Mikhail Botvinnik vs Vladimir Alatortsev

Leningrad · 1934 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 20 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black Vladimir Alatortsev
Result 1-0
Event Leningrad
Site Leningrad
Date 1934.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D61)
Moves 20
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r2q1r1k/1p2bpp1/p1p5/3pBn1n/3P3N/2N1P2P/PP2QP2/2K3RR b - - 1 20

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 e6
  2. 2.c4 d5
  3. 3.Nf3 Be7
  4. 4.Nc3 Nf6
  5. 5.Bg5 O-O
  6. 6.e3 a6
  7. 7.cxd5 exd5
  8. 8.Bd3 c6
  9. 9.Qc2 Nbd7
  10. 10.g4 Nxg4
  11. 11.Bxh7+ Kh8
  12. 12.Bf4 Ndf6
  13. 13.Bd3 Nh5
  14. 14.h3 Ngf6
  15. 15.Be5 Ng8
  16. 16.O-O-O Nh6
  17. 17.Rdg1 Be6
  18. 18.Qe2 Bf5
  19. 19.Bxf5 Nxf5
  20. 20.Nh4

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