Antonio Angel Medina Garcia vs Mikhail Botvinnik

Hoogovens · 1969 · Sicilian, Closed · 0-1 in 56 moves

The Game

White Antonio Angel Medina Garcia
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 0-1
Event Hoogovens
Site Wijk aan Zee
Round 5
Date 1969.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Closed (B25)
Moves 56
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/4qk2/1p2b3/1P1pPp2/2pP1Pp1/2R3P1/rR2BK1r/2Q5 w - - 3 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nc6
  3. 3.g3 g6
  4. 4.Bg2 Bg7
  5. 5.d3 d6
  6. 6.f4 f5
  7. 7.Nf3 Nf6
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.Kh1 Kh8
  10. 10.Be3 Be6
  11. 11.Qd2 Qd7
  12. 12.Bg1 Rae8
  13. 13.Rae1 b6
  14. 14.b3 Bg8
  15. 15.Nh4 Ng4
  16. 16.Nd5 e6
  17. 17.Ne3 Nxe3
  18. 18.Bxe3 d5
  19. 19.e5 d4
  20. 20.Bf2 g5
  21. 21.Nf3 g4
  22. 22.Ng1 Rc8
  23. 23.Ne2 Rfd8
  24. 24.Rc1 Bh6
  25. 25.Qd1 Bf7
  26. 26.a3 Be8
  27. 27.b4 Bf8
  28. 28.b5 Ne7
  29. 29.a4 a6
  30. 30.c4 dxc3
  31. 31.Nxc3 axb5
  32. 32.axb5 Nd5
  33. 33.Nxd5 exd5
  34. 34.Rb1 Ra8
  35. 35.d4 c4
  36. 36.Qe2 Bf7
  37. 37.Be1 Ra4
  38. 38.Bc3 Be6
  39. 39.Rfc1 Rda8
  40. 40.Rc2 Be7
  41. 41.Kg1 Kg8
  42. 42.Qd2 h5
  43. 43.Bf1 Kf7
  44. 44.Be2 Kg6
  45. 45.Rcb2 Ra3
  46. 46.Bb4 Bxb4
  47. 47.Qxb4 Kf7
  48. 48.Rc1 R8a4
  49. 49.Qe1 Ra5
  50. 50.Rcb1 Qe7
  51. 51.Kf2 h4
  52. 52.Qc1 Ra8
  53. 53.Rc2 Rh8
  54. 54.Rc3 hxg3+
  55. 55.hxg3 Ra2
  56. 56.Rb2 Rh2+

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