Mikhail Botvinnik vs Carel Benjamin Van den Berg

Noordwijk · 1965 · Réti Opening · 1-0 in 38 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black Carel Benjamin Van den Berg
Result 1-0
Event Noordwijk
Site Noordwijk
Round 6
Date 1965.00.00
Opening Réti Opening (A04)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/qQ1b1pk1/P2p2p1/2pP3p/2P4P/6P1/5P2/5BK1 b - - 4 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d3 g6
  4. 4.g3 Bg7
  5. 5.Bg2 Nf6
  6. 6.O-O O-O
  7. 7.c3 Nc6
  8. 8.Nbd2 Rb8
  9. 9.Re1 b5
  10. 10.d4 b4
  11. 11.d5 bxc3
  12. 12.bxc3 Na5
  13. 13.Bf1 Nd7
  14. 14.Qc2 Nb6
  15. 15.Nb3 Nac4
  16. 16.a4 a5
  17. 17.Nfd2 Nxd2
  18. 18.Bxd2 Bd7
  19. 19.Nxa5 Nxd5
  20. 20.exd5 Qxa5
  21. 21.Rxe7 Rb7
  22. 22.Ree1 Rfb8
  23. 23.Ra2 h5
  24. 24.h4 Be5
  25. 25.c4 Qd8
  26. 26.Bc3 Bxc3
  27. 27.Qxc3 Rb3
  28. 28.Qa1 Bf5
  29. 29.Rae2 Rb1
  30. 30.Qc3 Rxe1
  31. 31.Rxe1 Rb4
  32. 32.a5 Ra4
  33. 33.Ra1 Rxa1
  34. 34.Qxa1 Qa8
  35. 35.Qa4 Kg7
  36. 36.a6 Qa7
  37. 37.Qc6 Bd7
  38. 38.Qb7

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