Mikhail Botvinnik vs Jose Raul Capablanca

Moscow · 1936 · English Opening · 0-1 in 49 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black Jose Raul Capablanca
Result 0-1
Event Moscow
Site Moscow
Date 1936.00.00
Opening English Opening (A30)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/4B2p/1P1Pp1p1/1k1r2P1/p4p2/P7/2Q4K/4q3 w - - 8 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.g3 b6
  4. 4.Bg2 Bb7
  5. 5.O-O c5
  6. 6.b3 Nc6
  7. 7.Bb2 Be7
  8. 8.Nc3 O-O
  9. 9.d4 Nxd4
  10. 10.Nxd4 Bxg2
  11. 11.Kxg2 cxd4
  12. 12.Qxd4 Qc7
  13. 13.e4 Rad8
  14. 14.Rad1 Qb7
  15. 15.f3 Ne8
  16. 16.Rd2 f5
  17. 17.Rfd1 Bg5
  18. 18.Rd3 Bf6
  19. 19.e5 Be7
  20. 20.Qf2 Rf7
  21. 21.Qd2 Bb4
  22. 22.a3 Bf8
  23. 23.Ne2 Nc7
  24. 24.Nf4 g6
  25. 25.h4 b5
  26. 26.cxb5 Qxb5
  27. 27.Rc1 Qb7
  28. 28.Rxc7 Qxc7
  29. 29.Nxe6 dxe6
  30. 30.Rxd8 f4
  31. 31.g4 Qe7
  32. 32.Kh3 Qb7
  33. 33.Qd3 Kg7
  34. 34.b4 a5
  35. 35.b5 a4
  36. 36.g5 Bc5
  37. 37.Rd6 Bxd6
  38. 38.exd6+ Kf8
  39. 39.Bf6 Ke8
  40. 40.Be7 Rf5
  41. 41.Qc3 Kd7
  42. 42.b6 Qc6
  43. 43.Qg7 Qxf3+
  44. 44.Kh2 Qg3+
  45. 45.Kh1 Qxh4+
  46. 46.Kg1 Qe1+
  47. 47.Kh2 Kc6
  48. 48.Qb2 Rd5
  49. 49.Qc2+ Kb5

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