Oleg Neikirkh vs Mikhail Botvinnik

Leipzig olm fin-A · 1960 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 0-1 in 26 moves

The Game

White Oleg Neikirkh
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 0-1
Event Leipzig olm fin-A
Site Leipzig
Round 1
Date 1960.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B88)
Moves 26
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

3q2k1/pb2r1pp/5p2/Rp6/5P2/1P6/1PP3PP/2B1Q2K w - - 3 27

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 d6
  6. 6.Bc4 e6
  7. 7.Bb3 Be7
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.Kh1 Na5
  10. 10.f4 b6
  11. 11.e5 Ne8
  12. 12.Rf3 Nxb3
  13. 13.Nc6 Qd7
  14. 14.Nxe7+ Qxe7
  15. 15.axb3 f6
  16. 16.exd6 Nxd6
  17. 17.Rd3 Nf5
  18. 18.Ra4 Qe8
  19. 19.Ne4 b5
  20. 20.Ra5 Bb7
  21. 21.Nd6 Nxd6
  22. 22.Rxd6 Rd8
  23. 23.Qd2 Rxd6
  24. 24.Qxd6 Qd8
  25. 25.Qxe6+ Rf7
  26. 26.Qe1 Re7

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