Mikhail Botvinnik vs Alexander Ilyin Zhenevsky

Leningrad-ch · 1930 · Dutch Defense · 1-0 in 39 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black Alexander Ilyin Zhenevsky
Result 1-0
Event Leningrad-ch
Site Leningrad
Date 1930.00.00
Opening Dutch Defense (A90)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5R2/4r3/2p1P2k/1p3Ppp/1P4PP/8/1P1K4/8 w - g6 0 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 e6
  2. 2.c4 f5
  3. 3.Nf3 Bb4+
  4. 4.Bd2 Qe7
  5. 5.g3 Nf6
  6. 6.Bg2 O-O
  7. 7.O-O Bxd2
  8. 8.Qxd2 d6
  9. 9.Nc3 Nc6
  10. 10.Rfe1 e5
  11. 11.Nd5 Qd8
  12. 12.dxe5 dxe5
  13. 13.Rad1 e4
  14. 14.Ng5 Nxd5
  15. 15.cxd5 h6
  16. 16.Nxe4 fxe4
  17. 17.dxc6 Qf6
  18. 18.Qd4 Qxc6
  19. 19.Bxe4 Qb6
  20. 20.Qxb6 axb6
  21. 21.a3 c6
  22. 22.Rd6 Bh3
  23. 23.f3 Bf5
  24. 24.Bxf5 Rxf5
  25. 25.Kf2 Rb5
  26. 26.Rd2 Rb3
  27. 27.e4 b5
  28. 28.Re3 Rxe3
  29. 29.Kxe3 b4
  30. 30.axb4 Ra4
  31. 31.Rd8+ Kh7
  32. 32.e5 Kg6
  33. 33.Rf8 Ra1
  34. 34.Kd2 b5
  35. 35.e6 Ra7
  36. 36.f4 Re7
  37. 37.g4 h5
  38. 38.f5+ Kh6
  39. 39.h4 g5

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