Emanuel Lasker vs Mikhail Botvinnik

Moscow · 1936 · French Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 37 moves

The Game

White Emanuel Lasker
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Moscow
Site Moscow
Date 1936.00.00
Opening French Defense (C01)
Moves 37
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Final Position

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

4k3/1n4pp/p4p2/1pBP4/1K1P4/P4P1P/6P1/8 w - - 8 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.exd5 exd5
  5. 5.Nf3 Nc6
  6. 6.Bd3 Bg4
  7. 7.a3 Bxc3+
  8. 8.bxc3 Nge7
  9. 9.Rb1 b6
  10. 10.h3 Bf5
  11. 11.O-O O-O
  12. 12.Bf4 Bxd3
  13. 13.cxd3 Ng6
  14. 14.Qd2 Qd7
  15. 15.Rfe1 Rfe8
  16. 16.Bg3 f6
  17. 17.Rxe8+ Rxe8
  18. 18.Re1 Kf7
  19. 19.Kf1 Rxe1+
  20. 20.Nxe1 Nd8
  21. 21.Nc2 Ne6
  22. 22.c4 Ne7
  23. 23.f3 c5
  24. 24.dxc5 Nxc5
  25. 25.Qc3 Qf5
  26. 26.Ne3 Qd7
  27. 27.cxd5 Nf5
  28. 28.Nxf5 Qxf5
  29. 29.d4 Qd3+
  30. 30.Qxd3 Nxd3
  31. 31.Bb8 a6
  32. 32.Ke2 Nb2
  33. 33.Ba7 b5
  34. 34.Bc5 Ke8
  35. 35.Kd2 Nc4+
  36. 36.Kc3 Na5
  37. 37.Kb4 Nb7

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