Mikhail Botvinnik vs Laszlo Szabo

EU-chT · 1965 · King's Indian, Sämisch · 0-1 in 77 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black Laszlo Szabo
Result 0-1
Event EU-chT
Site Hamburg
Round 9
Date 1965.00.00
Opening King's Indian, Sämisch (E85)
Moves 77
Replay this game move by move →

Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/3p2N1/8/p1kb4/5R2/7r/1K6 w - - 16 78

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 g6
  2. 2.d4 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bg7
  4. 4.e4 d6
  5. 5.f3 O-O
  6. 6.Be3 Nc6
  7. 7.Nge2 e5
  8. 8.d5 Ne7
  9. 9.Qd2 Nd7
  10. 10.g3 f5
  11. 11.Bg2 fxe4
  12. 12.fxe4 a6
  13. 13.h3 Rb8
  14. 14.Ba7 Ra8
  15. 15.Bf2 h6
  16. 16.O-O Nf6
  17. 17.Be3 Kh7
  18. 18.c5 Bd7
  19. 19.b4 g5
  20. 20.a4 Qe8
  21. 21.Qe1 Qg6
  22. 22.Rb1 Nh5
  23. 23.g4 Nf4
  24. 24.Ng3 Qf6
  25. 25.Rf2 Neg6
  26. 26.Bf1 Nh4
  27. 27.Qd1 Qe7
  28. 28.Rbb2 Rf7
  29. 29.Nf5 Bxf5
  30. 30.gxf5 h5
  31. 31.Rh2 Bh6
  32. 32.Kh1 Rg8
  33. 33.Bf2 Rfg7
  34. 34.Ne2 g4
  35. 35.hxg4 Rxg4
  36. 36.Ng1 Qg7
  37. 37.Bh3 Nxh3
  38. 38.Rxh3 Ng2
  39. 39.Rxh5 Nf4
  40. 40.Rh4 Nd3
  41. 41.Rxg4 Qxg4
  42. 42.Qxg4 Rxg4
  43. 43.Rc2 Nxf2+
  44. 44.Rxf2 Rxe4
  45. 45.Rb2 Rc4
  46. 46.Ne2 Kg7
  47. 47.Kg2 Kf6
  48. 48.Kf3 e4+
  49. 49.Kg4 e3+
  50. 50.Kf3 Kxf5
  51. 51.cxd6 cxd6
  52. 52.Rb1 Bg5
  53. 53.a5 Ke5
  54. 54.Rg1 Bf6
  55. 55.Rb1 Kxd5
  56. 56.Kxe3 Kc6
  57. 57.Kd3 Kb5
  58. 58.Rf1 Be5
  59. 59.Rf7 Rxb4
  60. 60.Rxb7+ Kxa5
  61. 61.Ra7 Kb6
  62. 62.Ra8 Kb7
  63. 63.Rf8 a5
  64. 64.Rf7+ Ka6
  65. 65.Rf8 Ka7
  66. 66.Rc8 Kb7
  67. 67.Rf8 Rb3+
  68. 68.Kc2 Rh3
  69. 69.Nc1 a4
  70. 70.Nd3 Rh2+
  71. 71.Kb1 Bc3
  72. 72.Rf3 Kb6
  73. 73.Nf4 Bd4
  74. 74.Rd3 Be5
  75. 75.Ng6 Kc5
  76. 76.Re3 Bd4
  77. 77.Rf3 Kc4

More Mikhail Botvinnik Games

Go Deeper

Step through this game on the interactive board, where you can also branch off and play your own ideas from any position. browse all Mikhail Botvinnik games in the collection. To find out what the engine thinks of it, paste the moves into Analyze Game and Stockfish will mark every turning point.