Cenek Kottnauer vs Mikhail Botvinnik

The Game

White	Cenek Kottnauer
Black	Mikhail Botvinnik
Result	0-1
Event	Budapest
Site	Budapest
Round	9
Date	1952.00.00
Opening	King's Indian, Sämisch (E85)
Moves	41

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

5rk1/6np/3pb3/Q3b3/1P6/R1N1B3/3KN2q/8 b - - 1 41

All The Moves

1. 1.d4 Nf6
2. 2.c4 g6
3. 3.Nc3 Bg7
4. 4.e4 d6
5. 5.f3 Nbd7
6. 6.Be3 e5
7. 7.Nge2 O-O
8. 8.Qd2 a6
9. 9.d5 Ne8
10. 10.Ng3 Nc5
11. 11.b4 Nd7
12. 12.Rc1 a5
13. 13.a3 axb4
14. 14.axb4 f5
15. 15.Bg5 Bf6
16. 16.Bh6 Bh4
17. 17.exf5 gxf5
18. 18.Kd1 Rf7
19. 19.Bd3 Nf8
20. 20.Kc2 Ng7
21. 21.Ra1 Bd7
22. 22.Kb2 Rxa1
23. 23.Rxa1 Ng6
24. 24.Qc2 Qc8
25. 25.Nge2 Bf6
26. 26.Ra7 Qb8
27. 27.Ra3 Ne7
28. 28.Kb3 c6
29. 29.Ng3 Rf8
30. 30.Nge2 b5
31. 31.Qd2 e4
32. 32.fxe4 fxe4
33. 33.Nxe4 Be5
34. 34.Kc2 bxc4
35. 35.Bxc4 cxd5
36. 36.Bxd5+ Nxd5
37. 37.Qxd5+ Be6
38. 38.Qa5 Qb7
39. 39.N4c3 Qxg2
40. 40.Kd2 Qxh2
41. 41.Be3

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