Mikhail Botvinnik vs Vitaly Chekhover

URS-ch11 · 1939 · Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black Vitaly Chekhover
Result 1/2-1/2
Event URS-ch11
Site Leningrad
Round 16
Date 1939.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange (D35)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

3r4/p2r1q2/1p2b1pk/2ppPp1p/5P1P/P1QRPBP1/1P3K2/3R4 b - - 27 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 exd5
  5. 5.Nf3 Be7
  6. 6.Bf4 O-O
  7. 7.e3 Nbd7
  8. 8.Bd3 c6
  9. 9.O-O Ne8
  10. 10.Qc2 g6
  11. 11.Rfe1 f5
  12. 12.h3 Bd6
  13. 13.a3 Qc7
  14. 14.g3 Ndf6
  15. 15.Rac1 Qe7
  16. 16.Bxd6 Nxd6
  17. 17.Ne5 Nfe4
  18. 18.Kg2 Nf7
  19. 19.f4 Nxe5
  20. 20.dxe5 Nxc3
  21. 21.Qxc3 Be6
  22. 22.Re2 b6
  23. 23.Rd2 c5
  24. 24.Be2 Rad8
  25. 25.Bf3 Rd7
  26. 26.Rcd1 Rfd8
  27. 27.h4 h5
  28. 28.Kf2 Kh7
  29. 29.Ke1 Kh6
  30. 30.Rd3 Qf7
  31. 31.Kf2 Kh7
  32. 32.Bg2 Kh6
  33. 33.R1d2 Kh7
  34. 34.Bh1 Kh6
  35. 35.Bf3 Kh7
  36. 36.Ke1 Kh6
  37. 37.Rd1 Kh7
  38. 38.Bg2 Kh6
  39. 39.Bh1 Kh7
  40. 40.Bf3 Kh6
  41. 41.Kf2

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