Lothar Schmid vs Mikhail Botvinnik

EU-chT · 1965 · Pirc Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 29 moves

The Game

White Lothar Schmid
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event EU-chT
Site Hamburg
Round 1
Date 1965.00.00
Opening Pirc Defense (B07)
Moves 29
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Final Position

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

5rk1/2p2p2/2Pp1Qp1/2nB4/p6N/2b5/Pr3PPP/R2R2K1 b - - 0 29

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 d6
  2. 2.d4 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 g6
  4. 4.Bf4 Bg7
  5. 5.Qd2 Nc6
  6. 6.d5 e5
  7. 7.dxc6 exf4
  8. 8.Bb5 O-O
  9. 9.Nge2 a6
  10. 10.Ba4 b5
  11. 11.Bb3 b4
  12. 12.Nd5 Nxe4
  13. 13.Qxf4 Nc5
  14. 14.O-O a5
  15. 15.c3 Ba6
  16. 16.Qf3 bxc3
  17. 17.bxc3 Rb8
  18. 18.Rfb1 Bd3
  19. 19.Rd1 Be4
  20. 20.Qg4 h5
  21. 21.Qh3 Bf5
  22. 22.Qg3 a4
  23. 23.Bc4 Rb2
  24. 24.Nd4 h4
  25. 25.Qf4 Be4
  26. 26.Nf3 Bxd5
  27. 27.Bxd5 Bxc3
  28. 28.Nxh4 Qf6
  29. 29.Qxf6

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