Reginald Pryce Michell vs Mikhail Botvinnik

Hastings3435 · 1934 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 1/2-1/2 in 44 moves

The Game

White Reginald Pryce Michell
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Hastings3435
Site Hastings
Date 1934.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B85)
Moves 44
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Final Position

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

4n3/R1r2k2/5pp1/8/4R3/5N2/1r4PP/7K w - - 2 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 d6
  6. 6.Be2 Nc6
  7. 7.O-O a6
  8. 8.Kh1 Qc7
  9. 9.f4 Bd7
  10. 10.Nb3 b5
  11. 11.Bf3 Rc8
  12. 12.Be3 Be7
  13. 13.Qe1 O-O
  14. 14.Qf2 Rb8
  15. 15.Rad1 a5
  16. 16.Qg3 b4
  17. 17.Ne2 Rfc8
  18. 18.e5 Ne8
  19. 19.Nbd4 g6
  20. 20.Nxc6 Bxc6
  21. 21.Bxc6 Qxc6
  22. 22.Nd4 Qa6
  23. 23.f5 dxe5
  24. 24.fxg6 hxg6
  25. 25.Qxe5 Qd6
  26. 26.Qxa5 Rc5
  27. 27.Qa4 Rd5
  28. 28.c4 bxc3
  29. 29.bxc3 Rc8
  30. 30.c4 Rh5
  31. 31.Nf3 Qb4
  32. 32.Qxb4 Bxb4
  33. 33.Ng5 f6
  34. 34.Nf3 Ra5
  35. 35.c5 Rxa2
  36. 36.Rc1 e5
  37. 37.Rc4 Rb2
  38. 38.Bg1 Kg7
  39. 39.Ra1 Kf7
  40. 40.Ra7+ Rc7
  41. 41.Ra6 e4
  42. 42.Rxe4 Bxc5
  43. 43.Bxc5 Rxc5
  44. 44.Ra7+ Rc7

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