Mikhail Botvinnik vs Coenraad Zuidema

IBM · 1966 · Grünfeld Defense · 1-0 in 57 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black Coenraad Zuidema
Result 1-0
Event IBM
Site Amsterdam
Round 6
Date 1966.00.00
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D75)
Moves 57
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/6kR/6P1/5K2/3b4/8/2p5/8 b - - 3 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.g3 g6
  3. 3.Bg2 Bg7
  4. 4.O-O O-O
  5. 5.c4 d5
  6. 6.cxd5 Nxd5
  7. 7.d4 c5
  8. 8.dxc5 Na6
  9. 9.c6 bxc6
  10. 10.Nbd2 Qc7
  11. 11.a3 c5
  12. 12.Nc4 Bb7
  13. 13.Qc2 Rac8
  14. 14.Rd1 Rfd8
  15. 15.Bd2 Nb8
  16. 16.Bh3 e6
  17. 17.e4 Nb6
  18. 18.Bf4 Qc6
  19. 19.Nd6 Rxd6
  20. 20.Rxd6 Qxe4
  21. 21.Qxe4 Bxe4
  22. 22.Ng5 Bd5
  23. 23.Nxe6 fxe6
  24. 24.Rxd5 exd5
  25. 25.Bxc8 Nxc8
  26. 26.Bxb8 Bxb2
  27. 27.Rb1 Bxa3
  28. 28.Rb7 c4
  29. 29.Be5 Bf8
  30. 30.Kf1 Ne7
  31. 31.Bd6 Kf7
  32. 32.Rxa7 Ke6
  33. 33.Ra6 Bg7
  34. 34.f4 Kd7
  35. 35.Bxe7 Kxe7
  36. 36.Ra7+ Kf8
  37. 37.Rc7 c3
  38. 38.Ke2 h6
  39. 39.Kd3 d4
  40. 40.g4 Bf6
  41. 41.h4 Kg8
  42. 42.Ke4 Bg7
  43. 43.g5 hxg5
  44. 44.hxg5 Kf8
  45. 45.Kd3 Kg8
  46. 46.Rc6 Kf7
  47. 47.Ke4 Bh8
  48. 48.Rc7+ Kg8
  49. 49.Rc8+ Kh7
  50. 50.f5 gxf5+
  51. 51.Kxf5 Bg7
  52. 52.Re8 d3
  53. 53.g6+ Kh6
  54. 54.Re3 Bd4
  55. 55.Rxd3 c2
  56. 56.Rh3+ Kg7
  57. 57.Rh7+

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