Jonathan Penrose vs Mikhail Botvinnik

Hastings6667 · 1966 · Modern Defense · 0-1 in 30 moves

The Game

White Jonathan Penrose
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 0-1
Event Hastings6667
Site Hastings
Round 9
Date 1966.00.00
Opening Modern Defense (A42)
Moves 30
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

3r4/5k2/4qb1p/2P2p2/2Qn2p1/P1n3P1/3R1P1P/3RN1K1 w - - 1 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 g6
  2. 2.d4 Bg7
  3. 3.c4 d6
  4. 4.Nc3 c6
  5. 5.Nf3 a6
  6. 6.Be2 b5
  7. 7.a3 Bb7
  8. 8.O-O Nd7
  9. 9.Be3 e6
  10. 10.d5 exd5
  11. 11.exd5 c5
  12. 12.cxb5 Ne7
  13. 13.bxa6 Bxa6
  14. 14.Bxa6 Rxa6
  15. 15.Qe2 Rb6
  16. 16.Bg5 h6
  17. 17.Bh4 g5
  18. 18.Bg3 f5
  19. 19.Bxd6 Rxd6
  20. 20.Nb5 Nb6
  21. 21.Nxd6+ Qxd6
  22. 22.Rfe1 Nxd5
  23. 23.Rad1 Kf7
  24. 24.Qc4 Rd8
  25. 25.g3 Bf6
  26. 26.Re2 g4
  27. 27.Ne1 Nc6
  28. 28.Red2 Nd4
  29. 29.b4 Qe6
  30. 30.bxc5 Nc3

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