Mark E Taimanov vs Mikhail Botvinnik

URS-chT · 1967 · Grünfeld Defense · 0-1 in 42 moves

The Game

White Mark E Taimanov
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 0-1
Event URS-chT
Site URS
Date 1967.00.00
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D70)
Moves 42
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/4p3/p6k/6pP/4P1K1/8/P7/8 b - - 0 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nbd2 g6
  5. 5.e3 Bg7
  6. 6.Be2 O-O
  7. 7.O-O b6
  8. 8.b4 Bb7
  9. 9.Bb2 Ne4
  10. 10.Nxe4 dxe4
  11. 11.Nd2 f5
  12. 12.c5 Nd7
  13. 13.Qb3+ Kh8
  14. 14.d5 cxd5
  15. 15.Bxg7+ Kxg7
  16. 16.Bb5 bxc5
  17. 17.bxc5 Rc8
  18. 18.Qc3+ Rf6
  19. 19.Nb3 Kg8
  20. 20.Rac1 a6
  21. 21.Bxd7 Qxd7
  22. 22.Rfd1 Bc6
  23. 23.Na5 f4
  24. 24.exf4 Rxf4
  25. 25.Nxc6 Rxc6
  26. 26.Qe5 Rf5
  27. 27.Qxe4 dxe4
  28. 28.Rxd7 Rfxc5
  29. 29.Re1 Rc1
  30. 30.Kf1 Kf7
  31. 31.Rd4 Rxe1+
  32. 32.Kxe1 Rc2
  33. 33.Ra4 e3
  34. 34.fxe3 Rxg2
  35. 35.h4 h5
  36. 36.Kf1 Rg4
  37. 37.Rxg4 hxg4
  38. 38.Kg2 g5
  39. 39.h5 Kg7
  40. 40.Kg3 Kh7
  41. 41.Kxg4 Kh6
  42. 42.e4

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