Mikhail Botvinnik vs Anatole Kostjoerin

Leipzig olm prel · 1960 · English Opening · 1-0 in 27 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black Anatole Kostjoerin
Result 1-0
Event Leipzig olm prel
Site Leipzig
Round 1
Date 1960.00.00
Opening English Opening (A25)
Moves 27
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r2q2n1/pp1b1pnk/2pprPp1/6Bp/1PPPP2Q/6NP/P5BK/1R3R2 b - - 2 27

All The Moves

  1. 1.g3 e5
  2. 2.c4 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nc6
  4. 4.Bg2 d6
  5. 5.d3 Be7
  6. 6.Rb1 Bd7
  7. 7.b4 Qc8
  8. 8.Bd2 O-O
  9. 9.h3 Nd8
  10. 10.e3 Bc6
  11. 11.e4 Ne6
  12. 12.Nge2 Nh5
  13. 13.Nd5 Bd8
  14. 14.O-O Bd7
  15. 15.Kh2 c6
  16. 16.Ne3 g6
  17. 17.f4 Bf6
  18. 18.Ng4 exf4
  19. 19.Nxf6+ Nxf6
  20. 20.gxf4 h5
  21. 21.Qe1 Kh7
  22. 22.f5 Ng7
  23. 23.Qh4 Ng8
  24. 24.f6 Qd8
  25. 25.Ng3 Re8
  26. 26.d4 Re6
  27. 27.Bg5

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