Mikhail Botvinnik vs Vladimir Alatortsev

URS-ch13 · 1944 · Slav Defense · 1-0 in 72 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black Vladimir Alatortsev
Result 1-0
Event URS-ch13
Site Moscow
Date 1944.00.00
Opening Slav Defense (D18)
Moves 72
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1p2R2P/p7/P1k1Bp2/4b3/7r/1P1K4/8 b - - 4 72

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.c4 c6
  4. 4.Nc3 dxc4
  5. 5.a4 Bf5
  6. 6.e3 e6
  7. 7.Bxc4 Bb4
  8. 8.O-O Nbd7
  9. 9.Qe2 Bg6
  10. 10.Ne5 Nxe5
  11. 11.dxe5 Nd7
  12. 12.f4 Nb6
  13. 13.Rd1 Qh4
  14. 14.Bb3 Bh5
  15. 15.Qe1 Qxe1+
  16. 16.Rxe1 Nd5
  17. 17.Bxd5 cxd5
  18. 18.Bd2 O-O
  19. 19.Ne4 Be7
  20. 20.Nd6 Bxd6
  21. 21.exd6 Rfd8
  22. 22.Bb4 Rac8
  23. 23.Rac1 f6
  24. 24.a5 Be8
  25. 25.Kf2 Bb5
  26. 26.Bc5 a6
  27. 27.Red1 Kf7
  28. 28.g4 Ba4
  29. 29.Rd4 Bb5
  30. 30.Rc3 Bc6
  31. 31.Rd1 Ba4
  32. 32.Rd2 Bb5
  33. 33.Kg3 Bc6
  34. 34.e4 dxe4
  35. 35.Bb6 Rd7
  36. 36.h4 h5
  37. 37.g5 Re8
  38. 38.Bc7 Kg6
  39. 39.Rf2 Kf5
  40. 40.Rc5+ Bd5
  41. 41.Rf1 Rf8
  42. 42.Rc3 Rff7
  43. 43.Rf2 e5
  44. 44.fxe5+ Kxe5
  45. 45.g6 Rf8
  46. 46.Rd2 e3
  47. 47.Rxe3+ Be4
  48. 48.Bb6 f5
  49. 49.Bd4+ Ke6
  50. 50.Kf4 Rxd6
  51. 51.Bxg7 Rxd2
  52. 52.Bxf8 Kf6
  53. 53.Rg3 Bd5
  54. 54.Bc5 Rd1
  55. 55.Rg5 Rf1+
  56. 56.Ke3 Rf3+
  57. 57.Kd4 Bg8
  58. 58.Bd6 Ke6
  59. 59.Bb8 Rb3
  60. 60.Rxh5 Rb4+
  61. 61.Ke3 Rg4
  62. 62.Rh8 Rxg6
  63. 63.h5 Rg4
  64. 64.Bf4 Bf7
  65. 65.Rh6+ Kd5
  66. 66.Rd6+ Kc5
  67. 67.h6 Rh4
  68. 68.Rd7 Rh3+
  69. 69.Kd2 Bd5
  70. 70.h7 Bc6
  71. 71.Re7 Be4
  72. 72.Be5

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