Yury P Krutikhin vs Mikhail Botvinnik

URS-chT · 1963 · Sicilian, Dragon · 1/2-1/2 in 29 moves

The Game

White Yury P Krutikhin
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event URS-chT
Site Moscow
Date 1963.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Dragon (B75)
Moves 29
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Final Position

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

k7/2r1p2p/pq1p1rp1/Np1P4/1P2Q2P/5R2/PP6/1KR5 b - - 0 29

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 g6
  6. 6.f3 Bg7
  7. 7.Be3 a6
  8. 8.Bc4 b5
  9. 9.Bb3 Bb7
  10. 10.Qd2 Nbd7
  11. 11.Bh6 Bxh6
  12. 12.Qxh6 Nc5
  13. 13.O-O-O Nxb3+
  14. 14.cxb3 Qb6
  15. 15.Kb1 O-O-O
  16. 16.b4 Kb8
  17. 17.Nb3 Rhg8
  18. 18.h4 Rc8
  19. 19.Na5 Rc7
  20. 20.Qf4 Rgc8
  21. 21.g4 Rf8
  22. 22.g5 Nd7
  23. 23.Nd5 Bxd5
  24. 24.exd5 Ne5
  25. 25.Qe4 f5
  26. 26.gxf6 Rxf6
  27. 27.Rhf1 Ka8
  28. 28.Rc1 Nxf3
  29. 29.Rxf3

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