Jozsef Szily vs Mikhail Botvinnik

Budapest · 1952 · French, Tarrasch · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Jozsef Szily
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 1-0
Event Budapest
Site Budapest
Round 7
Date 1952.00.00
Opening French, Tarrasch (C08)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r4k2/2R1n1p1/4Qb1p/P4R2/1q2p3/7P/5PPK/8 w - - 4 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 e6
  2. 2.e4 d5
  3. 3.Nd2 c5
  4. 4.Ngf3 a6
  5. 5.exd5 exd5
  6. 6.c4 Nf6
  7. 7.Be2 Nc6
  8. 8.cxd5 Nxd5
  9. 9.O-O cxd4
  10. 10.Nb3 Be7
  11. 11.Nfxd4 O-O
  12. 12.Bf3 Bf6
  13. 13.Nc2 Nde7
  14. 14.Ne3 Qc7
  15. 15.Qc2 Be5
  16. 16.h3 Be6
  17. 17.Bd2 Rac8
  18. 18.Rac1 Qb8
  19. 19.Nc5 Nd4
  20. 20.Qd1 Nxf3+
  21. 21.Qxf3 Bxb2
  22. 22.Rc2 Bd4
  23. 23.Nxe6 fxe6
  24. 24.Qe4 Qe5
  25. 25.Qxb7 Bxe3
  26. 26.Rxc8 Bxd2
  27. 27.Rc2 Bg5
  28. 28.Qxa6 Qd5
  29. 29.Re1 e5
  30. 30.a4 Bf6
  31. 31.Qb6 Ra8
  32. 32.Rc5 Qd7
  33. 33.a5 Qa7
  34. 34.Qe6+ Kf8
  35. 35.Rec1 Qa6
  36. 36.Qa2 h6
  37. 37.Rc7 Qb5
  38. 38.R1c5 Qd3
  39. 39.Qe6 e4
  40. 40.Rf5 Qb1+
  41. 41.Kh2 Qb4

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