Bogdan Sliwa vs Mikhail Botvinnik

Tel Aviv olm fin-A · 1964 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 51 moves

The Game

White Bogdan Sliwa
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Tel Aviv olm fin-A
Site Tel Aviv
Round 10
Date 1964.00.00
Opening English Opening (A37)
Moves 51
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Final Position

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

8/p1r3k1/1b4p1/1P1P4/8/5P1K/3N4/3R4 b - - 0 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 g6
  2. 2.Nc3 c5
  3. 3.g3 Bg7
  4. 4.Bg2 Nc6
  5. 5.Nf3 e5
  6. 6.O-O Nge7
  7. 7.Ne1 d6
  8. 8.Nc2 O-O
  9. 9.Rb1 Bf5
  10. 10.d3 Qd7
  11. 11.Re1 Bh3
  12. 12.Bh1 f5
  13. 13.Ne3 f4
  14. 14.Ned5 Nxd5
  15. 15.Bxd5+ Kh8
  16. 16.Bh1 Rf7
  17. 17.Ne4 h6
  18. 18.Bd2 Raf8
  19. 19.b4 b6
  20. 20.a4 Nd4
  21. 21.Bc3 f3
  22. 22.Bxd4 fxe2
  23. 23.Qxe2 cxd4
  24. 24.b5 Bf6
  25. 25.a5 Bd8
  26. 26.axb6 Bxb6
  27. 27.Qd2 Kg7
  28. 28.Rb2 Qc7
  29. 29.Ra2 Be6
  30. 30.Rc1 Rc8
  31. 31.Rcc2 Qd8
  32. 32.Qe2 Rfc7
  33. 33.Nd2 d5
  34. 34.Qxe5+ Qf6
  35. 35.Qxf6+ Kxf6
  36. 36.Ra4 dxc4
  37. 37.dxc4 Bf5
  38. 38.Rc1 Re8
  39. 39.Bf3 d3
  40. 40.g4 Bd7
  41. 41.Rd1 Kg7
  42. 42.h3 h5
  43. 43.Ra3 hxg4
  44. 44.hxg4 Rf8
  45. 45.Rxd3 Rf4
  46. 46.Kg2 Bxg4
  47. 47.Bxg4 Rxg4+
  48. 48.Kh3 Rf4
  49. 49.f3 Rf5
  50. 50.Rd5 Rxd5
  51. 51.cxd5

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