Mikhail Botvinnik vs Igor Bondarevsky

Leningrad/Moscow · 1941 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1/2-1/2 in 74 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black Igor Bondarevsky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Leningrad/Moscow
Site Leningrad
Round 3
Date 1941.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C88)
Moves 74
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Final Position

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

3B4/6b1/p7/5k1p/P2p4/3K1Pp1/6P1/8 w - - 2 75

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.Re1 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 O-O
  8. 8.a4 Bb7
  9. 9.Nc3 Nd4
  10. 10.Ba2 b4
  11. 11.Nxd4 exd4
  12. 12.Nd5 Nxd5
  13. 13.Bxd5 Bxd5
  14. 14.exd5 d3
  15. 15.Re3 Bc5
  16. 16.Rxd3 Re8
  17. 17.Rf3 Qe7
  18. 18.Qf1 Qe4
  19. 19.c3 Qxd5
  20. 20.d4 Bd6
  21. 21.Re3 c5
  22. 22.dxc5 Bxc5
  23. 23.Rxe8+ Rxe8
  24. 24.Bf4 Qb3
  25. 25.cxb4 Qxb4
  26. 26.Bg3 Qxb2
  27. 27.Re1 Rxe1
  28. 28.Qxe1 Qa3
  29. 29.Qd1 Bd4
  30. 30.Kf1 Qa1
  31. 31.Qxa1 Bxa1
  32. 32.Ke2 f6
  33. 33.Kd3 d5
  34. 34.h3 Kf7
  35. 35.f3 Ke6
  36. 36.Bf2 Kd6
  37. 37.Bg1 Be5
  38. 38.Bf2 Kc6
  39. 39.Be3 f5
  40. 40.Bf2 Kd6
  41. 41.Ba7 Ke6
  42. 42.Be3 Kf6
  43. 43.Bd2 Kg6
  44. 44.Ke2 Kh5
  45. 45.Be1 Kg5
  46. 46.Bd2+ Kh4
  47. 47.Be1+ Bg3
  48. 48.Bc3 g5
  49. 49.Bd4 g4
  50. 50.Bf6+ Kh5
  51. 51.hxg4+ fxg4
  52. 52.Bd8 Bf4
  53. 53.Be7 g3
  54. 54.Kd3 Kg6
  55. 55.Kd4 Kf7
  56. 56.Bh4 Ke6
  57. 57.Bd8 h5
  58. 58.Bh4 Kd6
  59. 59.Bf6 Kc6
  60. 60.Bh4 Bc7
  61. 61.Bg5 Kd6
  62. 62.Bh4 Bb6+
  63. 63.Kd3 Bf2
  64. 64.Bg5 Ke5
  65. 65.Bh4 Kf5
  66. 66.Bd8 Bc5
  67. 67.Bh4 Bd6
  68. 68.Kd4 Ke6
  69. 69.Kd3 Be5
  70. 70.Ke3 Kf5
  71. 71.Kd3 Ke6
  72. 72.Ke3 Kf5
  73. 73.Kd3 d4
  74. 74.Bd8 Bg7

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