Victor Ciocaltea vs Mikhail Botvinnik

EU-chT · 1965 · Caro-Kann Defense · 0-1 in 42 moves

The Game

White Victor Ciocaltea
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 0-1
Event EU-chT
Site Hamburg
Round 2
Date 1965.00.00
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B16)
Moves 42
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

7k/1p2R2p/pPb5/8/1P6/2n4P/7K/8 b - - 0 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 dxe4
  4. 4.Nxe4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nxf6+ gxf6
  6. 6.Be2 Bf5
  7. 7.Nf3 e6
  8. 8.O-O Bg7
  9. 9.Re1 O-O
  10. 10.Bf4 Qb6
  11. 11.Qc1 Nd7
  12. 12.a4 c5
  13. 13.Be3 Qc7
  14. 14.Bf4 Qa5
  15. 15.Bd2 Qc7
  16. 16.Bf4 Qa5
  17. 17.Bd2 Qd8
  18. 18.Bh6 Rc8
  19. 19.Bxg7 Kxg7
  20. 20.c3 Qc7
  21. 21.Qe3 Bg6
  22. 22.a5 cxd4
  23. 23.Nxd4 a6
  24. 24.f4 e5
  25. 25.fxe5 fxe5
  26. 26.Nf3 f5
  27. 27.Rad1 Rce8
  28. 28.g3 Re7
  29. 29.b4 f4
  30. 30.gxf4 Rxf4
  31. 31.Bf1 Nf6
  32. 32.h3 Bh5
  33. 33.Be2 Kh8
  34. 34.Kh1 Ne4
  35. 35.Kh2 Ref7
  36. 36.Rd5 Rxf3
  37. 37.Bxf3 Bxf3
  38. 38.Qb6 Qxb6
  39. 39.axb6 Nxc3
  40. 40.Rdxe5 Bc6
  41. 41.Re7 Rxe7
  42. 42.Rxe7

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