Igor Bondarevsky vs Mikhail Botvinnik

Leningrad/Moscow · 1941 · French, Advance · 0-1 in 29 moves

The Game

White Igor Bondarevsky
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 0-1
Event Leningrad/Moscow
Site Leningrad
Round 2
Date 1941.00.00
Opening French, Advance (C02)
Moves 29
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6r1/pp2k2r/8/3pPb2/7N/PN2b1P1/1P1R3K/2q2R2 w - - 0 30

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.e5 c5
  4. 4.Nf3 Nc6
  5. 5.Bd3 cxd4
  6. 6.O-O Bc5
  7. 7.a3 Nge7
  8. 8.Nbd2 Ng6
  9. 9.Nb3 Bb6
  10. 10.Re1 Bd7
  11. 11.g3 f6
  12. 12.Bxg6+ hxg6
  13. 13.Qd3 Kf7
  14. 14.h4 Qg8
  15. 15.Bd2 Qh7
  16. 16.Bb4 g5
  17. 17.Qxh7 Rxh7
  18. 18.exf6 gxf6
  19. 19.hxg5 e5
  20. 20.gxf6 Kxf6
  21. 21.Bd6 Re8
  22. 22.Nh4 Rg8
  23. 23.Kh2 Bf5
  24. 24.Re2 d3
  25. 25.Rd2 dxc2
  26. 26.f4 Be3
  27. 27.Bxe5+ Nxe5
  28. 28.fxe5+ Ke7
  29. 29.Rf1 c1=Q

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