Mikhail Tal vs Mikhail Botvinnik

URS-chT · 1966 · Caro-Kann, Exchange · 1-0 in 45 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Tal
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 1-0
Event URS-chT
Site URS
Date 1966.00.00
Opening Caro-Kann, Exchange (B14)
Moves 45
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3b4/7p/1p1Pk1p1/5P2/4B1P1/Pb1N3P/1P4K1/8 b - - 0 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.exd5 cxd5
  4. 4.c4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 g6
  6. 6.Qb3 Bg7
  7. 7.cxd5 O-O
  8. 8.Nge2 Na6
  9. 9.g3 Qb6
  10. 10.Qxb6 axb6
  11. 11.Bg2 Nb4
  12. 12.O-O Rd8
  13. 13.d6 exd6
  14. 14.Bg5 Re8
  15. 15.a3 Nc6
  16. 16.Rfe1 Bg4
  17. 17.Bxf6 Bxf6
  18. 18.Nd5 Bd8
  19. 19.Nec3 Rxe1+
  20. 20.Rxe1 Ra5
  21. 21.Ne3 Bd7
  22. 22.Nc4 Ra8
  23. 23.d5 Nd4
  24. 24.Nxd6 Rb8
  25. 25.Nce4 f6
  26. 26.Nc4 Kf8
  27. 27.h3 Nb3
  28. 28.Bf1 b5
  29. 29.Ncd6 f5
  30. 30.Re3 fxe4
  31. 31.Rxb3 Ke7
  32. 32.Nxe4 Rc8
  33. 33.g4 Rc1
  34. 34.Kg2 Re1
  35. 35.f3 Rd1
  36. 36.d6+ Kf7
  37. 37.Bxb5 Be6
  38. 38.Rc3 Rd4
  39. 39.Rd3 Rxd3
  40. 40.Bxd3 Bd5
  41. 41.Nc5 b6
  42. 42.Be4 Be6
  43. 43.Nd3 Bb3
  44. 44.f4 Ke6
  45. 45.f5+

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