Mikhail Botvinnik vs Laszlo Szabo

Tel Aviv olm fin-A · 1964 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 51 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black Laszlo Szabo
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Tel Aviv olm fin-A
Site Tel Aviv
Round 4
Date 1964.00.00
Opening English Opening (A29)
Moves 51
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Final Position

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

6k1/6pp/3r1p2/R7/2rbP3/6P1/3RK2P/B7 w - - 4 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nf6
  3. 3.g3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.Bg2 Ne7
  6. 6.Nf3 Nbc6
  7. 7.b4 a6
  8. 8.Bb2 Nf5
  9. 9.O-O Be7
  10. 10.Ne4 Nfd4
  11. 11.Nxd4 exd4
  12. 12.Nc5 O-O
  13. 13.Rc1 Rb8
  14. 14.a3 a5
  15. 15.b5 Na7
  16. 16.a4 c6
  17. 17.b6 Qxb6
  18. 18.Bxd4 Qd8
  19. 19.e3 b6
  20. 20.Ne4 Be6
  21. 21.Qc2 f6
  22. 22.Ba1 Qd7
  23. 23.Rfd1 Bd5
  24. 24.f3 Qe6
  25. 25.Rb1 c5
  26. 26.Nc3 Bc4
  27. 27.Qe4 Qxe4
  28. 28.fxe4 Bd3
  29. 29.Rb2 Nc6
  30. 30.Nd5 Bd8
  31. 31.Nf4 Ba6
  32. 32.d4 Nb4
  33. 33.Rbd2 Bc4
  34. 34.Rb1 Bc7
  35. 35.Ne2 Rfe8
  36. 36.Nc3 Rbd8
  37. 37.Bf1 Bxf1
  38. 38.Rxf1 Rd7
  39. 39.Kg2 Bb8
  40. 40.Kf3 cxd4
  41. 41.exd4 Rc8
  42. 42.Nb5 Na6
  43. 43.Bb2 Rc4
  44. 44.Rc1 Rxa4
  45. 45.Rc6 Rb4
  46. 46.Rxb6 Ba7
  47. 47.Rxa6 Rxb5
  48. 48.Ke2 Rb4
  49. 49.Rxa5 Bxd4
  50. 50.Bc3 Rc4
  51. 51.Ba1 Rd6

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