Mikhail Botvinnik vs Laszlo Szabo

Alekhine mem · 1956 · English Opening · 1-0 in 27 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black Laszlo Szabo
Result 1-0
Event Alekhine mem
Site Moscow
Date 1956.00.00
Opening English Opening (A21)
Moves 27
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

rr2k3/3Rn3/2pRN1p1/p1P4p/Pb2p2P/4B1P1/5PK1/8 b - - 7 27

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 g6
  2. 2.g3 Bg7
  3. 3.Bg2 e5
  4. 4.Nc3 Ne7
  5. 5.d3 c6
  6. 6.e4 d6
  7. 7.Nge2 a6
  8. 8.a4 a5
  9. 9.Be3 Be6
  10. 10.O-O Qd7
  11. 11.b3 h5
  12. 12.h4 Bh3
  13. 13.d4 O-O
  14. 14.Ra2 Bxg2
  15. 15.Kxg2 d5
  16. 16.dxe5 dxc4
  17. 17.bxc4 Bxe5
  18. 18.Qxd7 Nxd7
  19. 19.Rd2 Bxc3
  20. 20.Rxd7 Bb4
  21. 21.c5 Rfe8
  22. 22.Rfd1 f5
  23. 23.Rxb7 fxe4
  24. 24.Rd6 Kf7
  25. 25.Nf4 Reb8
  26. 26.Rbd7 Ke8
  27. 27.Ne6

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