Mikhail Botvinnik vs Lothar Schmid

Leipzig olm fin-A · 1960 · Old Benoni Defense · 1-0 in 30 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black Lothar Schmid
Result 1-0
Event Leipzig olm fin-A
Site Leipzig
Round 7
Date 1960.00.00
Opening Old Benoni Defense (A43)
Moves 30
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4r3/2P3kp/2Q2pp1/8/3P4/5P1q/5P1P/1R4K1 b - - 2 30

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 c5
  2. 2.d5 d6
  3. 3.e4 g6
  4. 4.Nf3 Bg7
  5. 5.Be2 Nf6
  6. 6.Nc3 Na6
  7. 7.O-O Nc7
  8. 8.a4 a6
  9. 9.Nd2 Bd7
  10. 10.Nc4 b5
  11. 11.e5 dxe5
  12. 12.axb5 axb5
  13. 13.Rxa8 Qxa8
  14. 14.Nxe5 b4
  15. 15.d6 bxc3
  16. 16.dxc7 Qc8
  17. 17.Bf4 cxb2
  18. 18.Nxd7 Nxd7
  19. 19.Bb5 Bd4
  20. 20.c3 e5
  21. 21.cxd4 exf4
  22. 22.Bxd7+ Qxd7
  23. 23.Qe2+ Kf8
  24. 24.Qe5 Kg8
  25. 25.Rb1 f6
  26. 26.Qxc5 Kg7
  27. 27.Rxb2 Re8
  28. 28.Rb1 f3
  29. 29.gxf3 Qh3
  30. 30.Qc6

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