Wolfgang Unzicker vs Mikhail Botvinnik

The Game

White	Wolfgang Unzicker
Black	Mikhail Botvinnik
Result	0-1
Event	Varna olm
Site	Varna
Date	1962.00.00
Opening	Pirc Defense (B08)
Moves	40

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/4k3/8/6Pp/p1P2P1p/2K1b2B/8 w - - 2 41

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 d6
2. 2.d4 g6
3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
4. 4.Nf3 Bg7
5. 5.Be2 O-O
6. 6.Bf4 Nc6
7. 7.d5 e5
8. 8.dxe6 Bxe6
9. 9.O-O Re8
10. 10.Re1 h6
11. 11.h3 g5
12. 12.Be3 d5
13. 13.exd5 Nxd5
14. 14.Nxd5 Qxd5
15. 15.c3 Qxd1
16. 16.Rexd1 Rad8
17. 17.Bb5 Bd5
18. 18.Nd4 Bxd4
19. 19.Bxd4 a6
20. 20.Bxc6 Bxc6
21. 21.Re1 f5
22. 22.f3 Bb5
23. 23.b4 b6
24. 24.Rxe8+ Rxe8
25. 25.a4 Bc4
26. 26.a5 Re6
27. 27.axb6 cxb6
28. 28.Kf2 Kf7
29. 29.Re1 Rxe1
30. 30.Kxe1 a5
31. 31.bxa5 bxa5
32. 32.g3 a4
33. 33.Kd2 a3
34. 34.Kc2 h5
35. 35.h4 f4
36. 36.Be5 Ke6
37. 37.Bc7 gxh4
38. 38.Bxf4 h3
39. 39.g4 h4
40. 40.Bh2 Be2

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