Eleazar Jimenez Zerquera vs Mikhail Botvinnik

Palma de Mallorca · 1967 · Pirc Defense · 0-1 in 35 moves

The Game

White Eleazar Jimenez Zerquera
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 0-1
Event Palma de Mallorca
Site Palma de Mallorca
Round 13
Date 1967.00.00
Opening Pirc Defense (B07)
Moves 35
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/7p/p3p1p1/1pb1p3/2p1P3/P1PqBPP1/1P1Q3P/6K1 w - - 3 36

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 d6
  2. 2.d4 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 g6
  4. 4.f3 c6
  5. 5.Be3 Nbd7
  6. 6.Qd2 b5
  7. 7.Nh3 Bb7
  8. 8.Be2 e5
  9. 9.O-O a6
  10. 10.Rad1 Bg7
  11. 11.Nf2 O-O
  12. 12.dxe5 dxe5
  13. 13.Nd3 Qc7
  14. 14.Nc5 Rad8
  15. 15.Qc1 Rfe8
  16. 16.Nxb7 Qxb7
  17. 17.Rd3 Nf8
  18. 18.Rxd8 Rxd8
  19. 19.Rd1 Re8
  20. 20.Bf1 Ne6
  21. 21.Ne2 Nd7
  22. 22.Qd2 Ndf8
  23. 23.c3 Bf6
  24. 24.Nc1 Be7
  25. 25.Qf2 Nd7
  26. 26.g3 Rd8
  27. 27.Nb3 c5
  28. 28.Bh3 c4
  29. 29.Bxe6 fxe6
  30. 30.Nc5 Nxc5
  31. 31.Rxd8+ Bxd8
  32. 32.Bxc5 Qd7
  33. 33.Be3 Qd3
  34. 34.a3 Be7
  35. 35.Qd2 Bc5

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