Chris Walsh vs Mikhail Botvinnik

Munich olm prel · 1958 · Sicilian Defense · 0-1 in 36 moves

The Game

White Chris Walsh
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 0-1
Event Munich olm prel
Site Munich
Round 6
Date 1958.00.00
Opening Sicilian Defense (B27)
Moves 36
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

R7/2krb2p/1p4b1/3Pp1p1/2P5/8/1p3PPP/R5K1 w - - 0 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 g6
  3. 3.d4 Bg7
  4. 4.c3 cxd4
  5. 5.cxd4 d5
  6. 6.exd5 Nf6
  7. 7.Bb5+ Nbd7
  8. 8.Nc3 O-O
  9. 9.Bxd7 Qxd7
  10. 10.Qb3 Rd8
  11. 11.O-O Nxd5
  12. 12.Re1 Nxc3
  13. 13.bxc3 e6
  14. 14.Ne5 Qd5
  15. 15.Ba3 Qxb3
  16. 16.axb3 f6
  17. 17.Nc4 Bd7
  18. 18.Nd6 b6
  19. 19.Ne4 Rdc8
  20. 20.c4 a5
  21. 21.Be7 Kf7
  22. 22.Bxf6 Bxf6
  23. 23.Nd6+ Ke7
  24. 24.Nxc8+ Rxc8
  25. 25.Red1 Be8
  26. 26.Ra2 Rd8
  27. 27.Rad2 g5
  28. 28.d5 e5
  29. 29.b4 axb4
  30. 30.Ra2 Kd6
  31. 31.Ra7 Rd7
  32. 32.Ra8 Bg6
  33. 33.Rb8 Kc7
  34. 34.Rf8 Be7
  35. 35.Ra8 b3
  36. 36.Rda1 b2

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