Jose Raul Capablanca vs Mikhail Botvinnik

AVRO · 1938 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 26 moves

The Game

White Jose Raul Capablanca
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event AVRO
Site Holland
Date 1938.00.00
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D93)
Moves 26
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Final Position

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

1r1rb1k1/1p3pbp/p3p1p1/8/3NNP2/P3P1P1/1P3P2/2RR2K1 b - - 2 26

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Nf3 Bg7
  5. 5.Bf4 O-O
  6. 6.e3 c5
  7. 7.Qb3 cxd4
  8. 8.Nxd4 dxc4
  9. 9.Bxc4 Nbd7
  10. 10.Bg3 Nh5
  11. 11.Rd1 Nxg3
  12. 12.hxg3 Qa5
  13. 13.O-O Nb6
  14. 14.Bd5 Rb8
  15. 15.a3 e6
  16. 16.Bf3 a6
  17. 17.Nde2 Nd7
  18. 18.Ne4 Ne5
  19. 19.Rc1 Bd7
  20. 20.Nd4 Ba4
  21. 21.Qc3 Qxc3
  22. 22.Nxc3 Nxf3+
  23. 23.gxf3 Bd7
  24. 24.Rfd1 Rfd8
  25. 25.f4 Be8
  26. 26.Ne4

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