Isaak Boleslavsky vs Mikhail Botvinnik

Leningrad/Moscow · 1941 · French, Winawer · 1/2-1/2 in 23 moves

The Game

White Isaak Boleslavsky
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Leningrad/Moscow
Site Leningrad
Round 2
Date 1941.00.00
Opening French, Winawer (C15)
Moves 23
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Final Position

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

2r1rnk1/p2q2pp/4p3/1pPb1pB1/3P3Q/P7/5PPP/2RR1BK1 w - - 3 24

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.Bd3 dxe4
  5. 5.Bxe4 Nf6
  6. 6.Bd3 c5
  7. 7.a3 Bxc3+
  8. 8.bxc3 Nbd7
  9. 9.Nf3 b6
  10. 10.O-O Bb7
  11. 11.Qe2 O-O
  12. 12.Bg5 Qc7
  13. 13.Ne5 cxd4
  14. 14.Nxd7 Nxd7
  15. 15.cxd4 Rfe8
  16. 16.Qg4 f5
  17. 17.Qh4 Nf8
  18. 18.Rfe1 Rac8
  19. 19.c4 Qd7
  20. 20.Red1 Ba6
  21. 21.Rac1 b5
  22. 22.c5 Bb7
  23. 23.Bf1 Bd5

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