Mikhail Botvinnik vs Vladas Mikenas

URS-ch22 · 1955 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 29 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black Vladas Mikenas
Result 1/2-1/2
Event URS-ch22
Site Moscow
Date 1955.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D30)
Moves 29
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Final Position

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

3r4/2N1nkpp/1p6/p2p1p2/1n1P4/1P2P1P1/3K1PBP/2R5 w - - 4 30

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 c5
  4. 4.cxd5 exd5
  5. 5.g3 c4
  6. 6.Bg2 Bb4+
  7. 7.Bd2 Bxd2+
  8. 8.Qxd2 Nc6
  9. 9.Nc3 Nge7
  10. 10.O-O O-O
  11. 11.b3 cxb3
  12. 12.axb3 Be6
  13. 13.e3 Qd6
  14. 14.Ne1 Rfc8
  15. 15.Nd3 b6
  16. 16.Rfc1 Na5
  17. 17.Qb2 a6
  18. 18.Qa3 Qxa3
  19. 19.Rxa3 Nac6
  20. 20.Kf1 Bf5
  21. 21.Ke2 Bxd3+
  22. 22.Kxd3 Nb4+
  23. 23.Kd2 f5
  24. 24.Ra4 a5
  25. 25.Raa1 Kf7
  26. 26.Nb5 Rc6
  27. 27.Rxc6 Nexc6
  28. 28.Rc1 Rd8
  29. 29.Nc7 Ne7

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