Salo Flohr vs Mikhail Botvinnik

URS-ch22 · 1955 · Dutch Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 29 moves

The Game

White Salo Flohr
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event URS-ch22
Site Moscow
Date 1955.00.00
Opening Dutch Defense (A90)
Moves 29
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Final Position

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

2r5/1b5p/pp1kN1p1/3p1p2/8/1P4P1/P3PPBP/3R1K2 b - - 0 29

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 f5
  2. 2.g3 Nf6
  3. 3.Bg2 e6
  4. 4.O-O d5
  5. 5.d4 Bd6
  6. 6.c4 c6
  7. 7.b3 Qe7
  8. 8.Bb2 O-O
  9. 9.Qc1 b6
  10. 10.Ba3 Bb7
  11. 11.Bxd6 Qxd6
  12. 12.Qa3 Qxa3
  13. 13.Nxa3 Nbd7
  14. 14.Rfc1 Rfc8
  15. 15.Ne1 Kf8
  16. 16.Nd3 Ke7
  17. 17.Rc2 c5
  18. 18.cxd5 exd5
  19. 19.Rac1 cxd4
  20. 20.Nb5 a6
  21. 21.Nxd4 g6
  22. 22.Rc7 Rab8
  23. 23.Ne5 Rxc7
  24. 24.Rxc7 Kd6
  25. 25.Nxd7 Nxd7
  26. 26.Rc1 Rc8
  27. 27.Rd1 Nc5
  28. 28.Kf1 Ne6
  29. 29.Nxe6

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