Mikhail Botvinnik vs Wolfgang Unzicker

EU-chT · 1961 · Tarrasch Defense · 1-0 in 59 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black Wolfgang Unzicker
Result 1-0
Event EU-chT
Site Oberhausen
Round 10
Date 1961.00.00
Opening Tarrasch Defense (D34)
Moves 59
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/p3r3/R7/4n2k/4BK2/1P6/P7/8 b - - 15 59

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.g3 d5
  4. 4.Bg2 c5
  5. 5.O-O Nc6
  6. 6.cxd5 exd5
  7. 7.d4 Be6
  8. 8.Nc3 Be7
  9. 9.Be3 c4
  10. 10.Ne5 O-O
  11. 11.Nxc4 dxc4
  12. 12.d5 Nxd5
  13. 13.Nxd5 Bf6
  14. 14.Rc1 Bd4
  15. 15.Bxd4 Bxd5
  16. 16.e4 Bxe4
  17. 17.Bxe4 Nxd4
  18. 18.Rxc4 Ne6
  19. 19.Qc2 g6
  20. 20.Bxb7 Rb8
  21. 21.Bg2 Qf6
  22. 22.b3 Nd4
  23. 23.Qe4 Rfd8
  24. 24.Re1 Nf5
  25. 25.Rc6 Qb2
  26. 26.Rc2 Qa3
  27. 27.Qe5 Qb4
  28. 28.Kf1 Rb6
  29. 29.Bd5 Qb5+
  30. 30.Bc4 Qd7
  31. 31.Qe4 Rd6
  32. 32.Rce2 Nd4
  33. 33.Re3 Nf5
  34. 34.R3e2 Nd4
  35. 35.Rb2 Qh3+
  36. 36.Qg2 Qf5
  37. 37.f4 Qh5
  38. 38.Rf2 Qa5
  39. 39.g4 Ne6
  40. 40.f5 Rd1
  41. 41.Qe4 R8d4
  42. 42.Qe3 Qxe1+
  43. 43.Qxe1 Nf4
  44. 44.fxg6 hxg6
  45. 45.h4 Kg7
  46. 46.Rc2 Rxe1+
  47. 47.Kxe1 f5
  48. 48.gxf5 gxf5
  49. 49.Bf1 Kg6
  50. 50.Rc5 Kh5
  51. 51.Rxf5+ Kxh4
  52. 52.Ra5 Rd7
  53. 53.Kf2 Re7
  54. 54.Kf3 Ng6
  55. 55.Bc4 Ne5+
  56. 56.Kf4 Ng4
  57. 57.Ra6 Kh5
  58. 58.Bd5 Ne5
  59. 59.Be4

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