Wolfgang Unzicker vs Mikhail Botvinnik

EU-chT · 1961 · French, Winawer · 1-0 in 31 moves

The Game

White Wolfgang Unzicker
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 1-0
Event EU-chT
Site Oberhausen
Round 5
Date 1961.00.00
Opening French, Winawer (C19)
Moves 31
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7r/3rkp2/1R2P2p/p4p2/P1pP1q2/2P5/2P3QP/1R5K b - - 0 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.e5 c5
  5. 5.a3 Bxc3+
  6. 6.bxc3 Qc7
  7. 7.Nf3 Ne7
  8. 8.Bd3 Bd7
  9. 9.a4 Nbc6
  10. 10.Qd2 h6
  11. 11.O-O c4
  12. 12.Be2 a5
  13. 13.Ba3 Na7
  14. 14.g3 Nac8
  15. 15.Nh4 Qd8
  16. 16.f4 Nf5
  17. 17.Nxf5 exf5
  18. 18.Bf3 Be6
  19. 19.Rfb1 b6
  20. 20.Qg2 Ra7
  21. 21.Rb5 Rd7
  22. 22.g4 Ne7
  23. 23.Bxe7 Kxe7
  24. 24.Kh1 g6
  25. 25.Rab1 Kf8
  26. 26.gxf5 Bxf5
  27. 27.Bxd5 Qh4
  28. 28.Be4 Qxf4
  29. 29.Bxf5 gxf5
  30. 30.Rxb6 Ke7
  31. 31.e6

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