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Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Keres, Paul

World Championship 18th • NLD/URS • 1948

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World Championship 18th

Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Keres, Paul
NLD/URS • 1948
1-0
Start
White King
Black King
End
1.d4d52.Nf3Bf53.c4e64.cxd5exd55.Qb3Nc66.Bg5Be77.Bxe7Ngxe78.e3Qd69.Nbd2O-O10.Rc1a511.a3Rfc812.Bd3a413.Qc2Bxd314.Qxd3Nd815.O-ONe616.Rc3b517.Qc2Rcb818.Ne1Nc819.Rc6Qe720.Nd3Nb621.Nb4Rd822.Qf5Rd623.Rfc1Rxc624.Rxc6Rd825.Rxb6cxb626.Nc6Qc727.Nxd8Qxd828.Qc2Qc729.Qxc7Nxc730.Nb1Kf831.Kf1Ke732.Ke2Kd633.Kd3Kc634.Nc3Ne835.Na2f636.f3Nc737.Nb4+Kd638.e4dxe4+39.fxe4Ne640.Ke3Nc741.Kd3Ne642.Nd5Kc643.h4Nd844.Nf4Kd645.Nh5Ne646.Ke3Ke747.d5Nc548.Nxg7Kd649.Ne6Nd750.Kd4Ne551.Ng7Nc452.Nf5+Kc753.Kc3Kd754.g4Ne555.g5fxg556.hxg5Nf357.Kb4Nxg558.e5h559.e6+Kd860.Kxb51-0

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Result

1-0

White wins

Moves

60

Opening

D06

Queen's Gambit

Date

1948.??.??

Moves

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