Salo Flohr vs Mikhail Botvinnik

URS-ch19 · 1951 · Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 81 moves

The Game

White Salo Flohr
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event URS-ch19
Site Moscow
Date 1951.00.00
Opening Slav Defense (D14)
Moves 81
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Final Position

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

8/p7/1p4k1/1P2p1p1/P5Rp/3K1P1P/r5P1/8 b - - 28 81

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.cxd5 cxd5
  4. 4.Nf3 Nc6
  5. 5.Nc3 Nf6
  6. 6.Bf4 Bf5
  7. 7.e3 e6
  8. 8.Bd3 Bxd3
  9. 9.Qxd3 Be7
  10. 10.Ne5 O-O
  11. 11.h3 Rc8
  12. 12.O-O Nd7
  13. 13.Nxd7 Qxd7
  14. 14.Rac1 Rfd8
  15. 15.Rfd1 Na5
  16. 16.Qb5 Qxb5
  17. 17.Nxb5 Rxc1
  18. 18.Rxc1 Nc6
  19. 19.Kf1 Kf8
  20. 20.Ke2 Ke8
  21. 21.Nc3 Rc8
  22. 22.Kd1 Kd7
  23. 23.Bg3 h5
  24. 24.Ne2 h4
  25. 25.Bh2 g5
  26. 26.Rc2 Rg8
  27. 27.Nc1 Bd6
  28. 28.Bxd6 Kxd6
  29. 29.Ke2 f6
  30. 30.Nd3 b6
  31. 31.f3 Re8
  32. 32.Rc1 Re7
  33. 33.Kd2 Rc7
  34. 34.b3 Re7
  35. 35.Ke2 Re8
  36. 36.Kd2 Rh8
  37. 37.Ke2 Rg8
  38. 38.Kd2 Rg7
  39. 39.Ke2 Rh7
  40. 40.Kd2 Rb7
  41. 41.Ke2 Rh7
  42. 42.Kd2 Rh8
  43. 43.Nf2 e5
  44. 44.dxe5+ fxe5
  45. 45.Nd1 Rc8
  46. 46.Nc3 Ke6
  47. 47.Ne2 Kd7
  48. 48.Nc3 Ne7
  49. 49.Rg1 Ke6
  50. 50.Re1 Nc6
  51. 51.Rc1 Nb4
  52. 52.a3 Nc6
  53. 53.b4 Ne7
  54. 54.Re1 Kd7
  55. 55.Kd3 Rc6
  56. 56.Rg1 Rf6
  57. 57.Rc1 Rf8
  58. 58.Rd1 Rd8
  59. 59.Rc1 Rc8
  60. 60.Rg1 Ke6
  61. 61.Re1 Nf5
  62. 62.e4 Ne7
  63. 63.Nxd5 Nxd5
  64. 64.exd5+ Kxd5
  65. 65.Re4 Ke6
  66. 66.b5 Rc5
  67. 67.a4 Kf5
  68. 68.Rg4 Rd5+
  69. 69.Ke3 Rd1
  70. 70.Ke2 Rc1
  71. 71.Kd2 Rc5
  72. 72.Kd3 Rd5+
  73. 73.Ke3 Rd7
  74. 74.Ke2 Rd4
  75. 75.Ke3 Rd1
  76. 76.Ke2 Ra1
  77. 77.Ke3 Ra3+
  78. 78.Ke2 Kf6
  79. 79.Kd2 Ra2+
  80. 80.Ke3 Kg6
  81. 81.Kd3

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