Wolfgang Unzicker vs Mikhail Botvinnik

Amsterdam olm · 1954 · French, Winawer · 1/2-1/2 in 72 moves

The Game

White Wolfgang Unzicker
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Amsterdam olm
Site Amsterdam
Date 1954.00.00
Opening French, Winawer (C17)
Moves 72
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

6r1/7k/5R1P/7K/8/6p1/5P2/8 w - - 0 73

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.e5 c5
  5. 5.a3 Ba5
  6. 6.b4 cxd4
  7. 7.Qg4 Kf8
  8. 8.bxa5 dxc3
  9. 9.Nf3 Ne7
  10. 10.Bd3 Nd7
  11. 11.Qb4 Qc7
  12. 12.O-O Nc5
  13. 13.Qxc3 Bd7
  14. 14.a4 Rc8
  15. 15.Ba3 Nxd3
  16. 16.Qxc7 Rxc7
  17. 17.cxd3 f6
  18. 18.Rfc1 Rxc1+
  19. 19.Rxc1 Kf7
  20. 20.Rc7 Rd8
  21. 21.Bxe7 Kxe7
  22. 22.Rxb7 Rc8
  23. 23.Kf1 a6
  24. 24.Ra7 Rc2
  25. 25.Rxa6 Ra2
  26. 26.Ra7 Rxa4
  27. 27.Ke2 d4
  28. 28.Nd2 Ra2
  29. 29.Kd1 Kd8
  30. 30.exf6 gxf6
  31. 31.Ne4 Bc6
  32. 32.Nc5 Bd5
  33. 33.a6 Ra1+
  34. 34.Kc2 Ra3
  35. 35.Kb2 Ra2+
  36. 36.Kb1 Ra5
  37. 37.Nb7+ Bxb7
  38. 38.axb7 Rb5+
  39. 39.Kc2 Kc7
  40. 40.b8=Q+ Kxb8
  41. 41.Rxh7 Kc8
  42. 42.Re7 Re5
  43. 43.Kd2 Kd8
  44. 44.Rf7 Rf5
  45. 45.Ke2 Ke8
  46. 46.Ra7 Re5+
  47. 47.Kf1 Rb5
  48. 48.h4 f5
  49. 49.g3 Kf8
  50. 50.Rd7 e5
  51. 51.Kg2 Kg8
  52. 52.h5 Ra5
  53. 53.h6 Rb5
  54. 54.Rg7+ Kh8
  55. 55.Re7 Ra5
  56. 56.Kf3 Rd5
  57. 57.g4 e4+
  58. 58.dxe4 fxg4+
  59. 59.Ke2 d3+
  60. 60.Ke3 Rd4
  61. 61.Re8+ Kh7
  62. 62.Re6 Ra4
  63. 63.Kxd3 Ra3+
  64. 64.Ke2 Rf3
  65. 65.e5 Rf5
  66. 66.Ke1 Rf4
  67. 67.Rf6 Re4+
  68. 68.Kf1 Rxe5
  69. 69.Kg2 Ra5
  70. 70.Kg3 Rg5
  71. 71.Kh4 Rg8
  72. 72.Kh5 g3

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