Mikhail Botvinnik vs Gideon Stahlberg

Moscow olm prel · 1956 · English Opening · 1-0 in 55 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black Gideon Stahlberg
Result 1-0
Event Moscow olm prel
Site Moscow
Round 1
Date 1956.00.00
Opening English Opening (A11)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/r7/P1pkP2p/2p2P1P/2K5/8/R7 b - - 0 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.g3 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.b3 g6
  5. 5.Bb2 Bg7
  6. 6.Bg2 O-O
  7. 7.O-O Nbd7
  8. 8.Qc2 Re8
  9. 9.Nc3 Nf8
  10. 10.d4 Bf5
  11. 11.Qc1 Ne4
  12. 12.Rd1 Nxc3
  13. 13.Bxc3 Be4
  14. 14.Ne1 Bxg2
  15. 15.Kxg2 Nd7
  16. 16.Qc2 Qc7
  17. 17.Bb2 Rac8
  18. 18.Rac1 dxc4
  19. 19.Qxc4 Qa5
  20. 20.Nd3 e5
  21. 21.dxe5 Bxe5
  22. 22.b4 b5
  23. 23.bxa5 bxc4
  24. 24.Nxe5 Nxe5
  25. 25.h3 Rb8
  26. 26.Bc3 Re7
  27. 27.Rb1 Rxb1
  28. 28.Rxb1 f6
  29. 29.a6 c5
  30. 30.Rb8+ Kf7
  31. 31.Rc8 Nd7
  32. 32.Kf1 Ke6
  33. 33.Rc6+ Kd5
  34. 34.Rc7 Kd6
  35. 35.Rxa7 Re8
  36. 36.Ba5 Kc6
  37. 37.Ke1 Nb6
  38. 38.Bxb6 Kxb6
  39. 39.Rf7 Kxa6
  40. 40.Rxf6+ Kb5
  41. 41.Rf3 Rd8
  42. 42.e4 Rd4
  43. 43.e5 Kc6
  44. 44.Re3 Kd7
  45. 45.f4 Ke6
  46. 46.Ke2 Rd8
  47. 47.a4 Rb8
  48. 48.Ra3 Rb2+
  49. 49.Kd1 Rb6
  50. 50.a5 Ra6
  51. 51.Kd2 g5
  52. 52.Kc3 gxf4
  53. 53.gxf4 Kd5
  54. 54.Ra1 h5
  55. 55.h4

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