Hristos Kokkoris vs Mikhail Botvinnik

The Game

White	Hristos Kokkoris
Black	Mikhail Botvinnik
Result	0-1
Event	Varna olm
Site	Varna
Date	1962.00.00
Opening	Sicilian, Dragon (B74)
Moves	36

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

4r1k1/1p5p/2rp1pp1/Q7/P7/1P2n1qP/3RB1P1/1R2K3 w - - 9 37

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 c5
2. 2.d4 cxd4
3. 3.Nf3 d6
4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5. 5.Nc3 g6
6. 6.Be2 Bg7
7. 7.Be3 Nc6
8. 8.Nb3 Be6
9. 9.f4 O-O
10. 10.O-O Qc8
11. 11.h3 a5
12. 12.a4 Nb4
13. 13.Bf3 Nd7
14. 14.Rf2 Bxc3
15. 15.bxc3 Qxc3
16. 16.Bd4 Qc7
17. 17.Qd2 Rac8
18. 18.Bd1 Bxb3
19. 19.cxb3 e5
20. 20.Bb2 Qb6
21. 21.fxe5 Nxe5
22. 22.Bd4 Qd8
23. 23.Qe3 Rc6
24. 24.Rd2 Qc7
25. 25.Rb1 f6
26. 26.Bb2 Qe7
27. 27.Qa7 Rc5
28. 28.Qb6 Ned3
29. 29.Bd4 Rc6
30. 30.Qxa5 Qxe4
31. 31.Bf2 Nxf2
32. 32.Kxf2 Qf4+
33. 33.Ke1 Re8+
34. 34.Be2 Nc2+
35. 35.Kd1 Ne3+
36. 36.Ke1 Qg3#

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