Laszlo Szabo vs Mikhail Botvinnik

EU-chT · 1961 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 0-1 in 30 moves

The Game

White Laszlo Szabo
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 0-1
Event EU-chT
Site Oberhausen
Round 9
Date 1961.00.00
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E44)
Moves 30
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

r3r3/4kp1N/1q1p2pN/3P4/2b1PP2/P6B/KbQ4P/6R1 w - - 3 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.e3 b6
  5. 5.Ne2 Ne4
  6. 6.Bd2 Nxd2
  7. 7.Qxd2 Bb7
  8. 8.a3 Be7
  9. 9.d5 O-O
  10. 10.g3 c5
  11. 11.Bh3 e5
  12. 12.f4 exf4
  13. 13.gxf4 d6
  14. 14.O-O-O Re8
  15. 15.Ng3 Bf8
  16. 16.Rhg1 g6
  17. 17.Nce4 Bg7
  18. 18.Ng5 Nd7
  19. 19.e4 b5
  20. 20.cxb5 c4
  21. 21.Qc2 Nc5
  22. 22.Kb1 Nd3
  23. 23.Rxd3 cxd3
  24. 24.Qxd3 a6
  25. 25.bxa6 Bxa6
  26. 26.Qc2 Bxb2
  27. 27.Nf5 Qb6
  28. 28.Nh6+ Kf8
  29. 29.Nxh7+ Ke7
  30. 30.Ka2 Bc4+

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