Mikhail Botvinnik vs Isaak Boleslavsky

Sverdlovsk · 1943 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 1-0 in 52 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black Isaak Boleslavsky
Result 1-0
Event Sverdlovsk
Site Sverdlovsk
Round 4
Date 1943.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B83)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7k/5r2/4P3/p2P3K/4Q2P/8/1P6/6r1 b - - 0 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 d6
  6. 6.Be2 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be7
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.f4 exf4
  10. 10.Bxf4 Be6
  11. 11.Bd3 Ne5
  12. 12.Kh1 Qb6
  13. 13.Qe2 Nxd3
  14. 14.cxd3 Bxb3
  15. 15.Be3 Qb4
  16. 16.axb3 Qxb3
  17. 17.Ra5 Qe6
  18. 18.Bd4 Bd8
  19. 19.Raf5 Nd7
  20. 20.Qg4 Ne5
  21. 21.Qg3 f6
  22. 22.Nd5 a6
  23. 23.Qh3 Re8
  24. 24.g4 h6
  25. 25.Qg3 Rc8
  26. 26.Bc3 a5
  27. 27.h4 b5
  28. 28.Qh3 Nf7
  29. 29.Bxf6 Bxf6
  30. 30.Nxf6+ gxf6
  31. 31.Rxf6 Qd7
  32. 32.Rxf7 Qxf7
  33. 33.Rxf7 Kxf7
  34. 34.g5 hxg5
  35. 35.Qf5+ Kg7
  36. 36.Qxg5+ Kh7
  37. 37.Qxb5 Rf8
  38. 38.Qd7+ Kg8
  39. 39.Qe6+ Kg7
  40. 40.Qd7+ Kg8
  41. 41.Kg2 Rc2+
  42. 42.Kg3 Rcf2
  43. 43.Qxd6 R2f7
  44. 44.Qd5 Kh8
  45. 45.e5 Rg7+
  46. 46.Kh3 Rg6
  47. 47.d4 Rf1
  48. 48.Qe4 Rgg1
  49. 49.d5 Rh1+
  50. 50.Kg4 Rhg1+
  51. 51.Kh5 Rf7
  52. 52.e6

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