Mikhail Botvinnik vs William Winter

Nottingham · 1936 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 38 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black William Winter
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Nottingham
Site Nottingham
Date 1936.00.00
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D95)
Moves 38
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Final Position

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

8/5k1p/4p1p1/1p1p1p2/3PnP2/1Br1P2P/P3R1PK/8 b - - 1 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.e3 g6
  5. 5.d4 Bg7
  6. 6.Qb3 O-O
  7. 7.Bd2 b6
  8. 8.cxd5 cxd5
  9. 9.Ne5 Bb7
  10. 10.Bb5 a6
  11. 11.Be2 Nbd7
  12. 12.Nxd7 Nxd7
  13. 13.f4 e6
  14. 14.O-O f5
  15. 15.Bf3 Rb8
  16. 16.Rac1 b5
  17. 17.Ne2 Re8
  18. 18.Qa3 Bf8
  19. 19.Bb4 Bxb4
  20. 20.Qxb4 Qb6
  21. 21.Rc2 Kf7
  22. 22.Nc1 Rbc8
  23. 23.Rff2 Rc4
  24. 24.Qe1 Rec8
  25. 25.Bd1 Rxc2
  26. 26.Bxc2 a5
  27. 27.Nd3 Ba6
  28. 28.b4 axb4
  29. 29.Nxb4 Qa5
  30. 30.Bb3 Nf6
  31. 31.Rf1 Ne4
  32. 32.Nxa6 Qxa6
  33. 33.Qb4 Rc3
  34. 34.Re1 Qc6
  35. 35.h3 Rc1
  36. 36.Kh2 Qc3
  37. 37.Qxc3 Rxc3
  38. 38.Re2

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