Mikhail Botvinnik vs Isaak Boleslavsky

Leningrad/Moscow · 1941 · French, Tarrasch · 1-0 in 65 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black Isaak Boleslavsky
Result 1-0
Event Leningrad/Moscow
Site Leningrad
Round 3
Date 1941.00.00
Opening French, Tarrasch (C09)
Moves 65
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/3k1KP1/8/8/4R3/8/7r/8 b - - 12 65

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nd2 c5
  4. 4.exd5 exd5
  5. 5.Bb5+ Nc6
  6. 6.Ngf3 Bd6
  7. 7.O-O Ne7
  8. 8.dxc5 Bxc5
  9. 9.Nb3 Bb6
  10. 10.Be3 Bxe3
  11. 11.Bxc6+ bxc6
  12. 12.fxe3 O-O
  13. 13.Qd2 Qb6
  14. 14.Qc3 Rb8
  15. 15.Rab1 Re8
  16. 16.Rfe1 Ng6
  17. 17.Nc5 Bg4
  18. 18.Nd4 Ne5
  19. 19.b4 Rbd8
  20. 20.e4 dxe4
  21. 21.Rxe4 a5
  22. 22.a3 axb4
  23. 23.axb4 f6
  24. 24.Rbe1 Kh8
  25. 25.Kh1 Bd7
  26. 26.Nxd7 Rxd7
  27. 27.Qxc6 Qd8
  28. 28.Nf3 Rc7
  29. 29.Nxe5 fxe5
  30. 30.Qxe8+ Qxe8
  31. 31.Rxe5 Qg8
  32. 32.Re8 Rxc2
  33. 33.Rxg8+ Kxg8
  34. 34.Rb1 Kf7
  35. 35.b5 Ke6
  36. 36.b6 Rc8
  37. 37.h3 Rb8
  38. 38.Kh2 Kd5
  39. 39.Kg3 Kc6
  40. 40.Kg4 Kb7
  41. 41.Re1 Rg8
  42. 42.Re6 Ka6
  43. 43.Kg5 Kb7
  44. 44.h4 Ka6
  45. 45.h5 Kb7
  46. 46.g4 Ka6
  47. 47.Kh4 Kb7
  48. 48.h6 gxh6
  49. 49.Rxh6 Rg7
  50. 50.Kh5 Ka6
  51. 51.Rc6 Re7
  52. 52.Rc7 Re5+
  53. 53.g5 Kxb6
  54. 54.Rxh7 Kc6
  55. 55.Kh6 Kd6
  56. 56.g6 Re1
  57. 57.Rf7 Ke6
  58. 58.Rf2 Ra1
  59. 59.g7 Rh1+
  60. 60.Kg6 Rg1+
  61. 61.Kh7 Rh1+
  62. 62.Kg8 Ke7
  63. 63.Re2+ Kd7
  64. 64.Re4 Rh2
  65. 65.Kf7

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