Daniel Abraham Yanofsky vs Mikhail Botvinnik

Tel Aviv olm fin-A · 1964 · Pirc Defense · 0-1 in 41 moves

The Game

White Daniel Abraham Yanofsky
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 0-1
Event Tel Aviv olm fin-A
Site Tel Aviv
Round 2
Date 1964.00.00
Opening Pirc Defense (B09)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/1R5p/4k1p1/4p3/p1P5/8/7P/r6K w - - 1 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 d6
  2. 2.d4 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 g6
  4. 4.f4 Bg7
  5. 5.Nf3 O-O
  6. 6.Bd3 Nc6
  7. 7.d5 Nb4
  8. 8.O-O c6
  9. 9.a3 Nxd3
  10. 10.Qxd3 cxd5
  11. 11.Nxd5 Nxd5
  12. 12.Qxd5 Qb6+
  13. 13.Kh1 Bd7
  14. 14.Re1 Rac8
  15. 15.c3 a5
  16. 16.Qd3 Bb5
  17. 17.Qc2 a4
  18. 18.Be3 Qa6
  19. 19.Bd4 Bh6
  20. 20.Qf2 Bxf4
  21. 21.e5 f6
  22. 22.exf6 e5
  23. 23.Qh4 Rf7
  24. 24.Be3 Bxe3
  25. 25.Rxe3 Rc4
  26. 26.Qh6 Rxf6
  27. 27.Ng5 Rc7
  28. 28.Rf3 Rxf3
  29. 29.Nxf3 Bc6
  30. 30.Qh3 Rf7
  31. 31.Rg1 Bxf3
  32. 32.gxf3 Qd3
  33. 33.Qg4 Qxf3+
  34. 34.Qxf3 Rxf3
  35. 35.Rd1 Rf2
  36. 36.Rxd6 Rxb2
  37. 37.c4 Rb3
  38. 38.Rd5 Rxa3
  39. 39.Rd8+ Kf7
  40. 40.Rd7+ Ke6
  41. 41.Rxb7 Ra1+

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