Mikhail Botvinnik vs Gideon Stahlberg

Amsterdam olm · 1954 · English Opening · 1-0 in 50 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black Gideon Stahlberg
Result 1-0
Event Amsterdam olm
Site Amsterdam
Date 1954.00.00
Opening English Opening (A14)
Moves 50
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/p3n1QP/1p2k3/5p2/8/4p1P1/3r1PK1/8 b - - 0 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e6
  2. 2.g3 d5
  3. 3.Bg2 Nf6
  4. 4.Nf3 Be7
  5. 5.O-O O-O
  6. 6.b3 d4
  7. 7.e3 Nc6
  8. 8.exd4 Nxd4
  9. 9.Bb2 Nxf3+
  10. 10.Qxf3 Rb8
  11. 11.Qe2 b6
  12. 12.Nc3 Bb7
  13. 13.Rad1 Bxg2
  14. 14.Kxg2 c6
  15. 15.Ne4 Rb7
  16. 16.Ng5 Nd7
  17. 17.Nf3 Bf6
  18. 18.d4 Qc8
  19. 19.Nd2 c5
  20. 20.Ne4 Bxd4
  21. 21.Bxd4 cxd4
  22. 22.Rxd4 Nc5
  23. 23.Nd6 Qc6+
  24. 24.Qf3 Qxf3+
  25. 25.Kxf3 Rd7
  26. 26.Rfd1 f6
  27. 27.Ke3 e5
  28. 28.Rd5 Ne6
  29. 29.Nb5 Re7
  30. 30.Rd7 Rff7
  31. 31.Rxe7 Rxe7
  32. 32.Rd6 Kf7
  33. 33.Rc6 Rd7
  34. 34.Rc8 Nc5
  35. 35.b4 Nd3
  36. 36.c5 Nxb4
  37. 37.c6 Rd5
  38. 38.c7 Rxb5
  39. 39.Rf8+ Kxf8
  40. 40.c8=Q+ Ke7
  41. 41.Qc7+ Ke6
  42. 42.Qxg7 Nd5+
  43. 43.Kf3 Ra5
  44. 44.Qxh7 Rxa2
  45. 45.h4 Ne7
  46. 46.h5 Rd2
  47. 47.h6 f5
  48. 48.Qg7 e4+
  49. 49.Kg2 e3
  50. 50.h7

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