Mikhail Botvinnik vs Vladimir Alatortsev

URS-ch14 · 1945 · Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 62 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black Vladimir Alatortsev
Result 1/2-1/2
Event URS-ch14
Site Moscow
Date 1945.00.00
Opening Slav Defense (D13)
Moves 62
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Final Position

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

2k5/5Q2/6p1/p1P2pPp/1p1P1P1P/5PK1/8/2q5 w - - 9 63

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 d5
  3. 3.c4 c6
  4. 4.cxd5 cxd5
  5. 5.Nc3 e6
  6. 6.Bf4 Bd6
  7. 7.e3 O-O
  8. 8.Bd3 a6
  9. 9.O-O b5
  10. 10.Ne5 Bb7
  11. 11.Rc1 h6
  12. 12.Bb1 Qe7
  13. 13.Qd3 Rc8
  14. 14.Ne2 Nbd7
  15. 15.Nxd7 Qxd7
  16. 16.Be5 Be7
  17. 17.f3 Rxc1
  18. 18.Nxc1 Kf8
  19. 19.Qd2 Qd8
  20. 20.Nd3 Nd7
  21. 21.Bg3 Rc8
  22. 22.Rc1 Rxc1+
  23. 23.Qxc1 Qc8
  24. 24.Qd2 Ke8
  25. 25.Kf2 Qc4
  26. 26.b4 Qc8
  27. 27.Nc5 Nxc5
  28. 28.bxc5 Bc6
  29. 29.Be5 f6
  30. 30.Bg3 Qd8
  31. 31.Ke1 a5
  32. 32.Qd3 f5
  33. 33.Kd1 Kf7
  34. 34.Be5 Bf6
  35. 35.Bf4 Bg5
  36. 36.g3 Bxf4
  37. 37.exf4 g6
  38. 38.Kd2 Qb8
  39. 39.Kc1 Kf8
  40. 40.Qe3 Qc7
  41. 41.g4 Kf7
  42. 42.h4 h5
  43. 43.a3 Qb8
  44. 44.Bc2 Be8
  45. 45.g5 Ke7
  46. 46.Bd3 Bc6
  47. 47.a4 b4
  48. 48.Bb5 Bxb5
  49. 49.axb5 Qxb5
  50. 50.Qe5 Qc4+
  51. 51.Kd2 Qc3+
  52. 52.Ke2 Qc2+
  53. 53.Ke3 Qc3+
  54. 54.Kf2 Qc2+
  55. 55.Kg3 Qc1
  56. 56.Qd6+ Ke8
  57. 57.Qxe6+ Kd8
  58. 58.Qxd5+ Kc7
  59. 59.Qd6+ Kc8
  60. 60.Qc6+ Kb8
  61. 61.Qe8+ Kc7
  62. 62.Qf7+ Kc8

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