Jose Raul Capablanca vs Mikhail Botvinnik

Hastings3435 · 1934 · Dutch Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 40 moves

The Game

White Jose Raul Capablanca
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Hastings3435
Site Hastings
Date 1934.00.00
Opening Dutch Defense (A91)
Moves 40
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Final Position

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

4brk1/1pn4p/p1p1p2q/2PpPprP/PP1Q1N2/4PBP1/5KR1/7R w - - 1 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 e6
  2. 2.c4 f5
  3. 3.g3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bg2 Be7
  5. 5.Nc3 d5
  6. 6.Nh3 c6
  7. 7.Qb3 O-O
  8. 8.O-O Na6
  9. 9.Nf4 Kh8
  10. 10.Nd3 Nc7
  11. 11.Bf4 Nce8
  12. 12.c5 Nd7
  13. 13.e3 Bf6
  14. 14.Ne2 Qe7
  15. 15.Qc3 g5
  16. 16.Be5 Nxe5
  17. 17.dxe5 Bg7
  18. 18.f4 Nc7
  19. 19.a4 Bd7
  20. 20.Nd4 Rg8
  21. 21.Kf2 Be8
  22. 22.Qb4 Na6
  23. 23.Qa5 Bd7
  24. 24.Rfc1 Rgc8
  25. 25.Bf1 Bf8
  26. 26.Qc3 Qg7
  27. 27.b4 Be7
  28. 28.Nf3 Nc7
  29. 29.Nxg5 Bxg5
  30. 30.fxg5 Qxg5
  31. 31.Qd4 Rg8
  32. 32.Be2 Raf8
  33. 33.Nf4 Qh6
  34. 34.h4 Be8
  35. 35.Rg1 a6
  36. 36.Bf3 Rg7
  37. 37.Rg2 Rfg8
  38. 38.Rag1 Rf8
  39. 39.Rh1 Kg8
  40. 40.h5 Rg5

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