John Eric Littlewood vs Mikhail Botvinnik

Hastings6162 · 1961 · Sicilian, Dragon · 0-1 in 28 moves

The Game

White John Eric Littlewood
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 0-1
Event Hastings6162
Site Hastings
Round 2
Date 1961.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Dragon (B75)
Moves 28
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

3r3k/1b2pp1P/p7/8/8/1P3P2/n5P1/K1R5 w - - 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.Be3 Bg7
  7. 7.f3 a6
  8. 8.Bc4 b5
  9. 9.Bb3 Bb7
  10. 10.Qd2 Nbd7
  11. 11.O-O-O Nc5
  12. 12.Kb1 Nxb3
  13. 13.cxb3 O-O
  14. 14.Bh6 Bxh6
  15. 15.Qxh6 b4
  16. 16.e5 Nd7
  17. 17.h4 bxc3
  18. 18.h5 dxe5
  19. 19.hxg6 Nf6
  20. 20.bxc3 exd4
  21. 21.gxh7+ Kh8
  22. 22.Rxd4 Qa5
  23. 23.Qe3 Nd5
  24. 24.Qd2 Nxc3+
  25. 25.Ka1 Rad8
  26. 26.Rc1 Qxa2+
  27. 27.Qxa2 Nxa2
  28. 28.Rxd8 Rxd8

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