Mikhail Botvinnik vs Robert Graham Wade

Hastings6162 · 1961 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 39 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black Robert Graham Wade
Result 1-0
Event Hastings6162
Site Hastings
Round 1
Date 1961.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez (C77)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6nk/1p2q3/p4pp1/1p4P1/3QNP2/2P4P/PP6/5K2 b - - 0 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.Bxc6 dxc6
  6. 6.d3 Nd7
  7. 7.Nbd2 f6
  8. 8.O-O Bc5
  9. 9.c3 Nf8
  10. 10.d4 exd4
  11. 11.Nb3 Bb6
  12. 12.Nfxd4 Ng6
  13. 13.Be3 O-O
  14. 14.Qc2 Qe7
  15. 15.Nf5 Bxf5
  16. 16.exf5 Ne5
  17. 17.Bxb6 cxb6
  18. 18.Nd4 Qf7
  19. 19.Ne6 Rfc8
  20. 20.Rfe1 b5
  21. 21.Re3 Kh8
  22. 22.Rae1 Rg8
  23. 23.f4 Ng4
  24. 24.Rh3 Rae8
  25. 25.Qe2 Nh6
  26. 26.g4 Qd7
  27. 27.Rd3 Qc8
  28. 28.Kf1 c5
  29. 29.h3 g6
  30. 30.fxg6 hxg6
  31. 31.Re3 Qc6
  32. 32.Qg2 Qd7
  33. 33.Nxc5 Qf7
  34. 34.Rxe8 Rxe8
  35. 35.Rxe8+ Qxe8
  36. 36.Qe4 Qd8
  37. 37.Qd4 Qe7
  38. 38.Ne4 Ng8
  39. 39.g5

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