Sylvain Zinser vs Mikhail Botvinnik

Monte Carlo · 1968 · King's Indian, Classical · 0-1 in 40 moves

The Game

White Sylvain Zinser
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 0-1
Event Monte Carlo
Site Monte Carlo
Round 9
Date 1968.00.00
Opening King's Indian, Classical (E91)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/p2p2pk/2pP1p1p/2P2P1P/1P4P1/PqpQK3/8 w - - 4 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 g6
  2. 2.c4 Bg7
  3. 3.Nc3 d6
  4. 4.d4 Nf6
  5. 5.e4 O-O
  6. 6.Be2 c6
  7. 7.O-O a6
  8. 8.Rb1 Bg4
  9. 9.h3 Bxf3
  10. 10.Bxf3 Nbd7
  11. 11.Be3 Qc7
  12. 12.Be2 b5
  13. 13.Qc2 b4
  14. 14.Na4 c5
  15. 15.d5 e6
  16. 16.Bd3 Rae8
  17. 17.Rbe1 Re7
  18. 18.Re2 Rfe8
  19. 19.Rfe1 Ne5
  20. 20.b3 exd5
  21. 21.exd5 Nxd3
  22. 22.Qxd3 Ne4
  23. 23.g3 f5
  24. 24.Kg2 Qd7
  25. 25.f3 Nc3
  26. 26.Nxc3 bxc3
  27. 27.Bg5 Rxe2+
  28. 28.Rxe2 h6
  29. 29.Bc1 Kh7
  30. 30.Qd1 Qf7
  31. 31.Qe1 Rxe2+
  32. 32.Qxe2 Qf6
  33. 33.Kf2 h5
  34. 34.h4 Bh6
  35. 35.Bxh6 Kxh6
  36. 36.f4 Qd4+
  37. 37.Kf1 Qe4
  38. 38.Kf2 c2
  39. 39.Qd2 Qd4+
  40. 40.Ke2 Qb2

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