Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Barenboim

URS-chT • Moscow • 1959

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Result

1/2-1/2

Draw

Moves

47

Opening

A21

English Opening: King's English Variation

Date

1959.??.??

Moves

1.c4 e5 2.g3 f5 3.Bg2 Nf6 4.Nc3 c6 5.d4 e4 6.Bg5 Bb4 7.Qb3 Qe7 8.e3 Bxc3+ 9.Qxc3 O-O 10.Ne2 Na6 11.h4 Nc7 12.Nf4 d6 13.Bf1 Nce8 14.c5 Be6 15.h5 Bf7 16.h6 g6 17.b4 Qd7 18.Be2 Nd5 19.Nxd5 Bxd5 20.a4 a6 21.Bf4 Kf7 22.Kd2 Kg8 23.b5 dxc5 24.Qxc5 cxb5 25.axb5 Rc8 26.Qb4 axb5 27.Bxb5 Qe6 28.Rhc1 Nf6 29.Bd6 Rxc1 30.Rxc1 Rc8 31.Rxc8+ Qxc8 32.Be5 Kf7 33.Bxf6 Kxf6 34.Qd6+ Qe6 35.Qd8+ Kf7 36.Be8+ Qxe8 37.Qxd5+ Kf6 38.Qxb7 Kg5 39.Qxh7 Qb5 40.Qe7+ Kxh6 41.Kc3 Qd3+ 42.Kb4 Qd2+ 43.Kc5 Qxf2 44.Qh4+ Kg7 45.Qg5 Qd2 46.Kc6 Qb4 47.d5 Kf7