Laszlo Szabo vs Mikhail Botvinnik

IBM · 1966 · Sicilian, Accelerated Dragon · 0-1 in 23 moves

The Game

White Laszlo Szabo
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 0-1
Event IBM
Site Amsterdam
Round 2
Date 1966.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Accelerated Dragon (B37)
Moves 23
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/pp1kp1b1/3p4/4nbp1/2Pn1N2/8/PP1B1PP1/2RNKB1r w - - 0 24

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 g6
  3. 3.Nf3 Bg7
  4. 4.d4 cxd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 Nc6
  6. 6.Nc2 d6
  7. 7.e4 Nh6
  8. 8.h4 f5
  9. 9.h5 fxe4
  10. 10.hxg6 hxg6
  11. 11.Nxe4 Bf5
  12. 12.Nc3 Qa5
  13. 13.Bd2 Qe5+
  14. 14.Ne3 O-O-O
  15. 15.Qa4 Ng4
  16. 16.Rxh8 Rxh8
  17. 17.Qb5 Qf4
  18. 18.Ncd1 Nd4
  19. 19.Qa5 Rh1
  20. 20.Rc1 Ne5
  21. 21.Qc7+ Kxc7
  22. 22.Nd5+ Kd7
  23. 23.Nxf4 g5

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