Mikhail Botvinnik vs Karl Robatsch

Varna olm · 1962 · English Opening · 1-0 in 64 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black Karl Robatsch
Result 1-0
Event Varna olm
Site Varna
Date 1962.00.00
Opening English Opening (A21)
Moves 64
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2N5/b7/2K1k3/8/P7/8/8/8 b - - 6 64

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 g6
  2. 2.g3 Bg7
  3. 3.Bg2 e5
  4. 4.Nc3 Ne7
  5. 5.d3 O-O
  6. 6.e4 d6
  7. 7.Nge2 f5
  8. 8.O-O Nd7
  9. 9.Be3 Nf6
  10. 10.h3 Nh5
  11. 11.Qd2 Nc6
  12. 12.Nd5 Be6
  13. 13.Bg5 Qd7
  14. 14.exf5 gxf5
  15. 15.f4 Rae8
  16. 16.Kh2 Kh8
  17. 17.Rae1 Nd8
  18. 18.Bf3 Bxd5
  19. 19.cxd5 Nf6
  20. 20.Nc3 Nf7
  21. 21.Bh4 Ng8
  22. 22.Qf2 Ne7
  23. 23.Bh5 Ng6
  24. 24.Bxg6 hxg6
  25. 25.Qxa7 exf4
  26. 26.gxf4 Rxe1
  27. 27.Bxe1 g5
  28. 28.Qf2 gxf4
  29. 29.d4 Qe7
  30. 30.Qxf4 Ne5
  31. 31.Bg3 Ng6
  32. 32.Qf3 Qg5
  33. 33.Bf4 Nxf4
  34. 34.Qxf4 Qh5
  35. 35.Rg1 Rf6
  36. 36.Rg5 Qh7
  37. 37.Qf3 Bh6
  38. 38.Rg2 Rg6
  39. 39.Re2 Rg8
  40. 40.Rg2 Rxg2+
  41. 41.Kxg2 Qg7+
  42. 42.Kf1 Qxd4
  43. 43.Qxf5 Bg7
  44. 44.Kg2 Qd2+
  45. 45.Kg3 Qxb2
  46. 46.Ne4 c6
  47. 47.Ng5 Qe5+
  48. 48.Qxe5 Bxe5+
  49. 49.Kf3 cxd5
  50. 50.Ne6 Kh7
  51. 51.Nf4 d4
  52. 52.Ke4 Kh6
  53. 53.Ne6 d3
  54. 54.Kxd3 d5
  55. 55.a4 Kh5
  56. 56.Nc5 Kh4
  57. 57.Nxb7 Kxh3
  58. 58.Nc5 Bc7
  59. 59.Kd4 Kg4
  60. 60.Nb7 Kf5
  61. 61.Kxd5 Bb6
  62. 62.Kc6 Ba7
  63. 63.Nd6+ Ke6
  64. 64.Nc8

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