Franciscus Antonius Kuijpers vs Mikhail Botvinnik

IBM · 1966 · Pirc Defense · 0-1 in 54 moves

The Game

White Franciscus Antonius Kuijpers
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 0-1
Event IBM
Site Amsterdam
Round 5
Date 1966.00.00
Opening Pirc Defense (B09)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/7p/6kq/p1Q1bp2/P1B1p3/2P5/2P5/7K w - - 0 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 g6
  2. 2.d4 d6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.f4 Bg7
  5. 5.Nf3 O-O
  6. 6.Bd3 Nc6
  7. 7.e5 Ne8
  8. 8.Be3 Nb4
  9. 9.Bc4 Bf5
  10. 10.Rc1 c5
  11. 11.d5 Bg4
  12. 12.O-O dxe5
  13. 13.fxe5 Bxe5
  14. 14.Qe1 Bxf3
  15. 15.Rxf3 Nd6
  16. 16.Bf1 Nf5
  17. 17.Bxc5 Bd6
  18. 18.Bf2 Rc8
  19. 19.a3 Rxc3
  20. 20.bxc3 Nxd5
  21. 21.Rd1 Nf6
  22. 22.Bd3 Ng7
  23. 23.h3 Qc7
  24. 24.a4 Nd7
  25. 25.Bg3 Ne5
  26. 26.Bxe5 Bxe5
  27. 27.Be4 b6
  28. 28.Rfd3 Bd6
  29. 29.Bf3 Ne6
  30. 30.Kh1 Nc5
  31. 31.Rd4 Be5
  32. 32.Rc4 a5
  33. 33.Qd2 Bg7
  34. 34.Qd5 Rc8
  35. 35.Bg4 e6
  36. 36.Qd6 Be5
  37. 37.Qd2 f5
  38. 38.Bf3 Bf6
  39. 39.Qe2 Kf7
  40. 40.Qe3 Bg7
  41. 41.Qd2 Be5
  42. 42.h4 Qe7
  43. 43.Qh6 Bg7
  44. 44.Qe3 Rd8
  45. 45.Rxd8 Qxd8
  46. 46.h5 e5
  47. 47.h6 Bf6
  48. 48.g4 e4
  49. 49.Be2 Be5
  50. 50.Qf2 Qg5
  51. 51.gxf5 gxf5
  52. 52.Rxc5 bxc5
  53. 53.Bc4+ Kg6
  54. 54.Qxc5 Qxh6+

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