Kazimierz Plater vs Mikhail Botvinnik

Chigorin mem · 1947 · Sicilian Defense · 0-1 in 62 moves

The Game

White Kazimierz Plater
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 0-1
Event Chigorin mem
Site Moscow
Date 1947.00.00
Opening Sicilian Defense (B20)
Moves 62
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/6p1/2k4p/pp5P/4K1P1/1PbN4/8 w - - 8 63

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Ne2 Nf6
  3. 3.Nbc3 d5
  4. 4.exd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.Nxd5 Qxd5
  6. 6.Nc3 Qd8
  7. 7.Bc4 Nc6
  8. 8.d3 e6
  9. 9.O-O Be7
  10. 10.f4 O-O
  11. 11.Ne4 Na5
  12. 12.Bb3 Qd4+
  13. 13.Kh1 c4
  14. 14.c3 Qxd3
  15. 15.Qxd3 cxd3
  16. 16.Nf2 Rd8
  17. 17.Rd1 Bc5
  18. 18.Rxd3 Bd7
  19. 19.Be3 Bxe3
  20. 20.Rxe3 Bb5
  21. 21.Ne4 h6
  22. 22.Rae1 Nxb3
  23. 23.axb3 a5
  24. 24.h3 Rac8
  25. 25.Kg1 Kf8
  26. 26.Kh2 Rc7
  27. 27.Kg3 b6
  28. 28.Kh2 Rcd7
  29. 29.Kg1 Rd1
  30. 30.c4 Bc6
  31. 31.Nc3 Rxe1+
  32. 32.Rxe1 Ke7
  33. 33.Re2 f6
  34. 34.Kf2 Rd3
  35. 35.h4 h5
  36. 36.Re3 Rd2+
  37. 37.Re2 Rd3
  38. 38.Re3 Rd2+
  39. 39.Re2 Rxe2+
  40. 40.Nxe2 Kd6
  41. 41.Nd4 g6
  42. 42.g3 e5
  43. 43.fxe5+ fxe5
  44. 44.Nc2 Be4
  45. 45.Ne1 Kc5
  46. 46.Ke3 Bf5
  47. 47.Nf3 Kb4
  48. 48.Nd2 Bc2
  49. 49.Kf3 Bxb3
  50. 50.Ke4 Bxc4
  51. 51.Kxe5 Bd3
  52. 52.Kd4 Bf5
  53. 53.Nc4 b5
  54. 54.Nd2 a4
  55. 55.Kd5 Bh3
  56. 56.Kd4 Bg2
  57. 57.Kd3 Kc5
  58. 58.Kc3 b4+
  59. 59.Kd3 Bd5
  60. 60.Nb1 Be6
  61. 61.Nd2 Bf5+
  62. 62.Ke3 Bc2

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