Victor Ciocaltea vs Mikhail Botvinnik

The Game

White	Victor Ciocaltea
Black	Mikhail Botvinnik
Result	0-1
Event	Tel Aviv olm fin-A
Site	Tel Aviv
Round	12
Date	1964.00.00
Opening	Caro-Kann Defense (B18)
Moves	28

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/1p3pp1/1k2pn1p/p1n4P/1r6/1BRPK1N1/PP3PP1/8 w - - 2 29

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 c6
2. 2.d4 d5
3. 3.Nc3 dxe4
4. 4.Nxe4 Bf5
5. 5.Ng3 Bg6
6. 6.h4 h6
7. 7.N1e2 Nf6
8. 8.Nf4 Bh7
9. 9.Bc4 e6
10. 10.Bb3 Bd6
11. 11.Nfh5 Rg8
12. 12.Bf4 Bxf4
13. 13.Nxf4 Nbd7
14. 14.Qd2 Qc7
15. 15.O-O-O O-O-O
16. 16.Nd3 c5
17. 17.Qf4 cxd4
18. 18.Qxd4 Nb6
19. 19.Qf4 Bxd3
20. 20.Qxc7+ Kxc7
21. 21.Rxd3 Rxd3
22. 22.cxd3 Rd8
23. 23.Kd2 Nbd7
24. 24.Rc1+ Kb6
25. 25.Rc3 Nc5
26. 26.Ke2 Rd4
27. 27.h5 a5
28. 28.Ke3 Rb4

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