Laszlo Szabo vs Mikhail Botvinnik

Amsterdam olm · 1954 · Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange · 1/2-1/2 in 30 moves

The Game

White Laszlo Szabo
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Amsterdam olm
Site Amsterdam
Date 1954.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange (D36)
Moves 30
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Final Position

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

5b2/1p1q1rk1/p1p1rpb1/N2n3p/1P1Pp2B/PB2P1P1/Q1R2P2/2R3K1 w - - 9 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 e6
  5. 5.cxd5 exd5
  6. 6.Qc2 Na6
  7. 7.Bg5 h6
  8. 8.Bh4 Be7
  9. 9.e3 Nb4
  10. 10.Qd2 g5
  11. 11.Bg3 Bf5
  12. 12.Rc1 Ne4
  13. 13.Nxe4 dxe4
  14. 14.Ne5 Nd5
  15. 15.a3 f6
  16. 16.Nc4 Qd7
  17. 17.Be2 O-O
  18. 18.O-O Bg6
  19. 19.b4 Rf7
  20. 20.Qa2 a6
  21. 21.Bd1 Bf8
  22. 22.Bb3 Re8
  23. 23.Rc2 h5
  24. 24.h4 gxh4
  25. 25.Bxh4 Qg4
  26. 26.g3 Qd7
  27. 27.Na5 Kg7
  28. 28.Rfc1 Re6
  29. 29.Ba4 Nb6
  30. 30.Bb3 Nd5

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