Mikhail Botvinnik vs Alexander Nikolaevi Chistiakov

URS-ch11 · 1939 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black Alexander Nikolaevi Chistiakov
Result 1-0
Event URS-ch11
Site Leningrad
Round 12
Date 1939.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6k1/6p1/7p/b7/8/3R2P1/P3r2P/3R3K w - - 3 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Nf3 Nbd7
  5. 5.Bf4 c6
  6. 6.e3 Be7
  7. 7.Bd3 O-O
  8. 8.O-O Nh5
  9. 9.Be5 f5
  10. 10.Qc2 a6
  11. 11.cxd5 cxd5
  12. 12.Na4 Nhf6
  13. 13.Bc7 Qe8
  14. 14.Rac1 Ne4
  15. 15.Ne5 Nxe5
  16. 16.dxe5 Bd7
  17. 17.Nb6 Ra7
  18. 18.Bb8 Ra8
  19. 19.Bc7 Ra7
  20. 20.Bb8 Ra8
  21. 21.Nxa8 Qxb8
  22. 22.Qc7 Qe8
  23. 23.Bxe4 fxe4
  24. 24.Qxb7 Bb5
  25. 25.Nc7 Qd7
  26. 26.Rfd1 Bh4
  27. 27.Qb6 Bxf2+
  28. 28.Kh1 Bd3
  29. 29.Nxe6 Re8
  30. 30.Nc5 Qf5
  31. 31.Nxd3 exd3
  32. 32.Qd4 Rxe5
  33. 33.Rxd3 h6
  34. 34.Rf1 Qf6
  35. 35.Rdd1 Bxe3
  36. 36.Rxf6 Bxd4
  37. 37.Rxa6 Bxb2
  38. 38.Ra5 Bd4
  39. 39.g3 Bc3
  40. 40.Raxd5 Re2
  41. 41.R5d3 Ba5

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