Sergey Vesevolodovi Belavenets vs Mikhail Botvinnik

URS-ch11 · 1939 · French, Winawer · 1/2-1/2 in 80 moves

The Game

White Sergey Vesevolodovi Belavenets
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event URS-ch11
Site Leningrad
Round 6
Date 1939.00.00
Opening French, Winawer (C19)
Moves 80
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Final Position

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

8/6K1/r7/6p1/4k3/8/8/6R1 b - - 7 80

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.e5 c5
  5. 5.a3 Bxc3+
  6. 6.bxc3 Ne7
  7. 7.Nf3 Nbc6
  8. 8.Bd3 Qc7
  9. 9.O-O Bd7
  10. 10.a4 b6
  11. 11.Qd2 h6
  12. 12.Qf4 c4
  13. 13.Be2 O-O
  14. 14.Ba3 f6
  15. 15.Bd6 Qd8
  16. 16.exf6 Rxf6
  17. 17.Qd2 Be8
  18. 18.Bg3 Nf5
  19. 19.Be5 Rf8
  20. 20.h3 Nd6
  21. 21.Bh2 Bg6
  22. 22.Ne5 Nxe5
  23. 23.Bxe5 Ne4
  24. 24.Qe3 Qg5
  25. 25.f4 Qe7
  26. 26.Bf3 Nd6
  27. 27.Qd2 Qd7
  28. 28.Rfe1 Nf7
  29. 29.Kh2 Rae8
  30. 30.Re2 Re7
  31. 31.Ree1 Nd8
  32. 32.g3 Nc6
  33. 33.h4 Rff7
  34. 34.Qg2 Re8
  35. 35.Kg1 Qd8
  36. 36.Re2 Qd7
  37. 37.Bg4 Be4
  38. 38.Bf3 Bxf3
  39. 39.Qxf3 Rf5
  40. 40.Kg2 Ref8
  41. 41.Ree1 h5
  42. 42.Kh3 Kh7
  43. 43.Qg2 Rh8
  44. 44.Re2 Kg8
  45. 45.Qf3 Rh6
  46. 46.Rg2 Rg6
  47. 47.g4 hxg4+
  48. 48.Rxg4 Rxg4
  49. 49.Qxg4 Nxe5
  50. 50.dxe5 d4
  51. 51.cxd4 Qxd4
  52. 52.Rd1 Qxf4
  53. 53.Rd8+ Kh7
  54. 54.Qxf4 Rxf4
  55. 55.Rd7 Rf3+
  56. 56.Kg4 Rf5
  57. 57.Rxa7 Rxe5
  58. 58.Rb7 Re4+
  59. 59.Kg5 c3
  60. 60.Rxb6 Re2
  61. 61.a5 Rxc2
  62. 62.a6 Rc1
  63. 63.a7 c2
  64. 64.Rc6 Ra1
  65. 65.Rxc2 Rxa7
  66. 66.Re2 Ra5+
  67. 67.Kg4 e5
  68. 68.Kf5 Kh6
  69. 69.Rxe5 Ra4
  70. 70.Re6+ Kh5
  71. 71.Re8 g6+
  72. 72.Kf6 Ra6+
  73. 73.Kg7 Ra7+
  74. 74.Kf6 Ra6+
  75. 75.Kg7 Kxh4
  76. 76.Re1 g5
  77. 77.Rh1+ Kg3
  78. 78.Rg1+ Kf4
  79. 79.Rf1+ Ke4
  80. 80.Rg1

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