Petar Trifunovic vs Mikhail Botvinnik

Noordwijk · 1965 · Pirc Defense · 0-1 in 52 moves

The Game

White Petar Trifunovic
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 0-1
Event Noordwijk
Site Noordwijk
Round 2
Date 1965.00.00
Opening Pirc Defense (B07)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

2k5/6R1/4Np1P/4b3/4P3/5pp1/7r/6K1 w - - 0 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 g6
  2. 2.e4 Bg7
  3. 3.Nf3 d6
  4. 4.c3 Nf6
  5. 5.Nbd2 O-O
  6. 6.Bc4 Nc6
  7. 7.O-O e5
  8. 8.dxe5 dxe5
  9. 9.Re1 a6
  10. 10.a4 Nh5
  11. 11.Nf1 Qxd1
  12. 12.Rxd1 Bg4
  13. 13.h3 Bxf3
  14. 14.gxf3 Nf4
  15. 15.Bxf4 exf4
  16. 16.Nd2 Rab8
  17. 17.Be2 b5
  18. 18.axb5 axb5
  19. 19.Ra6 Ne5
  20. 20.Nb3 b4
  21. 21.c4 Rfd8
  22. 22.Rd5 c6
  23. 23.Rxd8+ Rxd8
  24. 24.Rb6 Bf8
  25. 25.c5 Ra8
  26. 26.Rxb4 Ra2
  27. 27.Nd2 Bxc5
  28. 28.Rb8+ Kg7
  29. 29.Nc4 Bd4
  30. 30.Rb7 Ra1+
  31. 31.Kg2 Re1
  32. 32.Nxe5 Rxe2
  33. 33.Nxc6 Rxf2+
  34. 34.Kh1 Bxb2
  35. 35.Nd8 Kh6
  36. 36.Rb5 Kg7
  37. 37.Rb7 Kh6
  38. 38.Rb5 f6
  39. 39.Nf7+ Kg7
  40. 40.Rb7 Kf8
  41. 41.Nd8 Be5
  42. 42.Ne6+ Ke8
  43. 43.Ng7+ Kd8
  44. 44.Ne6+ Kc8
  45. 45.Rxh7 Rxf3
  46. 46.Kg2 Rg3+
  47. 47.Kf2 g5
  48. 48.h4 Rh3
  49. 49.h5 g4
  50. 50.Rg7 Rh2+
  51. 51.Kg1 g3
  52. 52.h6 f3

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