Mikhail Botvinnik vs Vladimir Simagin

URS-ch22 · 1955 · Pirc Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 110 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black Vladimir Simagin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event URS-ch22
Site Moscow
Date 1955.00.00
Opening Pirc Defense (B08)
Moves 110
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/6N1/8/4K1kp/8/8 b - - 1 110

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d6
  2. 2.d4 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 g6
  4. 4.e4 Bg7
  5. 5.Be2 O-O
  6. 6.O-O Nbd7
  7. 7.e5 Ne8
  8. 8.Bf4 Nb6
  9. 9.h3 c6
  10. 10.Qc1 f6
  11. 11.exd6 exd6
  12. 12.Bd3 d5
  13. 13.Ne2 Nd6
  14. 14.Ng3 Be6
  15. 15.a4 a5
  16. 16.b3 Qd7
  17. 17.Qd2 Rfe8
  18. 18.Rfe1 Nf7
  19. 19.h4 Nc8
  20. 20.c4 dxc4
  21. 21.bxc4 Ncd6
  22. 22.Qc2 Bh6
  23. 23.Bxg6 Bxf4
  24. 24.Nh5 Kh8
  25. 25.Nxf4 Bxc4
  26. 26.Bd3 Bxd3
  27. 27.Qxd3 Qg4
  28. 28.g3 Rad8
  29. 29.Rad1 Rg8
  30. 30.Kf1 Rde8
  31. 31.Rxe8 Rxe8
  32. 32.Re1 Rxe1+
  33. 33.Nxe1 Qf5
  34. 34.Nc2 Qxd3+
  35. 35.Nxd3 b5
  36. 36.Nc5 Nc4
  37. 37.Ke2 Nfd6
  38. 38.Ne3 Nb6
  39. 39.Kd3 bxa4
  40. 40.Kc2 Kg8
  41. 41.Ne6 Ne4
  42. 42.Nf5 Kf7
  43. 43.Nd8+ Kg6
  44. 44.g4 Nxf2
  45. 45.Ne7+ Kg7
  46. 46.Nf5+ Kf8
  47. 47.g5 fxg5
  48. 48.hxg5 Nc4
  49. 49.Nxc6 a3
  50. 50.Kb1 Ne4
  51. 51.Ka1 Nc3
  52. 52.d5 a4
  53. 53.Nfd4 Nd2
  54. 54.Na5 Ke8
  55. 55.Nc2 a2
  56. 56.Nc6 Nde4
  57. 57.Ne5 Nxg5
  58. 58.d6 Ne6
  59. 59.Kb2 Ne4
  60. 60.Nb4 Nxd6
  61. 61.Nd5 Ne4
  62. 62.Kxa2 Kf8
  63. 63.Ka3 N6c5
  64. 64.Nf4 Ke7
  65. 65.Ng4 Nc3
  66. 66.Kb4 N5e4
  67. 67.Nh5 Ke6
  68. 68.Ne3 Ke5
  69. 69.Ng2 Kf5
  70. 70.Ne3+ Ke5
  71. 71.Ng7 Kd4
  72. 72.Nc2+ Kd3
  73. 73.Ne1+ Kd2
  74. 74.Nf3+ Kc2
  75. 75.Ne1+ Kb1
  76. 76.Nd3 Ka2
  77. 77.Nc1+ Kb2
  78. 78.Nd3+ Kc2
  79. 79.Ne1+ Kd2
  80. 80.Nf3+ Ke3
  81. 81.Ne5 Kf4
  82. 82.Nd7 Kg5
  83. 83.Nf8 h6
  84. 84.Nge6+ Kf5
  85. 85.Ng7+ Kf6
  86. 86.Nh5+ Kf7
  87. 87.Nd7 Kg6
  88. 88.Nf4+ Kf5
  89. 89.Ng2 h5
  90. 90.Nh4+ Kg5
  91. 91.Nf3+ Kf4
  92. 92.Nh4 Kg4
  93. 93.Ng6 Nd5+
  94. 94.Kxa4 Nf4
  95. 95.Nde5+ Kf5
  96. 96.Nxf4 Kxf4
  97. 97.Ng6+ Kg5
  98. 98.Ne5 Nd2
  99. 99.Kb4 Kf5
  100. 100.Kc3 Ne4+
  101. 101.Kd4 Ng5
  102. 102.Nd3 Kg4
  103. 103.Ne5+ Kf5
  104. 104.Nd3 Kg4
  105. 105.Ne5+ Kg3
  106. 106.Ng6 Ne6+
  107. 107.Ke3 Nf8
  108. 108.Nxf8 h4
  109. 109.Ne6 h3
  110. 110.Ng5

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