Botvinnik, Mikhail
Spassky, Boris V
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Complete classical game Spassky, Boris V – Botvinnik, Mikhail URS-chT · 1959 · B63
Move 0 · ply 0 of 119
1. e4 c5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. d4 cxd4
4. Nxd4 Nf6
5. Nc3 d6
6. Bg5 e6
7. Qd2 h6
8. Bxf6 gxf6
9. O-O-O a6
10. f4 h5
11. Nf3 Bd7
12. Kb1 Qc7
13. g3 O-O-O
14. Bh3 Kb8
15. Ne2 Bc8
16. c4 Be7
17. Rc1 Qb6
18. Nc3 Qa5
19. Qe2 h4
20. g4 Bf8
21. Rhg1 Bh6
22. g5 fxg5
23. Nxg5 Qc7
24. Rg4 Bg7
25. Nf3 Bf6
26. Rgg1 Nd4
27. Nxd4 Bxd4
28. Rgd1 Ba7
29. f5 Qc5
30. fxe6 fxe6
31. e5 Qxe5
32. Qxe5 dxe5
33. Re1 Rd3
34. Bg4 Re3
35. h3 Rxe1
36. Rxe1 Bd4
37. Kc2 Rf8
38. Ne4 Kc7
39. b4 Bd7
40. Kd3 Be8
41. Ng5 Bg6+
42. Kd2 Rf2+
43. Re2 Rxe2+
44. Kxe2 Bc3
45. Nxe6+ Kd6
46. a3 Bb2
47. Nc5 Kc7
48. Ne6+ Kb8
49. a4 Ba3
50. Nf8 Bc2
51. Nd7+ Kc7
52. Nxe5 Bxb4
53. Nf3 Be7
54. a5 Bf6
55. Ke3 Bb3
56. Kd3 Ba4
57. Nd4 Be7
58. Kc3 Be8
59. Bf5 Bd7
60. Bxd7
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