Grigory Abramovich Goldberg vs Mikhail Botvinnik

Leningrad-ch · 1932 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 62 moves

The Game

White Grigory Abramovich Goldberg
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Leningrad-ch
Site Leningrad
Date 1932.00.00
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E35)
Moves 62
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Final Position

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

2B5/8/5k1p/5p1P/3P4/3KP2P/5b2/8 w - - 13 63

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.Qc2 d5
  5. 5.cxd5 exd5
  6. 6.Bg5 Be6
  7. 7.e3 Nbd7
  8. 8.f4 h6
  9. 9.Bxf6 Qxf6
  10. 10.Bd3 Nb6
  11. 11.Nf3 O-O
  12. 12.O-O Rac8
  13. 13.Na4 c5
  14. 14.Nxb6 axb6
  15. 15.Qa4 Qe7
  16. 16.Ne5 c4
  17. 17.Bb1 Bd2
  18. 18.Rf3 c3
  19. 19.Qc2 f5
  20. 20.b3 Qa3
  21. 21.Qd1 Rc7
  22. 22.Bc2 b5
  23. 23.Rg3 b6
  24. 24.h3 Rf6
  25. 25.Kh2 Qf8
  26. 26.Qe2 b4
  27. 27.Qb5 Qd6
  28. 28.Nd3 Bf7
  29. 29.Ne5 Re7
  30. 30.Qa6 Be8
  31. 31.a3 bxa3
  32. 32.Rxa3 Bh5
  33. 33.Ra1 Rf8
  34. 34.Qd3 Kh8
  35. 35.h4 Qf6
  36. 36.Rh3 g6
  37. 37.Kg3 Rh7
  38. 38.Kf2 Kg8
  39. 39.Qb5 Qe6
  40. 40.Ra6 Rb7
  41. 41.b4 Rd8
  42. 42.Bb3 c2
  43. 43.Bxc2 Qc8
  44. 44.Nc6 Rd6
  45. 45.Ba4 Bd1
  46. 46.Rxb6 Rxb6
  47. 47.Qxb6 Kh8
  48. 48.Bb5 Bg4
  49. 49.Qc5 Rxc6
  50. 50.Qxc6 Qxc6
  51. 51.Bxc6 Bxh3
  52. 52.gxh3 Bxb4
  53. 53.h5 g5
  54. 54.Kf3 Kg7
  55. 55.Bxd5 gxf4
  56. 56.Kxf4 Kf6
  57. 57.Bc6 Bd6+
  58. 58.Kf3 Bh2
  59. 59.Bd7 Bb8
  60. 60.Ke2 Bh2
  61. 61.Kd3 Bg1
  62. 62.Bc8 Bf2

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