Igor Bondarevsky vs Mikhail Botvinnik

URS-ch12 · 1940 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1-0 in 38 moves

The Game

White Igor Bondarevsky
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 1-0
Event URS-ch12
Site Moscow
Date 1940.00.00
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E29)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/3Q2pp/5pk1/2p1p3/4P1B1/2P4P/5PPK/4q3 b - - 2 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.a3 Bxc3+
  5. 5.bxc3 c5
  6. 6.e3 O-O
  7. 7.Bd3 Nc6
  8. 8.Ne2 d6
  9. 9.e4 e5
  10. 10.d5 Na5
  11. 11.O-O a6
  12. 12.Ng3 b5
  13. 13.cxb5 c4
  14. 14.Bc2 axb5
  15. 15.a4 bxa4
  16. 16.Rxa4 Nd7
  17. 17.Be3 Nc5
  18. 18.Bxc5 dxc5
  19. 19.Qh5 f6
  20. 20.Rfa1 Bd7
  21. 21.R4a3 Qb6
  22. 22.Qd1 Ra7
  23. 23.Nf1 Rfa8
  24. 24.Ne3 Kf8
  25. 25.R1a2 Ra6
  26. 26.h3 Qd8
  27. 27.Nxc4 Bb5
  28. 28.Nxa5 Rxa5
  29. 29.Qa1 Rxa3
  30. 30.Rxa3 Rxa3
  31. 31.Qxa3 Qc7
  32. 32.Qa8+ Kf7
  33. 33.Bd1 Kg6
  34. 34.Bg4 Bd7
  35. 35.d6 Qxd6
  36. 36.Qd8 Qd2
  37. 37.Qxd7 Qe1+
  38. 38.Kh2

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