George Alan Thomas vs Mikhail Botvinnik

Hastings3435 · 1934 · Sicilian, Kan · 1-0 in 60 moves

The Game

White George Alan Thomas
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 1-0
Event Hastings3435
Site Hastings
Date 1934.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Kan (B40)
Moves 60
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5p2/5k2/b1P1p2P/P3P3/3N1K2/8/8 b - - 0 60

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Bd3 Nc6
  6. 6.Nxc6 dxc6
  7. 7.Nd2 e5
  8. 8.O-O Qc7
  9. 9.b3 Bc5
  10. 10.Bb2 Bg4
  11. 11.Be2 h5
  12. 12.Nc4 Rd8
  13. 13.Qe1 Nd7
  14. 14.Bxg4 hxg4
  15. 15.b4 Be7
  16. 16.Rd1 Rh5
  17. 17.f3 gxf3
  18. 18.Rxf3 Nf6
  19. 19.Rxd8+ Qxd8
  20. 20.h3 Nd7
  21. 21.a3 Qc7
  22. 22.Qe2 Rg5
  23. 23.Bc1 Rg6
  24. 24.Rd3 b5
  25. 25.Ne3 Rd6
  26. 26.Nf5 Rxd3
  27. 27.Qxd3 Bf8
  28. 28.Be3 g6
  29. 29.Nh4 Nb6
  30. 30.Bxb6 Qxb6+
  31. 31.Kf1 a5
  32. 32.c3 Qc7
  33. 33.Nf3 Bd6
  34. 34.Nd2 Ke7
  35. 35.Nb3 a4
  36. 36.Nd2 c5
  37. 37.Ke2 Qb6
  38. 38.Nf1 Qc6
  39. 39.Ne3 Qb7
  40. 40.Nd5+ Kf8
  41. 41.Qf3 Be7
  42. 42.Qg3 Qb8
  43. 43.Qe3 cxb4
  44. 44.cxb4 Ke8
  45. 45.Qd3 Kf8
  46. 46.Nc3 Qb6
  47. 47.Qxb5 Qg1
  48. 48.Kf3 Bh4
  49. 49.Qc5+ Qxc5
  50. 50.bxc5 Ke8
  51. 51.Nxa4 Kd7
  52. 52.Nb2 Be1
  53. 53.Kg4 Bc3
  54. 54.Nd3 Ke6
  55. 55.h4 Bd4
  56. 56.a4 Bc3
  57. 57.Kf3 Ba5
  58. 58.g4 Kf6
  59. 59.h5 gxh5
  60. 60.gxh5

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