Emanuel Lasker vs Mikhail Botvinnik

Nottingham · 1936 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 44 moves

The Game

White Emanuel Lasker
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Nottingham
Site Nottingham
Date 1936.00.00
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D91)
Moves 44
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Final Position

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

6k1/8/2p1N3/1p1p1p2/3P4/2b5/5PPP/5K2 b - - 3 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Nf3 Bg7
  5. 5.Bg5 Ne4
  6. 6.cxd5 Nxg5
  7. 7.Nxg5 e6
  8. 8.Nf3 exd5
  9. 9.e3 O-O
  10. 10.Be2 c6
  11. 11.O-O Qe7
  12. 12.a3 Be6
  13. 13.Rc1 Nd7
  14. 14.Ne1 Nb6
  15. 15.Nd3 Rad8
  16. 16.Nc5 Bc8
  17. 17.b4 Nc4
  18. 18.Nb1 b6
  19. 19.Nb3 Ba6
  20. 20.Re1 Rfe8
  21. 21.N1d2 b5
  22. 22.Ra1 Bc8
  23. 23.Bf1 Qd6
  24. 24.Nc5 Re7
  25. 25.Ndb3 Rde8
  26. 26.Qc1 f5
  27. 27.Nd3 g5
  28. 28.Qc3 f4
  29. 29.exf4 gxf4
  30. 30.Rxe7 Rxe7
  31. 31.a4 a6
  32. 32.axb5 axb5
  33. 33.Ra8 Re8
  34. 34.Qc1 Rf8
  35. 35.Qd1 Bf5
  36. 36.Rxf8+ Bxf8
  37. 37.Qh5 Qg6
  38. 38.Qxg6+ hxg6
  39. 39.Nxf4 Bxb4
  40. 40.Bd3 Nd2
  41. 41.Nxd2 Bxd2
  42. 42.Bxf5 gxf5
  43. 43.Ne6 Bc3
  44. 44.Kf1

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