Isaak Boleslavsky vs Mikhail Botvinnik

Leningrad/Moscow · 1941 · Ruy Lopez, Open · 1/2-1/2 in 18 moves

The Game

White Isaak Boleslavsky
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Leningrad/Moscow
Site Leningrad
Round 4
Date 1941.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez, Open (C82)
Moves 18
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Final Position

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

r4rk1/2p2ppp/8/pp3b2/8/1PP1B3/1P3PPP/R4RK1 w - - 0 19

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Nxe4
  6. 6.d4 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 d5
  8. 8.dxe5 Be6
  9. 9.c3 Bc5
  10. 10.Nbd2 O-O
  11. 11.Qe2 Bf5
  12. 12.Nxe4 dxe4
  13. 13.Ng5 Nxe5
  14. 14.Nxe4 Qd3
  15. 15.Qxd3 Nxd3
  16. 16.Nxc5 Nxc5
  17. 17.Be3 Nxb3
  18. 18.axb3 a5

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