Boris Spassky vs Mikhail Botvinnik

URS-chT · 1959 · Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer · 1/2-1/2 in 60 moves

The Game

White Boris Spassky
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event URS-chT
Site Moscow
Date 1959.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer (B63)
Moves 60
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Final Position

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

8/1pkBb3/p7/P7/2PN3p/2K4P/8/8 b - - 0 60

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 d6
  6. 6.Bg5 e6
  7. 7.Qd2 h6
  8. 8.Bxf6 gxf6
  9. 9.O-O-O a6
  10. 10.f4 h5
  11. 11.Nf3 Bd7
  12. 12.Kb1 Qc7
  13. 13.g3 O-O-O
  14. 14.Bh3 Kb8
  15. 15.Ne2 Bc8
  16. 16.c4 Be7
  17. 17.Rc1 Qb6
  18. 18.Nc3 Qa5
  19. 19.Qe2 h4
  20. 20.g4 Bf8
  21. 21.Rhg1 Bh6
  22. 22.g5 fxg5
  23. 23.Nxg5 Qc7
  24. 24.Rg4 Bg7
  25. 25.Nf3 Bf6
  26. 26.Rgg1 Nd4
  27. 27.Nxd4 Bxd4
  28. 28.Rgd1 Ba7
  29. 29.f5 Qc5
  30. 30.fxe6 fxe6
  31. 31.e5 Qxe5
  32. 32.Qxe5 dxe5
  33. 33.Re1 Rd3
  34. 34.Bg4 Re3
  35. 35.h3 Rxe1
  36. 36.Rxe1 Bd4
  37. 37.Kc2 Rf8
  38. 38.Ne4 Kc7
  39. 39.b4 Bd7
  40. 40.Kd3 Be8
  41. 41.Ng5 Bg6+
  42. 42.Kd2 Rf2+
  43. 43.Re2 Rxe2+
  44. 44.Kxe2 Bc3
  45. 45.Nxe6+ Kd6
  46. 46.a3 Bb2
  47. 47.Nc5 Kc7
  48. 48.Ne6+ Kb8
  49. 49.a4 Ba3
  50. 50.Nf8 Bc2
  51. 51.Nd7+ Kc7
  52. 52.Nxe5 Bxb4
  53. 53.Nf3 Be7
  54. 54.a5 Bf6
  55. 55.Ke3 Bb3
  56. 56.Kd3 Ba4
  57. 57.Nd4 Be7
  58. 58.Kc3 Be8
  59. 59.Bf5 Bd7
  60. 60.Bxd7

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