 b6
  34. 34.Re6 Kh7
  35. 35.Rf6 a4
  36. 36.Qf7+ Qxf7
  37. 37.Rxf7+ Kh8
  38. 38.Rxf5 Kg7
  39. 39.Re5 Rc7
  40. 40.Bd5 Re7
  41. 41.Rxe7+ Bxe7
  42. 42.Bc6 Kf6
  43. 43.Bxa4 g4
  44. 44.Kb1 Kg5
  45. 45.Be8 Kf5
  46. 46.Kc2 Bd8
  47. 47.b4 Be7
  48. 48.Kb3 Bg5
  49. 49.Bd7+

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