Octavio Troianescu vs Mikhail Botvinnik

Budapest · 1952 · Grünfeld Defense · 0-1 in 23 moves

The Game

White Octavio Troianescu
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 0-1
Event Budapest
Site Budapest
Round 11
Date 1952.00.00
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D94)
Moves 23
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

r4rk1/4ppbp/3n2p1/q1N5/1pb5/3QPN2/PBB2PPP/R1R3K1 w - - 1 24

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.e3 Bg7
  5. 5.Nf3 O-O
  6. 6.b4 c6
  7. 7.Qb3 dxc4
  8. 8.Bxc4 b5
  9. 9.Be2 a5
  10. 10.O-O Be6
  11. 11.Qb2 axb4
  12. 12.Qxb4 Na6
  13. 13.Qb2 b4
  14. 14.Na4 Qa5
  15. 15.Qc2 Bf5
  16. 16.Qb3 Ne4
  17. 17.Bb2 Nc7
  18. 18.Bd1 Nb5
  19. 19.Bc2 Nbd6
  20. 20.Rfc1 Be6
  21. 21.Qd3 c5
  22. 22.dxc5 Nxc5
  23. 23.Nxc5 Bc4

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