Fedor Parfenovich Bohatirchuk vs Mikhail Botvinnik

URS-ch05 · 1927 · French, Winawer · 1-0 in 40 moves

The Game

White Fedor Parfenovich Bohatirchuk
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 1-0
Event URS-ch05
Site Moscow
Round 13
Date 1927.00.00
Opening French, Winawer (C17)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3R4/7p/4k1p1/P7/4Bp2/1P6/2P1r2P/1K6 b - - 0 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.e5 c5
  5. 5.Qg4 Kf8
  6. 6.Nf3 cxd4
  7. 7.Nxd4 Qa5
  8. 8.Bd2 Nc6
  9. 9.a3 f5
  10. 10.Qf4 Nxd4
  11. 11.Qxd4 Bc5
  12. 12.Qf4 Qd8
  13. 13.Na4 Be7
  14. 14.g4 Nh6
  15. 15.Rg1 Nf7
  16. 16.gxf5 exf5
  17. 17.Qd4 Be6
  18. 18.Nc5 Qb6
  19. 19.Nxe6+ Qxe6
  20. 20.O-O-O Qxe5
  21. 21.Qxe5 Nxe5
  22. 22.Bc3 d4
  23. 23.Bxd4 Bf6
  24. 24.Bg2 g6
  25. 25.Bxb7 Rb8
  26. 26.Bh1 Kg7
  27. 27.Bxa7 Rbc8
  28. 28.b3 Rhe8
  29. 29.Bd4 Re7
  30. 30.Kb1 Ng4
  31. 31.Bxf6+ Kxf6
  32. 32.Rd2 Rce8
  33. 33.Bc6 Re2
  34. 34.Rxe2 Rxe2
  35. 35.a4 Ke5
  36. 36.Rd1 Nxf2
  37. 37.Rd5+ Ke6
  38. 38.Rd8 Ne4
  39. 39.a5 f4
  40. 40.Bxe4

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