Boris Spassky vs Mikhail Botvinnik

URS-chT · 1966 · Caro-Kann Defense · 0-1 in 68 moves

The Game

White Boris Spassky
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 0-1
Event URS-chT
Site URS
Date 1966.00.00
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B19)
Moves 68
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/p3b3/8/1P6/1p6/1P1Np3/k3K3/8 w - - 2 69

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 dxe4
  4. 4.Nxe4 Bf5
  5. 5.Ng3 Bg6
  6. 6.h4 h6
  7. 7.Nf3 Nd7
  8. 8.h5 Bh7
  9. 9.Bd3 Bxd3
  10. 10.Qxd3 Ngf6
  11. 11.Bd2 Qc7
  12. 12.O-O-O O-O-O
  13. 13.Qe2 e6
  14. 14.Ne5 Nxe5
  15. 15.dxe5 Nd5
  16. 16.f4 c5
  17. 17.c4 Nb4
  18. 18.Bxb4 Rxd1+
  19. 19.Rxd1 cxb4
  20. 20.Ne4 Be7
  21. 21.Nd6+ Kb8
  22. 22.Nxf7 Rf8
  23. 23.Nd6 Rxf4
  24. 24.g3 Rf8
  25. 25.Qg4 Qd7
  26. 26.Kb1 Bg5
  27. 27.Nb5 Rf1
  28. 28.Kc2 Rxd1
  29. 29.Qxd1 Qxd1+
  30. 30.Kxd1 Be3
  31. 31.Ke2 Bc1
  32. 32.b3 Bb2
  33. 33.Nd6 Bxe5
  34. 34.Ne4 Kc7
  35. 35.g4 Kc6
  36. 36.Kd3 b5
  37. 37.cxb5+ Kd5
  38. 38.g5 hxg5
  39. 39.Nxg5 Bf4
  40. 40.Ne4 Bh6
  41. 41.Nf2 Bg5
  42. 42.Ng4 Bf4
  43. 43.Nf2 Bd6
  44. 44.Ng4 Bc5
  45. 45.h6 gxh6
  46. 46.Nxh6 e5
  47. 47.Nf5 e4+
  48. 48.Ke2 Ke5
  49. 49.Nh4 Kd4
  50. 50.Nf5+ Kd5
  51. 51.Nh6 Be7
  52. 52.Ng4 Bg5
  53. 53.Nf2 Kd4
  54. 54.Nd1 Bc1
  55. 55.Nf2 Kd5
  56. 56.Ng4 Bg5
  57. 57.Nf2 Bf6
  58. 58.Ng4 Bd4
  59. 59.Nh2 Bc5
  60. 60.Nf1 Kd4
  61. 61.Nd2 Bb6
  62. 62.Nc4 Kc3
  63. 63.Kd1 Bd4
  64. 64.Ke2 e3
  65. 65.Na5 Kb2
  66. 66.Nc6 Bc5
  67. 67.Ne5 Kxa2
  68. 68.Nd3 Be7

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