Bogdan Sliwa vs Mikhail Botvinnik

Budapest · 1952 · English Opening · 0-1 in 62 moves

The Game

White Bogdan Sliwa
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 0-1
Event Budapest
Site Budapest
Round 1
Date 1952.00.00
Opening English Opening (A36)
Moves 62
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

2b3k1/8/1p1p2p1/pP2p3/P1PpP1p1/3P2P1/1q5P/3RN1NK w - - 3 63

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.c4 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 g6
  4. 4.d3 Bg7
  5. 5.g3 d6
  6. 6.Bg2 e6
  7. 7.Nge2 Nge7
  8. 8.Bg5 h6
  9. 9.Be3 Nd4
  10. 10.Qd2 Bd7
  11. 11.Rb1 a5
  12. 12.O-O Bc6
  13. 13.Rbe1 Qd7
  14. 14.b3 b6
  15. 15.Rb1 Rd8
  16. 16.Rbe1 Kf8
  17. 17.Nf4 Kg8
  18. 18.Nce2 Kh7
  19. 19.Bxd4 cxd4
  20. 20.b4 Ra8
  21. 21.b5 Bb7
  22. 22.a4 Rhe8
  23. 23.Bh3 Ng8
  24. 24.Nc1 Qd8
  25. 25.Nb3 h5
  26. 26.Qd1 Nh6
  27. 27.Ne2 e5
  28. 28.f4 Bc8
  29. 29.f5 Ng4
  30. 30.Bxg4 hxg4
  31. 31.fxg6+ fxg6
  32. 32.Kg2 Ra7
  33. 33.Ng1 Bh6
  34. 34.Na1 Rh8
  35. 35.Nc2 Kg8
  36. 36.Rf2 Rah7
  37. 37.Qe2 Bg5
  38. 38.Kh1 Bf4
  39. 39.Rg2 Bg5
  40. 40.Rf1 Be6
  41. 41.Rff2 Kg7
  42. 42.Qe1 Rh5
  43. 43.Qe2 Qe7
  44. 44.Rf1 Kg8
  45. 45.Rff2 Qg7
  46. 46.Rf1 Qh6
  47. 47.Rff2 Rh7
  48. 48.Rf1 Bd7
  49. 49.Rff2 Bc8
  50. 50.Rf1 Be7
  51. 51.Rff2 Rf5
  52. 52.Rf1 Rxf1
  53. 53.Qxf1 Rf7
  54. 54.Qe1 Qf8
  55. 55.Re2 Rf1
  56. 56.Qd2 Qf3+
  57. 57.Rg2 Rd1
  58. 58.Qh6 Qf6
  59. 59.Rd2 Bf8
  60. 60.Qxf8+ Qxf8
  61. 61.Rxd1 Qf2
  62. 62.Ne1 Qb2

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