Boris Spassky vs Mikhail Botvinnik

Leiden · 1970 · Caro-Kann Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 66 moves

The Game

White Boris Spassky
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Leiden
Site Leiden
Round 2
Date 1970.00.00
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B19)
Moves 66
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Final Position

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

4K3/2P5/5k2/R4P2/8/8/p3r3/8 w - - 9 67

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.Nf3 Nd7
  7. 7.h4 h6
  8. 8.h5 Bh7
  9. 9.Bd3 Bxd3
  10. 10.Qxd3 Qc7
  11. 11.Rh4 e6
  12. 12.Bf4 Bd6
  13. 13.Bxd6 Qxd6
  14. 14.Ne4 Qb4+
  15. 15.Qc3 Qxc3+
  16. 16.bxc3 Ke7
  17. 17.Nc5 Ngf6
  18. 18.Nxb7 Rhc8
  19. 19.Ne5 c5
  20. 20.Na5 Rc7
  21. 21.O-O-O Rac8
  22. 22.Nxd7 Nxd7
  23. 23.d5 exd5
  24. 24.Rxd5 Nb6
  25. 25.Re5+ Kf8
  26. 26.Nb3 c4
  27. 27.Nd4 Rc5
  28. 28.Rhe4 Nd7
  29. 29.Rf5 Rxf5
  30. 30.Nxf5 Rc5
  31. 31.g4 g6
  32. 32.hxg6 fxg6
  33. 33.Nxh6 Nf6
  34. 34.Re6 Kg7
  35. 35.f4 Nh7
  36. 36.f5 Nf8
  37. 37.Re8 Ra5
  38. 38.Kd2 Kxh6
  39. 39.Rxf8 Kg7
  40. 40.Rc8 gxf5
  41. 41.gxf5 Rxa2
  42. 42.Ke3 Kf6
  43. 43.Ke4 Rxc2
  44. 44.Rc6+ Kf7
  45. 45.Rxc4 a5
  46. 46.Rc7+ Kf6
  47. 47.Rc6+ Kf7
  48. 48.Kd4 Rf2
  49. 49.Ke5 Re2+
  50. 50.Kd5 Rf2
  51. 51.Rc7+ Kf6
  52. 52.Ra7 Ra2
  53. 53.c4 a4
  54. 54.c5 a3
  55. 55.c6 Rd2+
  56. 56.Kc5 Rc2+
  57. 57.Kd6 Rd2+
  58. 58.Kc7 a2
  59. 59.Ra5 Rc2
  60. 60.Kd7 Rd2+
  61. 61.Kc8 Rc2
  62. 62.c7 Rd2
  63. 63.Kb7 Rb2+
  64. 64.Kc6 Rc2+
  65. 65.Kd7 Rd2+
  66. 66.Ke8 Re2+

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