Mikhail Botvinnik vs Vladimir Alatortsev

The Game

White	Mikhail Botvinnik
Black	Vladimir Alatortsev
Result	1-0
Event	Leningrad-ch
Site	Leningrad
Date	1932.00.00
Opening	Queen's Gambit Accepted (D26)
Moves	46

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/6p1/p1p1k3/2P3K1/1P6/P5P1/8/8 b - - 2 46

All The Moves

1. 1.Nf3 d5
2. 2.d4 Nf6
3. 3.c4 c6
4. 4.e3 e6
5. 5.Bd3 dxc4
6. 6.Bxc4 c5
7. 7.O-O Nc6
8. 8.Qe2 cxd4
9. 9.Rd1 Be7
10. 10.exd4 O-O
11. 11.Nc3 Nb4
12. 12.Ne5 Nbd5
13. 13.Bg5 h6
14. 14.Bh4 Bd7
15. 15.Nxd5 Nxd5
16. 16.Bxe7 Qxe7
17. 17.Ng6 fxg6
18. 18.Bxd5 Rae8
19. 19.Re1 Qb4
20. 20.Bb3 Rf6
21. 21.Rad1 Ref8
22. 22.f3 Kh7
23. 23.Qd2 Qb6
24. 24.Re5 Rf4
25. 25.Qe3 R8f6
26. 26.Qc3 Bc6
27. 27.Qc5 Qxc5
28. 28.dxc5 R4f5
29. 29.Rde1 Rxe5
30. 30.Rxe5 Rf5
31. 31.Rxf5 exf5
32. 32.Kf2 g5
33. 33.Ke3 Kg6
34. 34.Kd4 Kf6
35. 35.Bd5 h5
36. 36.h3 g4
37. 37.hxg4 fxg4
38. 38.fxg4 hxg4
39. 39.g3 Kf5
40. 40.b4 Kf6
41. 41.Ke4 Ke7
42. 42.Bxc6 bxc6
43. 43.Kf5 a6
44. 44.a3 Kf7
45. 45.Kxg4 Ke6
46. 46.Kg5

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