Mikhail Botvinnik vs Vitaly S Sherbakov

URS-ch22 · 1955 · English Opening · 1-0 in 23 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black Vitaly S Sherbakov
Result 1-0
Event URS-ch22
Site Moscow
Date 1955.00.00
Opening English Opening (A24)
Moves 23
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r4rk1/3b1pnp/1qpp1PpQ/1p4P1/3pPN2/3P3P/PP4B1/R4RK1 b - - 0 23

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 g6
  3. 3.g3 Bg7
  4. 4.Bg2 O-O
  5. 5.e4 d6
  6. 6.Nge2 e5
  7. 7.O-O Nbd7
  8. 8.d3 Nc5
  9. 9.f4 c6
  10. 10.h3 Ne6
  11. 11.f5 Nd4
  12. 12.g4 Ne8
  13. 13.Be3 a6
  14. 14.Qd2 b5
  15. 15.Bg5 Bf6
  16. 16.Bxf6 Nxf6
  17. 17.Nxd4 exd4
  18. 18.Ne2 Qb6
  19. 19.cxb5 axb5
  20. 20.Qh6 Bd7
  21. 21.g5 Nh5
  22. 22.Nf4 Ng7
  23. 23.f6

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