Jose Raul Capablanca vs Mikhail Botvinnik

Nottingham · 1936 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 29 moves

The Game

White Jose Raul Capablanca
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Nottingham
Site Nottingham
Date 1936.00.00
Opening English Opening (A30)
Moves 29
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Final Position

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

3Q4/1q2ppkp/p5p1/1p6/1P6/5PP1/P3P2P/5K2 w - - 0 30

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.d4 b6
  3. 3.g3 Bb7
  4. 4.Bg2 c5
  5. 5.O-O cxd4
  6. 6.Nxd4 Bxg2
  7. 7.Kxg2 g6
  8. 8.c4 Bg7
  9. 9.Nc3 Qc8
  10. 10.b3 Qb7+
  11. 11.f3 d5
  12. 12.cxd5 Nxd5
  13. 13.Nxd5 Qxd5
  14. 14.Bb2 O-O
  15. 15.Qd3 Rd8
  16. 16.Rfd1 Nd7
  17. 17.Rac1 Nc5
  18. 18.Qb1 Qb7
  19. 19.Nc2 Qa6
  20. 20.Kf1 Bh6
  21. 21.Nb4 Qb7
  22. 22.Rxd8+ Rxd8
  23. 23.Rd1 Rd7
  24. 24.Nd3 Nxd3
  25. 25.Rxd3 Bg7
  26. 26.Bxg7 Rxd3
  27. 27.Qxd3 Kxg7
  28. 28.Qd8 b5
  29. 29.b4 a6

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