Martin Johansson vs Mikhail Botvinnik

Varna olm · 1962 · Caro-Kann Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Martin Johansson
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Varna olm
Site Varna
Round 2
Date 1962.00.00
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B15)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

1n6/4kp2/1p2pn2/pNr2p1p/P2R1P2/2P2BPP/1P4K1/8 b - - 5 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.Nc3 d5
  3. 3.Nf3 g6
  4. 4.d4 Bg7
  5. 5.h3 dxe4
  6. 6.Nxe4 Bf5
  7. 7.Ng3 Nd7
  8. 8.Bc4 Ngf6
  9. 9.Qe2 e6
  10. 10.Bb3 a5
  11. 11.c3 O-O
  12. 12.a4 c5
  13. 13.O-O Qc7
  14. 14.Be3 Rac8
  15. 15.Nxf5 gxf5
  16. 16.dxc5 Nxc5
  17. 17.Bc2 Nd5
  18. 18.Bd4 Nf4
  19. 19.Qe3 Ng6
  20. 20.Rfe1 Rfd8
  21. 21.Rad1 Nd7
  22. 22.Bxg7 Kxg7
  23. 23.Nd4 Nf6
  24. 24.Bb3 Kh8
  25. 25.Nb5 Qe7
  26. 26.Qg5 Ne8
  27. 27.Qxe7 Nxe7
  28. 28.g3 Kg7
  29. 29.Kg2 Nc6
  30. 30.f4 h5
  31. 31.Rxd8 Nxd8
  32. 32.Bd1 Nf6
  33. 33.Bf3 Kf8
  34. 34.Rd1 Ke7
  35. 35.Rd4 Nc6
  36. 36.Rd1 Nd8
  37. 37.Rd4 Rc5
  38. 38.Nd6 b6
  39. 39.Nb5 Nc6
  40. 40.Rd1 Nb8
  41. 41.Rd4

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