David Bronstein vs Mikhail Botvinnik

World Championship 19th · 1951 · Grünfeld, Exchange · 1/2-1/2 in 49 moves

The Game

White David Bronstein
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Championship 19th
Site Moscow
Round 2
Date 1951.00.00
Opening Grünfeld, Exchange (D87)
Moves 49
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Final Position

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

8/2B3bk/7p/5Q2/4p2p/1q6/6PK/8 b - - 1 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.e4 Nxc3
  6. 6.bxc3 c5
  7. 7.Bc4 Bg7
  8. 8.Ne2 O-O
  9. 9.O-O Nd7
  10. 10.Bg5 h6
  11. 11.Be3 Qc7
  12. 12.Rc1 a6
  13. 13.Qd2 Kh7
  14. 14.Bd3 b5
  15. 15.Nf4 e5
  16. 16.Nd5 Qd6
  17. 17.dxc5 Nxc5
  18. 18.c4 Nxd3
  19. 19.Qxd3 Rd8
  20. 20.c5 Qc6
  21. 21.Rfd1 Be6
  22. 22.Rd2 Rd7
  23. 23.Rcd1 a5
  24. 24.a3 Rad8
  25. 25.Qb3 Rb8
  26. 26.f3 Rdb7
  27. 27.Qb2 b4
  28. 28.Nb6 Bf8
  29. 29.axb4 axb4
  30. 30.Rc1 b3
  31. 31.Nd5 Bg7
  32. 32.Rd3 Rb5
  33. 33.h4 R8b7
  34. 34.Kh2 f5
  35. 35.Rcc3 fxe4
  36. 36.fxe4 Rb4
  37. 37.Nxb4 Rxb4
  38. 38.Rd6 Qxe4
  39. 39.Bf2 Qf4+
  40. 40.Bg3 Qf5
  41. 41.Rf3 Qg4
  42. 42.c6 g5
  43. 43.c7 Rc4
  44. 44.Rxb3 e4
  45. 45.Qf2 gxh4
  46. 46.Bf4 Rxc7
  47. 47.Rxe6 Qxe6
  48. 48.Bxc7 Qxb3
  49. 49.Qf5+

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