Suren Abramian vs Mikhail Botvinnik

URS-ch sf · 1938 · French, Tarrasch · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Suren Abramian
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event URS-ch sf
Site Leningrad
Date 1938.00.00
Opening French, Tarrasch (C05)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/4b1p1/b1n1ppk1/3pP2p/1p1P1P1P/pP3KP1/P1NB4/4N3 w - - 15 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nd2 Nf6
  4. 4.e5 Nfd7
  5. 5.Bd3 b6
  6. 6.Qe2 c5
  7. 7.c3 cxd4
  8. 8.cxd4 Nc6
  9. 9.Ngf3 Nb4
  10. 10.O-O Nxd3
  11. 11.Qxd3 Be7
  12. 12.Re1 a5
  13. 13.Nf1 Ba6
  14. 14.Qe3 Rc8
  15. 15.Qf4 Bd3
  16. 16.Bd2 O-O
  17. 17.Rac1 Rxc1
  18. 18.Rxc1 Qb8
  19. 19.Qe3 Ba6
  20. 20.Ne1 Rc8
  21. 21.Rxc8+ Qxc8
  22. 22.Qc3 Qxc3
  23. 23.Bxc3 Nb8
  24. 24.Bd2 Nc6
  25. 25.Be3 b5
  26. 26.Nd2 b4
  27. 27.f4 a4
  28. 28.Kf2 f6
  29. 29.b3 a3
  30. 30.Ndf3 h6
  31. 31.h4 h5
  32. 32.Bd2 Kf7
  33. 33.Ke3 Kg6
  34. 34.g3 Kf5
  35. 35.Nc2 Bb5
  36. 36.Be1 Ba6
  37. 37.Bd2 Bf8
  38. 38.Nfe1 Be7
  39. 39.Kf3 Kg6
  40. 40.Ke3 Kf5
  41. 41.Kf3 Kg6

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