Ossip Bernstein vs Mikhail Botvinnik

The Game

White	Ossip Bernstein
Black	Mikhail Botvinnik
Result	0-1
Event	Groningen
Site	Groningen
Round	9
Date	1946.00.00
Opening	Sicilian, Dragon (B73)
Moves	43

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/2R4p/2bp2p1/8/P7/8/2r2K1P/8 w - - 4 44

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 c5
2. 2.Nf3 d6
3. 3.d4 cxd4
4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5. 5.Nc3 g6
6. 6.Be2 Bg7
7. 7.Be3 Nc6
8. 8.O-O O-O
9. 9.Qd2 Ng4
10. 10.Bxg4 Bxg4
11. 11.f3 Be6
12. 12.Nxc6 bxc6
13. 13.Bd4 f6
14. 14.b3 Qa5
15. 15.Nb1 Qxd2
16. 16.Nxd2 Bh6
17. 17.Rad1 c5
18. 18.Bf2 a5
19. 19.a4 Rfc8
20. 20.Rfe1 c4
21. 21.Be3 Bg7
22. 22.bxc4 Bxc4
23. 23.Nb3 Bf7
24. 24.Re2 Rc4
25. 25.Rd4 Rc3
26. 26.Rdd2 Rc4
27. 27.Rd4 f5
28. 28.Rxc4 Bxc4
29. 29.Re1 fxe4
30. 30.Bd2 exf3
31. 31.Rxe7 fxg2
32. 32.Nxa5 Bd5
33. 33.c4 Bf3
34. 34.Kf2 Rf8
35. 35.Be3 Bc3
36. 36.Ra7 Bc6+
37. 37.Kg3 Bxa5
38. 38.Rxa5 Rf3+
39. 39.Kxg2 Rxe3+
40. 40.Kg1 Rc3
41. 41.Ra7 Rxc4
42. 42.Rc7 Rc1+
43. 43.Kf2 Rc2+

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