Mikhail Botvinnik vs William James Lombardy

Munich olm fin-A · 1958 · Modern Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 40 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black William James Lombardy
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Munich olm fin-A
Site Munich
Round 1
Date 1958.00.00
Opening Modern Defense (A42)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

2rr1b2/1k3b1p/1p4p1/1Np1Pp2/3n1P1P/PnN3R1/1P3R2/1KB2B2 w - - 3 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 g6
  2. 2.e4 Bg7
  3. 3.d4 d6
  4. 4.Nc3 e5
  5. 5.dxe5 dxe5
  6. 6.Qxd8+ Kxd8
  7. 7.Bg5+ f6
  8. 8.O-O-O+ Nd7
  9. 9.Be3 c6
  10. 10.g3 Kc7
  11. 11.f4 Nh6
  12. 12.h3 Nf7
  13. 13.Nf3 Bh6
  14. 14.Re1 Re8
  15. 15.Rh2 Nf8
  16. 16.Rf2 exf4
  17. 17.gxf4 Ne6
  18. 18.Nh2 f5
  19. 19.e5 Ng7
  20. 20.Nf3 Nh5
  21. 21.Nd4 Be6
  22. 22.Kc2 Nd8
  23. 23.Be2 Ng3
  24. 24.Bd3 Bf7
  25. 25.Rg1 Nh5
  26. 26.Bd2 Bf8
  27. 27.Be3 Bh6
  28. 28.Rf3 Bf8
  29. 29.Nce2 b5
  30. 30.cxb5 c5
  31. 31.b6+ axb6
  32. 32.Nb5+ Kb7
  33. 33.Nec3 Nc6
  34. 34.a3 Red8
  35. 35.Bc1 Ng7
  36. 36.Kb1 Ne6
  37. 37.Bf1 Ned4
  38. 38.Rf2 Rac8
  39. 39.h4 Na5
  40. 40.Rg3 Nab3

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