Miguel Najdorf vs George Steven Botterill

Hastings7172 · 1971 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 26 moves

The Game

White Miguel Najdorf
Black George Steven Botterill
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Hastings7172
Site Hastings
Round 4
Date 1971.00.00
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D94)
Moves 26
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Final Position

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

r4k2/pp2qpb1/4p1pp/4P3/8/1B3Q1P/PP3PP1/3R2K1 w - - 2 27

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Nf3 Bg7
  5. 5.e3 O-O
  6. 6.cxd5 Nxd5
  7. 7.Bc4 Nb6
  8. 8.Bb3 Na6
  9. 9.O-O c5
  10. 10.Qe2 Bg4
  11. 11.Rd1 cxd4
  12. 12.exd4 e6
  13. 13.h3 Bxf3
  14. 14.Qxf3 Qe7
  15. 15.Ne4 h6
  16. 16.Bf4 Rfd8
  17. 17.Be5 Nb4
  18. 18.Nf6+ Kf8
  19. 19.Re1 Nc6
  20. 20.Nh7+ Kg8
  21. 21.Nf6+ Kf8
  22. 22.Rad1 Nxe5
  23. 23.dxe5 Nd7
  24. 24.Nxd7+ Rxd7
  25. 25.Rxd7 Qxd7
  26. 26.Rd1 Qe7

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