Henrique Mecking vs Mikhail Botvinnik

The Game

White	Henrique Mecking
Black	Mikhail Botvinnik
Result	0-1
Event	Hastings6667
Site	Hastings
Round	7
Date	1966.00.00
Opening	Dutch Defense (A88)
Moves	42

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

7N/1R6/3p4/4p1kp/4p3/4PbP1/5P1K/3r4 w - - 10 43

All The Moves

1. 1.d4 g6
2. 2.Nf3 Bg7
3. 3.c4 f5
4. 4.Nc3 Nf6
5. 5.g3 O-O
6. 6.Bg2 d6
7. 7.O-O c6
8. 8.Qc2 Kh8
9. 9.Bg5 Be6
10. 10.d5 cxd5
11. 11.Nd4 Bg8
12. 12.cxd5 Na6
13. 13.Rfd1 Rc8
14. 14.Qd2 Nc5
15. 15.Nb3 Nce4
16. 16.Nxe4 Nxe4
17. 17.Bxe4 fxe4
18. 18.Be3 Rf5
19. 19.Qb4 Rxd5
20. 20.Qxb7 Rc7
21. 21.Qa6 Rc4
22. 22.Qa3 Qd7
23. 23.Rxd5 Bxd5
24. 24.Rd1 Bg8
25. 25.Qxa7 Qxa7
26. 26.Bxa7 Ra4
27. 27.Bd4 Rxa2
28. 28.Bxg7+ Kxg7
29. 29.Nd4 Rxb2
30. 30.Nc6 Kf6
31. 31.e3 Be6
32. 32.h4 Bg4
33. 33.Ra1 e5
34. 34.Ra7 h5
35. 35.Nd8 Rb1+
36. 36.Kh2 g5
37. 37.hxg5+ Kxg5
38. 38.Rg7+ Kf6
39. 39.Rf7+ Kg6
40. 40.Rb7 Rd1
41. 41.Nf7 Bf3
42. 42.Nh8+ Kg5

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