Isaak Boleslavsky vs Mikhail Botvinnik

Sverdlovsk · 1943 · Ruy Lopez, Open · 1/2-1/2 in 89 moves

The Game

White Isaak Boleslavsky
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Sverdlovsk
Site Sverdlovsk
Round 11
Date 1943.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez, Open (C82)
Moves 89
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/4k1P1/7K/1R6/rp6/8 w - - 0 90

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.Bc2 f5
  12. 12.Nb3 Bb6
  13. 13.Nbd4 Nxd4
  14. 14.Nxd4 Bxd4
  15. 15.cxd4 f4
  16. 16.f3 Ng3
  17. 17.hxg3 fxg3
  18. 18.Qd3 Bf5
  19. 19.Qxf5 Rxf5
  20. 20.Bxf5 Qh4
  21. 21.Bh3 Qxd4+
  22. 22.Kh1 Qxe5
  23. 23.Bd2 c5
  24. 24.Rae1 Qxb2
  25. 25.Bf4 d4
  26. 26.Bxg3 d3
  27. 27.Be5 Qxa2
  28. 28.Bd6 Qb2
  29. 29.Be6+ Kh8
  30. 30.Be5 Qd2
  31. 31.f4 c4
  32. 32.f5 Rf8
  33. 33.Re4 c3
  34. 34.Ref4 Rf6
  35. 35.R4f2 Qh6+
  36. 36.Kg1 b4
  37. 37.Rf3 d2
  38. 38.Bb3 Qh4
  39. 39.Rd3 Rf8
  40. 40.Rg3 Qe7
  41. 41.Bd4 Rf6
  42. 42.Re3 Qd7
  43. 43.Rf4 a5
  44. 44.Rfe4 Rf8
  45. 45.f6 gxf6
  46. 46.Rg3 h6
  47. 47.Rh4 Kh7
  48. 48.Kh2 f5
  49. 49.Be3 Qc6
  50. 50.Bf4 Rd8
  51. 51.Be5 Qb7
  52. 52.Be6 Rf8
  53. 53.Bf4 Qg7
  54. 54.Rxg7+ Kxg7
  55. 55.Bb3 Rd8
  56. 56.Be5+ Kg6
  57. 57.Rd4 Re8
  58. 58.Bf4 Re1
  59. 59.Rd6+ Kg7
  60. 60.Bxh6+ Kh7
  61. 61.Bg5 Rb1
  62. 62.Bc2 Rc1
  63. 63.Bxf5+ Kg7
  64. 64.Rd7+ Kf8
  65. 65.Bxd2 cxd2
  66. 66.Rxd2 b3
  67. 67.Rd8+ Ke7
  68. 68.Ra8 Ra1
  69. 69.g4 Kf6
  70. 70.Rb8 a4
  71. 71.Rb4 Kg5
  72. 72.Kg2 Kf6
  73. 73.Rb6+ Ke5
  74. 74.Rb5+ Kf6
  75. 75.Rb6+ Ke5
  76. 76.Rb4 Kf6
  77. 77.Kh2 Kg5
  78. 78.Rb5 Rc1
  79. 79.Bd7+ Kf4
  80. 80.Be6 Rc2+
  81. 81.Kh3 b2
  82. 82.Ba2 a3
  83. 83.Rf5+ Ke3
  84. 84.Ra5 Rc3
  85. 85.Kh4 Kf4
  86. 86.Ra4+ Ke5
  87. 87.g5 Rc1
  88. 88.Rxa3 Ra1
  89. 89.Rb3 Rxa2

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