Mikhail Botvinnik vs Wolfgang Uhlmann

Varna olm · 1962 · French, Tarrasch · 1/2-1/2 in 39 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black Wolfgang Uhlmann
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Varna olm
Site Varna
Date 1962.00.00
Opening French, Tarrasch (C05)
Moves 39
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Final Position

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

8/pk6/5r1p/1pbp4/2nN2RP/P7/1P2K3/2B5 w - - 0 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nd2 Nf6
  4. 4.e5 Nfd7
  5. 5.f4 c5
  6. 6.c3 Nc6
  7. 7.Ndf3 Be7
  8. 8.Bd3 Qa5
  9. 9.Kf1 cxd4
  10. 10.cxd4 b6
  11. 11.Bd2 Bb4
  12. 12.Be3 Ba6
  13. 13.Ne2 Be7
  14. 14.a3 Bxd3
  15. 15.Qxd3 b5
  16. 16.Kf2 f5
  17. 17.h3 g6
  18. 18.g4 Qb6
  19. 19.gxf5 gxf5
  20. 20.Rhg1 h6
  21. 21.Ng3 Rg8
  22. 22.Nxf5 Rxg1
  23. 23.Rxg1 exf5
  24. 24.Qxf5 O-O-O
  25. 25.Qf7 Qc7
  26. 26.Rc1 Nb6
  27. 27.Qe6+ Kb7
  28. 28.f5 Nc4
  29. 29.f6 Bf8
  30. 30.Qf5 Re8
  31. 31.Bf4 Qf7
  32. 32.Rg1 Nd8
  33. 33.Bc1 Ne6
  34. 34.h4 Nxd4
  35. 35.Nxd4 Rxe5
  36. 36.Qg6 Qxg6
  37. 37.Rxg6 Bc5
  38. 38.Rg4 Rf5+
  39. 39.Ke2 Rxf6

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