Igor Bondarevsky vs Mikhail Botvinnik

Leningrad/Moscow · 1941 · Queen's Pawn Game · 0-1 in 28 moves

The Game

White Igor Bondarevsky
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 0-1
Event Leningrad/Moscow
Site Leningrad
Round 4
Date 1941.00.00
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (D02)
Moves 28
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/pp1q1ppp/2p5/3n4/Q2P4/PP5r/3NnBPK/5R2 w - - 0 29

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.Nf3 c6
  3. 3.e3 Bg4
  4. 4.c4 e6
  5. 5.Nc3 Nd7
  6. 6.Bd3 Ngf6
  7. 7.O-O Be7
  8. 8.b3 O-O
  9. 9.Bb2 e5
  10. 10.Be2 e4
  11. 11.Nd2 Bxe2
  12. 12.Qxe2 Bb4
  13. 13.a3 Bxc3
  14. 14.Bxc3 Re8
  15. 15.f3 Nf8
  16. 16.Rf2 Qd7
  17. 17.Raf1 exf3
  18. 18.Rxf3 Re6
  19. 19.Qd3 Rae8
  20. 20.Nb1 Ng6
  21. 21.Be1 dxc4
  22. 22.Qxc4 Rxe3
  23. 23.Rxe3 Rxe3
  24. 24.Bf2 Nd5
  25. 25.Nd2 Ngf4
  26. 26.h3 Rc3
  27. 27.Qa4 Ne2+
  28. 28.Kh2 Rxh3+

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