Mikhail Botvinnik vs Gideon Stahlberg

Budapest · 1952 · Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange · 1/2-1/2 in 39 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black Gideon Stahlberg
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Budapest
Site Budapest
Round 4
Date 1952.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange (D35)
Moves 39
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Final Position

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

8/p3Q2p/1p4p1/2kp1p2/8/7P/PP3KP1/1q6 b - - 11 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.c4 e6
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.cxd5 exd5
  6. 6.Bf4 c6
  7. 7.Qc2 g6
  8. 8.h3 Bf5
  9. 9.Qc1 O-O
  10. 10.e3 Ne4
  11. 11.Be2 Bd6
  12. 12.Bxd6 Qxd6
  13. 13.Nd2 Nxd2
  14. 14.Qxd2 Nd7
  15. 15.O-O Be6
  16. 16.Bd3 f5
  17. 17.Rae1 Rae8
  18. 18.Ne2 Re7
  19. 19.Bb1 Nf6
  20. 20.f3 Nh5
  21. 21.Rf2 Bc8
  22. 22.f4 Rfe8
  23. 23.Rf3 b6
  24. 24.Nc1 c5
  25. 25.Nd3 cxd4
  26. 26.exd4 Rxe1+
  27. 27.Nxe1 Nxf4
  28. 28.Rxf4 Rxe1+
  29. 29.Qxe1 Qxf4
  30. 30.Qe8+ Kg7
  31. 31.Qxc8 Qxd4+
  32. 32.Kf1 Qd1+
  33. 33.Kf2 Qxb1
  34. 34.Qc3+ Kf7
  35. 35.Qc7+ Ke6
  36. 36.Qc6+ Ke5
  37. 37.Qc3+ Kd6
  38. 38.Qf6+ Kc5
  39. 39.Qe7+

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