Igor Bondarevsky vs Mikhail Botvinnik

Chigorin mem · 1947 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 36 moves

The Game

White Igor Bondarevsky
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Chigorin mem
Site Moscow
Date 1947.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D30)
Moves 36
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Final Position

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

8/pp6/2p1p2k/2Pp1p2/3P1P2/6P1/PP4K1/8 w - - 3 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 c6
  4. 4.Nbd2 f5
  5. 5.Ne5 Nf6
  6. 6.g3 Nbd7
  7. 7.Nxd7 Bxd7
  8. 8.Bg2 Bd6
  9. 9.c5 Bc7
  10. 10.O-O O-O
  11. 11.Nf3 Be8
  12. 12.Bf4 Bxf4
  13. 13.gxf4 Bh5
  14. 14.Ne5 Nd7
  15. 15.Nxd7 Qxd7
  16. 16.Qd2 h6
  17. 17.Rac1 Kh7
  18. 18.Rc3 Rg8
  19. 19.Rg3 Raf8
  20. 20.Rc1 g5
  21. 21.e3 Rf6
  22. 22.fxg5 hxg5
  23. 23.f4 Rfg6
  24. 24.fxg5 Rxg5
  25. 25.Rxg5 Rxg5
  26. 26.Rf1 Qg7
  27. 27.Rf4 Bg4
  28. 28.Qf2 Qh6
  29. 29.Kh1 Kg7
  30. 30.Bf3 Bxf3+
  31. 31.Rxf3 Kf6
  32. 32.Rg3 Qh4
  33. 33.Qf4 Qxf4
  34. 34.exf4 Rxg3
  35. 35.hxg3 Kg6
  36. 36.Kg2 Kh6

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