Aleksandar Matanovic vs Mikhail Botvinnik

Belgrade · 1969 · Modern Defense · 0-1 in 64 moves

The Game

White Aleksandar Matanovic
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 0-1
Event Belgrade
Site Belgrade
Round 7
Date 1969.00.00
Opening Modern Defense (B06)
Moves 64
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/2R5/6p1/5p2/5P1P/6P1/3p1K2/2rk4 w - - 4 65

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 g6
  2. 2.d4 Bg7
  3. 3.Nf3 d6
  4. 4.Bc4 Nf6
  5. 5.Qe2 O-O
  6. 6.O-O c6
  7. 7.Bb3 Bg4
  8. 8.Nbd2 a5
  9. 9.a4 d5
  10. 10.e5 Nfd7
  11. 11.h3 Bxf3
  12. 12.Nxf3 e6
  13. 13.c4 Na6
  14. 14.Bg5 Qb6
  15. 15.Ba2 Nb4
  16. 16.Be7 Rfe8
  17. 17.Bd6 Nxa2
  18. 18.Rxa2 Qb3
  19. 19.Rfa1 Qxc4
  20. 20.Qxc4 dxc4
  21. 21.Nd2 Nb6
  22. 22.Bc5 Ra6
  23. 23.g3 Rd8
  24. 24.Rc1 Bf8
  25. 25.Ne4 Kg7
  26. 26.Kf1 Bxc5
  27. 27.dxc5 Rd4
  28. 28.Nd6 Nd7
  29. 29.Nxb7 Nxe5
  30. 30.Rc3 Nd3
  31. 31.Nd6 Nxc5
  32. 32.Rxc4 Nb3
  33. 33.Rxd4 Nxd4
  34. 34.Ra3 c5
  35. 35.Ne4 Rb6
  36. 36.Rc3 f5
  37. 37.Nxc5 Rxb2
  38. 38.Rc4 e5
  39. 39.Nd3 Rb1+
  40. 40.Kg2 Kf6
  41. 41.f4 e4
  42. 42.Rxd4 Rd1
  43. 43.Rd6+ Ke7
  44. 44.Ra6 exd3
  45. 45.Rxa5 Kd6
  46. 46.Ra8 Kc7
  47. 47.Ra5 Kc6
  48. 48.Ra8 Kc5
  49. 49.Kf2 Ra1
  50. 50.Rd8 Kc4
  51. 51.Ke3 Re1+
  52. 52.Kf2 Re2+
  53. 53.Kf3 Re6
  54. 54.a5 Kc3
  55. 55.Rc8+ Kd2
  56. 56.h4 Re1
  57. 57.a6 Ra1
  58. 58.Rc7 Ke1
  59. 59.Kg2 Rxa6
  60. 60.Re7+ Kd1
  61. 61.Rxh7 Ra2+
  62. 62.Kf1 d2
  63. 63.Rc7 Ra1
  64. 64.Kf2 Rc1

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