Erich Gottlieb Eliskases vs Mikhail Botvinnik

Tel Aviv olm fin-A · 1964 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 52 moves

The Game

White Erich Gottlieb Eliskases
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Tel Aviv olm fin-A
Site Tel Aviv
Round 11
Date 1964.00.00
Opening English Opening (A36)
Moves 52
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Final Position

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

3r4/1p6/1k1p1R2/1Pp1pb2/2P5/3PKB2/8/8 b - - 3 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 g6
  2. 2.Nc3 c5
  3. 3.g3 Bg7
  4. 4.Bg2 Nc6
  5. 5.Rb1 d6
  6. 6.a3 Bd7
  7. 7.d3 Qc8
  8. 8.Bd2 Nf6
  9. 9.b4 O-O
  10. 10.Qc1 Re8
  11. 11.Bh6 Bh8
  12. 12.h3 Nd4
  13. 13.b5 Rb8
  14. 14.e4 a6
  15. 15.a4 axb5
  16. 16.axb5 Ra8
  17. 17.Nge2 Nxe2
  18. 18.Nxe2 Nh5
  19. 19.g4 Ng7
  20. 20.Nf4 Ne6
  21. 21.Nxe6 Bxe6
  22. 22.O-O Ra2
  23. 23.Bd2 h5
  24. 24.Bc3 Bxc3
  25. 25.Qxc3 hxg4
  26. 26.h4 f6
  27. 27.Ra1 Rxa1
  28. 28.Rxa1 Qc7
  29. 29.Qa5 Qxa5
  30. 30.Rxa5 Rb8
  31. 31.Ra7 Bc8
  32. 32.Kh2 e5
  33. 33.f3 Kg7
  34. 34.Kg3 gxf3
  35. 35.Bxf3 Kh6
  36. 36.Bg2 Bd7
  37. 37.Bf3 Be6
  38. 38.Kf2 Bh3
  39. 39.Be2 Bc8
  40. 40.Bf3 Bd7
  41. 41.Kg3 Be6
  42. 42.Kf2 Kg7
  43. 43.h5 gxh5
  44. 44.Bxh5 Kf8
  45. 45.Ke3 Ke7
  46. 46.Be2 Kd7
  47. 47.Bf3 Kc7
  48. 48.Ra1 Kb6
  49. 49.Rh1 f5
  50. 50.exf5 Bxf5
  51. 51.Rh6 Rd8
  52. 52.Rf6

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