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Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Taimanov, Mark E

URS-ch20 playoff-1pl • Moscow • 1952

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URS-ch20 playoff-1pl

Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Taimanov, Mark E
Moscow • 1952
1-0
Start
White King
Black King
End
1.d4Nf62.c4e63.Nc3Bb44.e3Nc65.Ne2d56.a3Be77.cxd5exd58.Nf4O-O9.Be2Bf510.g4Be611.Nxe6fxe612.O-OQd713.f4Nd814.Bd3Nf715.b4a516.b5Nd617.Qf3a418.Ra2c619.bxc6Qxc620.Rc2Qd721.g5Nfe822.Bxh7+Kxh723.Qh3+Kg824.Nxd5Bd825.g6Nf626.Nxf6+gxf627.g7Re828.Qh8+Kf729.Qh5+Kg830.Rg2Nf731.Rf3Ra532.Qh4e533.Rh3Qxh334.Qxh3exf435.exf4Bb636.Bb2Rb537.Kf1Ba538.Rc2Rb339.Qd7Rbe340.Qxa4Re1+41.Kf2Bc742.Qxe8+1-0

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Result

1-0

White wins

Moves

42

Opening

E40

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System

Date

1952.??.??

Moves

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