Efim Geller vs Mikhail Botvinnik

URS-chT · 1967 · Caro-Kann, Advance · 1/2-1/2 in 49 moves

The Game

White Efim Geller
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event URS-chT
Site URS
Date 1967.00.00
Opening Caro-Kann, Advance (B12)
Moves 49
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Final Position

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

8/5pkp/4p1p1/5n2/5RP1/2P2N1P/5P1K/5r2 b - g3 0 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nd2 g6
  4. 4.Bd3 Bg7
  5. 5.c3 dxe4
  6. 6.Nxe4 Bf5
  7. 7.Nc5 b6
  8. 8.Nb3 Bxd3
  9. 9.Qxd3 Nf6
  10. 10.Nf3 O-O
  11. 11.O-O Qc7
  12. 12.Re1 Re8
  13. 13.Ne5 Nbd7
  14. 14.Qf3 Rac8
  15. 15.Bf4 Nxe5
  16. 16.Bxe5 Qd7
  17. 17.Rad1 Qg4
  18. 18.Qd3 Qf5
  19. 19.Qa6 Qd7
  20. 20.h3 Red8
  21. 21.Nd2 Ne8
  22. 22.Nf3 Bxe5
  23. 23.Nxe5 Qc7
  24. 24.Qe2 Nf6
  25. 25.Qf3 Kg7
  26. 26.Rd3 Rd6
  27. 27.Nc4 Rd7
  28. 28.b4 Rcd8
  29. 29.Rde3 e6
  30. 30.Ne5 Rd6
  31. 31.a4 c5
  32. 32.dxc5 bxc5
  33. 33.b5 Rd2
  34. 34.Nc6 R8d5
  35. 35.Qg3 Qxg3
  36. 36.Rxg3 Ra2
  37. 37.a5 c4
  38. 38.Rb1 Rdd2
  39. 39.Rf3 Ne4
  40. 40.Ne5 Nd6
  41. 41.b6 axb6
  42. 42.axb6 Rab2
  43. 43.Rxb2 Rxb2
  44. 44.Rf4 Rxb6
  45. 45.Nxc4 Rb1+
  46. 46.Kh2 Nf5
  47. 47.Ne5 Re1
  48. 48.Nf3 Rf1
  49. 49.g4

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