Mikhail Botvinnik vs George Alan Thomas

Nottingham · 1936 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 69 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black George Alan Thomas
Result 1-0
Event Nottingham
Site Nottingham
Date 1936.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 69
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

k1K5/1p6/1Pp5/2Pp4/3Pp3/4Pp2/8/5N2 b - - 32 69

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e6
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.d4 Nbd7
  5. 5.e3 a6
  6. 6.c5 c6
  7. 7.Na4 Ne4
  8. 8.Bd3 e5
  9. 9.Nd2 Nxd2
  10. 10.Bxd2 e4
  11. 11.Be2 Be7
  12. 12.O-O O-O
  13. 13.f3 f5
  14. 14.fxe4 fxe4
  15. 15.Rxf8+ Qxf8
  16. 16.Ba5 Nf6
  17. 17.Bc7 Be6
  18. 18.Qb3 Bg4
  19. 19.Bxg4 Nxg4
  20. 20.Bf4 Qf7
  21. 21.h3 Bh4
  22. 22.hxg4 g5
  23. 23.g3 gxf4
  24. 24.gxh4 Qe6
  25. 25.Kh2 Rf8
  26. 26.Rf1 f3
  27. 27.Qc2 Kh8
  28. 28.Qf2 Qxg4
  29. 29.Rg1 Qd7
  30. 30.Nc3 Rf6
  31. 31.Nd1 Qe7
  32. 32.Qg3 Rg6
  33. 33.Qb8+ Kg7
  34. 34.Rxg6+ Kxg6
  35. 35.Kg3 Qg7
  36. 36.Kh2 Kh5
  37. 37.Qg3 Qg4
  38. 38.Qxg4+ Kxg4
  39. 39.Nf2+ Kxh4
  40. 40.b4 Kg5
  41. 41.Kg3 Kf5
  42. 42.Nh3 Kf6
  43. 43.a4 Kf5
  44. 44.Nf4 Kf6
  45. 45.b5 axb5
  46. 46.axb5 Ke7
  47. 47.b6 Kd7
  48. 48.Nh5 Kd8
  49. 49.Nf6 h6
  50. 50.Ng4 h5
  51. 51.Nf2 Kd7
  52. 52.Kh4 Kd8
  53. 53.Kxh5 Ke7
  54. 54.Kg4 Ke6
  55. 55.Kg3 Kd7
  56. 56.Nh3 Kd8
  57. 57.Nf4 Kd7
  58. 58.Nh5 Ke6
  59. 59.Ng7+ Kd7
  60. 60.Nf5 Kc8
  61. 61.Nd6+ Kb8
  62. 62.Nf5 Kc8
  63. 63.Kf4 Kb8
  64. 64.Ke5 Kc8
  65. 65.Ke6 Kb8
  66. 66.Kd7 Ka8
  67. 67.Ng3 Kb8
  68. 68.Nf1 Ka8
  69. 69.Kc8

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