Laszlo Szabo vs Mikhail Botvinnik

Budapest · 1952 · Dutch Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 78 moves

The Game

White Laszlo Szabo
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Budapest
Site Budapest
Round 5
Date 1952.00.00
Opening Dutch Defense (A94)
Moves 78
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Final Position

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

3k4/4R3/5K2/8/8/1b6/8/8 w - - 4 79

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 e6
  2. 2.c4 f5
  3. 3.g3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bg2 Be7
  5. 5.Nf3 d5
  6. 6.O-O O-O
  7. 7.b3 c6
  8. 8.Ba3 Nbd7
  9. 9.Qc1 Ne4
  10. 10.Nbd2 Bxa3
  11. 11.Qxa3 b6
  12. 12.Rac1 Bb7
  13. 13.Rfd1 Qf6
  14. 14.cxd5 exd5
  15. 15.Ne1 a5
  16. 16.Ndf3 f4
  17. 17.Nd3 fxg3
  18. 18.hxg3 Rae8
  19. 19.Rc2 Qh6
  20. 20.Qc1 Qd6
  21. 21.Bh3 Rf6
  22. 22.Kg2 c5
  23. 23.Bxd7 Qxd7
  24. 24.Nfe5 Qd6
  25. 25.f4 cxd4
  26. 26.Rc7 Nc5
  27. 27.Rxc5 bxc5
  28. 28.Qxc5 Qxc5
  29. 29.Nxc5 Ba8
  30. 30.Rxd4 Rc8
  31. 31.Ncd3 Rc2
  32. 32.Ra4 Rxe2+
  33. 33.Kf3 Rc2
  34. 34.Rxa5 Rf8
  35. 35.Ke3 d4+
  36. 36.Kxd4 Rd8+
  37. 37.Ke3 Rg2
  38. 38.g4 Rc2
  39. 39.b4 Bd5
  40. 40.a4 Bh1
  41. 41.Ra7 Ra2
  42. 42.b5 Ra3
  43. 43.a5 g5
  44. 44.f5 Rd5
  45. 45.Re7 Rxb5
  46. 46.f6 Rxe5+
  47. 47.Rxe5 Kf7
  48. 48.Rf5 Bb7
  49. 49.Kd2 Bc8
  50. 50.Ne5+ Kf8
  51. 51.Rxg5 Rxa5
  52. 52.Nd7+ Bxd7
  53. 53.Rxa5 Bxg4
  54. 54.Ke3 Be6
  55. 55.Kf4 Bc4
  56. 56.Ra7 h5
  57. 57.Kg5 h4
  58. 58.Kxh4 Bb3
  59. 59.Kg5 Bc4
  60. 60.Rc7 Ba2
  61. 61.Rc1 Bd5
  62. 62.Kf5 Kf7
  63. 63.Ke5 Bb3
  64. 64.Rc7+ Kf8
  65. 65.Rb7 Bc4
  66. 66.Rb4 Ba2
  67. 67.Kf5 Bd5
  68. 68.Kg6 Bf7+
  69. 69.Kg5 Bd5
  70. 70.Rh4 Bb3
  71. 71.Rh8+ Kf7
  72. 72.Rh7+ Kf8
  73. 73.f7 Ke7
  74. 74.Kg6 Bc4
  75. 75.Rg7 Bb3
  76. 76.f8=Q+ Kxf8
  77. 77.Kf6 Ke8
  78. 78.Re7+ Kd8

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