Max Euwe vs Mikhail Botvinnik

Nottingham · 1936 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 56 moves

The Game

White Max Euwe
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Nottingham
Site Nottingham
Date 1936.00.00
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E34)
Moves 56
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Final Position

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

5n2/8/3kP2P/p1p5/1pK1P3/8/8/B7 w - - 1 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 e6
  2. 2.c4 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.Qc2 d5
  5. 5.cxd5 Qxd5
  6. 6.e3 c5
  7. 7.a3 Bxc3+
  8. 8.bxc3 Nbd7
  9. 9.Nf3 b6
  10. 10.c4 Qd6
  11. 11.Bb2 Bb7
  12. 12.Be2 Rc8
  13. 13.O-O Be4
  14. 14.Qc3 O-O
  15. 15.Rad1 Rfd8
  16. 16.d5 Qf8
  17. 17.dxe6 fxe6
  18. 18.Ne5 Qe7
  19. 19.Nxd7 Nxd7
  20. 20.Rd2 Bc6
  21. 21.Bg4 Nf6
  22. 22.Rxd8+ Rxd8
  23. 23.Rd1 Rxd1+
  24. 24.Bxd1 Qd6
  25. 25.Be2 Kf7
  26. 26.f3 Ba4
  27. 27.Bd3 h6
  28. 28.g3 Bc6
  29. 29.Kf2 e5
  30. 30.Be2 Nd7
  31. 31.Qd3 Qxd3
  32. 32.Bxd3 e4
  33. 33.Bxe4 Bxe4
  34. 34.fxe4 Nb8
  35. 35.Kf3 Nc6
  36. 36.Bc3 g6
  37. 37.Kf4 a6
  38. 38.a4 Ke6
  39. 39.h4 Nb4
  40. 40.Kf3 Nd3
  41. 41.Bg7 Ne5+
  42. 42.Ke2 Nxc4
  43. 43.Bxh6 Nb2
  44. 44.Bg7 Nxa4
  45. 45.g4 b5
  46. 46.h5 gxh5
  47. 47.gxh5 Kf7
  48. 48.Ba1 Nb6
  49. 49.Kf3 b4
  50. 50.e5 Nd7
  51. 51.Ke4 Ke6
  52. 52.h6 Nf8
  53. 53.Kd3 Kd5
  54. 54.e4+ Kc6
  55. 55.Kc4 a5
  56. 56.e6 Kd6

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