Fedor Parfenovich Bohatirchuk vs Mikhail Botvinnik

URS-ch08 · 1933 · Sicilian, Dragon · 1-0 in 58 moves

The Game

White Fedor Parfenovich Bohatirchuk
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 1-0
Event URS-ch08
Site Leningrad
Date 1933.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Dragon (B73)
Moves 58
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5k2/PR6/1P6/7K/8/r7/8 b - - 0 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 Nc6
  6. 6.Be2 g6
  7. 7.Be3 Bg7
  8. 8.Qd2 Ng4
  9. 9.Bxg4 Bxg4
  10. 10.Nd5 O-O
  11. 11.c4 Bd7
  12. 12.O-O f5
  13. 13.exf5 Bxf5
  14. 14.Nxf5 Rxf5
  15. 15.Rad1 Qd7
  16. 16.Bh6 Bxh6
  17. 17.Qxh6 Raf8
  18. 18.Qd2 Ne5
  19. 19.Ne3 Rh5
  20. 20.f3 Qe6
  21. 21.b3 Qf6
  22. 22.f4 Nc6
  23. 23.Rde1 Qg7
  24. 24.Nd5 g5
  25. 25.Qe2 Qh6
  26. 26.fxg5 Rxg5
  27. 27.Nxe7+ Kh8
  28. 28.Rxf8+ Qxf8
  29. 29.Nxc6 bxc6
  30. 30.Qe7 Qxe7
  31. 31.Rxe7 Ra5
  32. 32.a4 d5
  33. 33.cxd5 cxd5
  34. 34.Rd7 a6
  35. 35.Ra7 d4
  36. 36.Rd7 Rc5
  37. 37.Rxd4 Rc1+
  38. 38.Kf2 Rc2+
  39. 39.Kf1 Rb2
  40. 40.Rd8+ Kg7
  41. 41.Rb8 a5
  42. 42.Rb5 Kg6
  43. 43.h4 h5
  44. 44.Kg1 Kh6
  45. 45.Kh2 Kg6
  46. 46.Kg3 Rb1
  47. 47.Kf2 Kh6
  48. 48.Ke3 Rg1
  49. 49.Rxa5 Rxg2
  50. 50.Rb5 Rg3+
  51. 51.Kf2 Rg4
  52. 52.Rb6+ Kg7
  53. 53.a5 Rxh4
  54. 54.a6 Rh2+
  55. 55.Kg3 Ra2
  56. 56.b4 h4+
  57. 57.Kxh4 Kf7
  58. 58.b5

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