Laszlo Szabo vs Mikhail Botvinnik

EU-chT · 1965 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 32 moves

The Game

White Laszlo Szabo
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event EU-chT
Site Hamburg
Round 4
Date 1965.00.00
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D47)
Moves 32
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Final Position

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

8/p4p1p/5kp1/2b5/1p6/1B3P2/PP3P1P/6K1 w - - 0 33

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 e6
  5. 5.e3 Nbd7
  6. 6.Bd3 Be7
  7. 7.O-O dxc4
  8. 8.Bxc4 b5
  9. 9.Bd3 b4
  10. 10.Ne4 Nxe4
  11. 11.Bxe4 Bb7
  12. 12.Qa4 O-O
  13. 13.Bd2 Qb6
  14. 14.Rfc1 Rfc8
  15. 15.Ne1 e5
  16. 16.Bf5 Rd8
  17. 17.Nf3 exd4
  18. 18.exd4 Nf6
  19. 19.Bg5 c5
  20. 20.Re1 Bf8
  21. 21.dxc5 Bxc5
  22. 22.Qc2 Bxf3
  23. 23.gxf3 Rd5
  24. 24.Bh4 Rad8
  25. 25.Rad1 Rxd1
  26. 26.Rxd1 Rxd1+
  27. 27.Qxd1 g6
  28. 28.Bc2 Bd4
  29. 29.Bb3 Kg7
  30. 30.Qc1 Qc5
  31. 31.Qxc5 Bxc5
  32. 32.Bxf6+ Kxf6

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