Mikhail Botvinnik vs Isaak Boleslavsky

Leningrad/Moscow · 1941 · French, Tarrasch · 1-0 in 49 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black Isaak Boleslavsky
Result 1-0
Event Leningrad/Moscow
Site Leningrad
Round 1
Date 1941.00.00
Opening French, Tarrasch (C09)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1k6/8/3P1pp1/1PR3P1/8/4K3/5r2 b - - 1 49

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.dxc5 Bxc5
  8. 8.O-O Ne7
  9. 9.Nb3 Bb6
  10. 10.Be3 Bxe3
  11. 11.fxe3 O-O
  12. 12.Qd2 Qb6
  13. 13.a4 Bf5
  14. 14.Nfd4 Nxd4
  15. 15.exd4 Rac8
  16. 16.Nc5 a6
  17. 17.Rae1 Rc7
  18. 18.Bd3 Bxd3
  19. 19.Qxd3 Qd6
  20. 20.c3 a5
  21. 21.Qf3 Ng6
  22. 22.Re3 b6
  23. 23.Nd3 Rd7
  24. 24.Rfe1 Qc6
  25. 25.g3 Rd6
  26. 26.h4 f6
  27. 27.Qf5 Qc8
  28. 28.Qxc8 Rxc8
  29. 29.h5 Nf8
  30. 30.Re7 Rcd8
  31. 31.Nf4 R8d7
  32. 32.g4 Rxe7
  33. 33.Rxe7 g5
  34. 34.hxg6 Nxg6
  35. 35.Nxg6 hxg6
  36. 36.Rb7 Kf8
  37. 37.Kf2 Ke8
  38. 38.Ke3 g5
  39. 39.Kd3 Re6
  40. 40.b4 axb4
  41. 41.cxb4 Kd8
  42. 42.a5 Kc8
  43. 43.a6 b5
  44. 44.Rxb5 Rxa6
  45. 45.Rxd5 Ra1
  46. 46.Rc5+ Kb7
  47. 47.d5 Rf1
  48. 48.Rc4 f5
  49. 49.Ke2

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