Nikola Padevsky vs Mikhail Botvinnik

Alekhine mem · 1956 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 0-1 in 25 moves

The Game

White Nikola Padevsky
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 0-1
Event Alekhine mem
Site Moscow
Date 1956.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B88)
Moves 25
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

5rk1/pb2b1p1/1p1p3P/5p1Q/3pnP2/1P4R1/2PB1K1P/3R3q w - - 5 26

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.O-O Be7
  8. 8.Be3 O-O
  9. 9.Bb3 Na5
  10. 10.f4 b6
  11. 11.Qf3 Bb7
  12. 12.g4 Rc8
  13. 13.g5 Rxc3
  14. 14.bxc3 Nxe4
  15. 15.Qg4 Qc8
  16. 16.Rf3 Nxb3
  17. 17.axb3 f5
  18. 18.Qh4 e5
  19. 19.Rh3 h6
  20. 20.Qh5 Qxc3
  21. 21.Rd1 exd4
  22. 22.Bd2 Qc6
  23. 23.gxh6 Ng5
  24. 24.Rg3 Qh1+
  25. 25.Kf2 Ne4+

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