Paul Keres vs Mikhail Botvinnik

URS-ch22 · 1955 · French, Tarrasch · 1-0 in 27 moves

The Game

White Paul Keres
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 1-0
Event URS-ch22
Site Moscow
Date 1955.00.00
Opening French, Tarrasch (C03)
Moves 27
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r2r4/pp2b3/6Pp/2pBnk2/8/2P2PP1/PP3N2/2KRR3 b - - 0 27

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nd2 Nc6
  4. 4.c3 e5
  5. 5.exd5 Qxd5
  6. 6.Ngf3 Bg4
  7. 7.Bc4 Bxf3
  8. 8.Qb3 Na5
  9. 9.Qa4+ Qd7
  10. 10.Bxf7+ Kd8
  11. 11.Qxd7+ Kxd7
  12. 12.Nxf3 exd4
  13. 13.Nxd4 c5
  14. 14.Nf3 Ke7
  15. 15.Bd5 Nf6
  16. 16.Bg5 h6
  17. 17.Bxf6+ Kxf6
  18. 18.O-O-O Bd6
  19. 19.g3 Rhe8
  20. 20.Nd2 Bf8
  21. 21.Ne4+ Kf5
  22. 22.f3 Red8
  23. 23.h4 Nc6
  24. 24.h5 Be7
  25. 25.Rhe1 Ne5
  26. 26.Nf2 g5
  27. 27.hxg6

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