Moshe Czerniak vs Mikhail Botvinnik

Moscow olm fin-A · 1956 · Sicilian, Closed · 1/2-1/2 in 52 moves

The Game

White Moshe Czerniak
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Moscow olm fin-A
Site Moscow
Round 2
Date 1956.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Closed (B26)
Moves 52
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/2K2k2/5P2/8/p1R4P/r7 b - - 0 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.g3 g6
  4. 4.Bg2 Bg7
  5. 5.O-O e5
  6. 6.d3 Nge7
  7. 7.Nc3 d6
  8. 8.Be3 O-O
  9. 9.Qd2 Nd4
  10. 10.Nh4 f6
  11. 11.f4 exf4
  12. 12.gxf4 f5
  13. 13.Kh1 Kh8
  14. 14.Nf3 Nxf3
  15. 15.Bxf3 Nc6
  16. 16.Rae1 Be6
  17. 17.Nd5 Qd7
  18. 18.c3 Rae8
  19. 19.Rf2 Nd4
  20. 20.Bd1 fxe4
  21. 21.dxe4 Bxd5
  22. 22.exd5 Nf5
  23. 23.Bg4 Qa4
  24. 24.b3 Qa5
  25. 25.b4 cxb4
  26. 26.cxb4 Qa3
  27. 27.Bxf5 Rxf5
  28. 28.Rfe2 Kg8
  29. 29.Kg2 Bc3
  30. 30.Qd3 Bxb4
  31. 31.Qb5 Ref8
  32. 32.Rb1 Bc5
  33. 33.Rb3 Qa6
  34. 34.Qxa6 bxa6
  35. 35.Bxc5 dxc5
  36. 36.d6 Rd8
  37. 37.Rb7 Rf7
  38. 38.Ree7 Rxe7
  39. 39.dxe7 Rd2+
  40. 40.Kg3 Kf7
  41. 41.Rxa7 Rxa2
  42. 42.e8=Q+ Kxe8
  43. 43.Rxh7 Kd8
  44. 44.Rg7 Ra1
  45. 45.Kf3 a5
  46. 46.Rxg6 a4
  47. 47.Ke4 a3
  48. 48.Rg2 Ke7
  49. 49.Kd5 a2
  50. 50.Kc6 Kf6
  51. 51.Rc2 Kf5
  52. 52.Kxc5

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