Svetozar Gligoric vs Mikhail Botvinnik

The Game

White	Svetozar Gligoric
Black	Mikhail Botvinnik
Result	0-1
Event	Palma de Mallorca
Site	Palma de Mallorca
Round	9
Date	1967.00.00
Opening	Nimzo-Indian Defense (E43)
Moves	42

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/6pk/8/pr5p/2RB3P/r7/6P1/6K1 w - a6 0 43

All The Moves

1. 1.d4 Nf6
2. 2.c4 e6
3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
4. 4.e3 c5
5. 5.Bd3 b6
6. 6.Nf3 Bb7
7. 7.Bd2 O-O
8. 8.a3 Bxc3
9. 9.Bxc3 d6
10. 10.dxc5 bxc5
11. 11.O-O Nbd7
12. 12.b4 Qc7
13. 13.Rc1 Ne4
14. 14.Bxe4 Bxe4
15. 15.Nd2 Bg6
16. 16.Nb3 Rad8
17. 17.Na5 Nb6
18. 18.Qg4 e5
19. 19.b5 f5
20. 20.Qe2 f4
21. 21.exf4 Rxf4
22. 22.Rfd1 Rdf8
23. 23.Be1 Nc8
24. 24.Nb3 Qf7
25. 25.Nd2 e4
26. 26.Nf1 Bh5
27. 27.Qc2 Bxd1
28. 28.Rxd1 Ne7
29. 29.Ne3 Nf5
30. 30.Nxf5 Qxf5
31. 31.Rxd6 e3
32. 32.Qxf5 exf2+
33. 33.Bxf2 R8xf5
34. 34.Rd2 Rxc4
35. 35.h3 h5
36. 36.h4 Ra4
37. 37.Rd8+ Kh7
38. 38.Rd3 Ra5
39. 39.Rb3 c4
40. 40.Rc3 Rfxb5
41. 41.Rxc4 Rxa3
42. 42.Bd4 a5

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