Mikhail Botvinnik vs Igor Bondarevsky

Leningrad/Moscow · 1941 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 0-1 in 89 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black Igor Bondarevsky
Result 0-1
Event Leningrad/Moscow
Site Leningrad
Round 1
Date 1941.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D55)
Moves 89
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/5p2/4bP2/4N1pk/8/8/6K1 b - - 13 89

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Bg5 Be7
  5. 5.Nf3 O-O
  6. 6.e3 h6
  7. 7.Bxf6 Bxf6
  8. 8.Qc2 c5
  9. 9.dxc5 Qa5
  10. 10.cxd5 exd5
  11. 11.Qd2 Be6
  12. 12.Rc1 Nc6
  13. 13.Be2 Qxc5
  14. 14.O-O Qa5
  15. 15.Rfd1 Rfd8
  16. 16.a3 a6
  17. 17.Nd4 Nxd4
  18. 18.exd4 Rac8
  19. 19.Ra1 Bg5
  20. 20.f4 Bf6
  21. 21.b4 Qc7
  22. 22.Rac1 Qd7
  23. 23.b5 Qd6
  24. 24.bxa6 bxa6
  25. 25.a4 g5
  26. 26.g3 gxf4
  27. 27.gxf4 Kh8
  28. 28.Kh1 Rg8
  29. 29.Bf3 Rc4
  30. 30.Qe3 Rgc8
  31. 31.Ne2 Bf5
  32. 32.a5 Qd7
  33. 33.Rg1 Re8
  34. 34.Qf2 Qc8
  35. 35.Rce1 Be4
  36. 36.Rg2 Bxf3
  37. 37.Qxf3 Qf5
  38. 38.Reg1 Bxd4
  39. 39.Ng3 Qh7
  40. 40.Qxd5 Bxg1
  41. 41.Qxc4 Ba7
  42. 42.Nf1 Qf5
  43. 43.Qc3+ f6
  44. 44.Qc7 Qh7
  45. 45.Qc6 Qf7
  46. 46.Qxa6 Bd4
  47. 47.Qd3 Re1
  48. 48.h3 Qd7
  49. 49.f5 Qd5
  50. 50.a6 Ra1
  51. 51.Qe2 Qc6
  52. 52.Kh2 Be5+
  53. 53.Kg1 Qc5+
  54. 54.Kh1 Qc3
  55. 55.Kg1 Bd4+
  56. 56.Kh2 Be5+
  57. 57.Kg1 Qxh3
  58. 58.Qc4 Qe3+
  59. 59.Rf2 h5
  60. 60.Kg2 Qg5+
  61. 61.Kh1 Rc1
  62. 62.Qa4 Qg8
  63. 63.Qh4 Qa8+
  64. 64.Kg1 Rc7
  65. 65.Rg2 Qa7+
  66. 66.Kh1 Qxa6
  67. 67.Kg1 Qa7+
  68. 68.Kh1 Qa6
  69. 69.Kg1 Qb6+
  70. 70.Kh1 Qb5
  71. 71.Kg1 Qb6+
  72. 72.Kh1 Qb5
  73. 73.Kg1 Qc5+
  74. 74.Kh1 Qc1
  75. 75.Kg1 Qd1
  76. 76.Qe4 Kh7
  77. 77.Rd2 Rg7+
  78. 78.Rg2 Rd7
  79. 79.Qc4 Rg7
  80. 80.Rxg7+ Kxg7
  81. 81.Qe4 Qg4+
  82. 82.Qxg4+ hxg4
  83. 83.Nd2 Kh6
  84. 84.Ne4 Kh5
  85. 85.Kh1 Kh4
  86. 86.Kg2 Bd4
  87. 87.Kh2 Bb2
  88. 88.Kg2 Be5
  89. 89.Kg1

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