Max Euwe vs Mikhail Botvinnik

World Championship 18th · 1948 · French, Tarrasch · 1/2-1/2 in 40 moves

The Game

White Max Euwe
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Championship 18th
Site NLD/URS
Round 7
Date 1948.00.00
Opening French, Tarrasch (C08)
Moves 40
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Final Position

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

4r3/6pp/p4p2/1kb5/R2p1P2/P2P2P1/3B3P/3K4 w - - 3 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nd2 c5
  4. 4.exd5 exd5
  5. 5.Bb5+ Nc6
  6. 6.Qe2+ Qe7
  7. 7.dxc5 Qxe2+
  8. 8.Nxe2 Bxc5
  9. 9.Nb3 Bb6
  10. 10.Bd2 Ne7
  11. 11.Bb4 a6
  12. 12.Bc5 Bc7
  13. 13.Bxc6+ Nxc6
  14. 14.O-O-O Be6
  15. 15.Ned4 O-O-O
  16. 16.Nxc6 bxc6
  17. 17.Rd4 Kd7
  18. 18.g3 f6
  19. 19.Ra4 Ra8
  20. 20.Re1 Rhe8
  21. 21.Be3 Bd6
  22. 22.Bf4 Bf8
  23. 23.Be3 Bf5
  24. 24.Rd1 Kc7
  25. 25.Rdd4 Be4
  26. 26.Ra5 Bg2
  27. 27.Nc5 Bf1
  28. 28.Nd3 Re4
  29. 29.Rda4 Rxa4
  30. 30.Rxa4 Bxd3
  31. 31.cxd3 c5
  32. 32.b3 d4
  33. 33.Bd2 Kb6
  34. 34.Kd1 Re8
  35. 35.a3 Kb5
  36. 36.Ra5+ Kb6
  37. 37.b4 Re5
  38. 38.bxc5+ Bxc5
  39. 39.f4 Re8
  40. 40.Ra4 Kb5

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