Lev Solomonovich Aronin vs Mikhail Botvinnik

URS-ch19 · 1951 · French, Tarrasch · 0-1 in 41 moves

The Game

White Lev Solomonovich Aronin
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 0-1
Event URS-ch19
Site Moscow
Date 1951.00.00
Opening French, Tarrasch (C03)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/p4k2/1p5p/2pK2b1/6P1/PP6/6N1 w - b6 0 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nd2 a6
  4. 4.e5 c5
  5. 5.c3 Nc6
  6. 6.Ndf3 Bd7
  7. 7.dxc5 Bxc5
  8. 8.Bd3 Nge7
  9. 9.Bf4 Bb6
  10. 10.Bg3 Bc7
  11. 11.Qe2 Qb8
  12. 12.Kf1 Nf5
  13. 13.Bf4 Nfe7
  14. 14.Bg3 h6
  15. 15.h4 f6
  16. 16.Re1 O-O
  17. 17.exf6 Rxf6
  18. 18.Bxc7 Qxc7
  19. 19.g4 Raf8
  20. 20.g5 R6f7
  21. 21.gxh6 gxh6
  22. 22.Rh2 Rg7
  23. 23.Ne5 Nxe5
  24. 24.Qxe5 Qxe5
  25. 25.Rxe5 Nc6
  26. 26.Re3 e5
  27. 27.Rg2 Rf4
  28. 28.Reg3 Rxg3
  29. 29.Rxg3+ Kf7
  30. 30.Bg6+ Kf6
  31. 31.h5 e4
  32. 32.Ke2 Ne5
  33. 33.Ke3 Rg4
  34. 34.Kd4 Rxg3
  35. 35.fxg3 Nxg6
  36. 36.hxg6 Bg4
  37. 37.c4 dxc4
  38. 38.Kxe4 Kxg6
  39. 39.Kf4 h5
  40. 40.Ke4 Kf6
  41. 41.Kd4 b5

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