Mikhail Botvinnik vs Igor Bondarevsky

URS-ch11 · 1939 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 64 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black Igor Bondarevsky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event URS-ch11
Site Leningrad
Round 5
Date 1939.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D59)
Moves 64
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Final Position

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

5k2/p3q3/1p2P1p1/5p1p/P7/4Q2P/6P1/7K b - - 11 64

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Nf3 Be7
  5. 5.Bg5 h6
  6. 6.Bh4 O-O
  7. 7.e3 b6
  8. 8.cxd5 Nxd5
  9. 9.Bg3 c5
  10. 10.Bc4 Nxc3
  11. 11.bxc3 cxd4
  12. 12.cxd4 Nc6
  13. 13.O-O Bb7
  14. 14.Qe2 Rc8
  15. 15.Rfd1 Na5
  16. 16.Bd3 Bd6
  17. 17.Ne5 Qe7
  18. 18.f4 Bd5
  19. 19.Rac1 Bxe5
  20. 20.fxe5 Qa3
  21. 21.Ra1 Bc4
  22. 22.Be1 Bxd3
  23. 23.Rxd3 Qa4
  24. 24.Bxa5 Qxa5
  25. 25.Rad1 Rc3
  26. 26.Rxc3 Qxc3
  27. 27.h3 Rc8
  28. 28.Kh2 Qc2
  29. 29.Rd2 Qc1
  30. 30.Rd1 Qc2
  31. 31.Rd2 Qb1
  32. 32.Qd3 Qc1
  33. 33.d5 Rc3
  34. 34.Qd4 exd5
  35. 35.Qxd5 Rxe3
  36. 36.Re2 Rxe2
  37. 37.Qd8+ Kh7
  38. 38.Qd3+ g6
  39. 39.Qxe2 Qf4+
  40. 40.Kh1 Qc1+
  41. 41.Kh2 Qc5
  42. 42.Kh1 Qd5
  43. 43.Qa6 Qd7
  44. 44.a4 h5
  45. 45.Qc4 Kg7
  46. 46.Qc3 Kf8
  47. 47.Qb4+ Ke8
  48. 48.Qc4 Ke7
  49. 49.Kh2 Kd8
  50. 50.Kh1 Qc7
  51. 51.Qe4 Ke7
  52. 52.Qf3 Ke8
  53. 53.Qa8+ Kd7
  54. 54.Qd5+ Ke7
  55. 55.Qf3 Kf8
  56. 56.e6 Qc1+
  57. 57.Kh2 Qc7+
  58. 58.Kh1 f5
  59. 59.Qa3+ Qe7
  60. 60.Qe3 Qf6
  61. 61.Qa3+ Qe7
  62. 62.Qe3 Qf6
  63. 63.Qa3+ Qe7
  64. 64.Qe3

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