Mikhail Botvinnik vs Moisey Kagan

Leningrad NW Provincial f · 1926 · Slav Defense · 1-0 in 49 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black Moisey Kagan
Result 1-0
Event Leningrad NW Provincial f
Site Leningrad
Date 1926.00.00
Opening Slav Defense (D12)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/p7/8/5kp1/2P3p1/4RrP1/P3K3/8 b - - 3 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.e3 Bf5
  5. 5.Bd3 Bxd3
  6. 6.Qxd3 e6
  7. 7.O-O Nbd7
  8. 8.Nbd2 Bd6
  9. 9.e4 dxe4
  10. 10.Nxe4 Nxe4
  11. 11.Qxe4 Nf6
  12. 12.Qe2 O-O
  13. 13.Bg5 Qc7
  14. 14.Rad1 Nd7
  15. 15.g3 b6
  16. 16.Rfe1 Rae8
  17. 17.Bd2 e5
  18. 18.Bc3 e4
  19. 19.Nh4 f5
  20. 20.c5 bxc5
  21. 21.Qc4+ Kh8
  22. 22.dxc5 Be5
  23. 23.f4 Bxc3
  24. 24.bxc3 Rb8
  25. 25.Rd6 Rb5
  26. 26.Qd4 Nxc5
  27. 27.c4 Ra5
  28. 28.Nxf5 Qf7
  29. 29.Nh4 Qe7
  30. 30.Rxc6 Rd8
  31. 31.Qe5 Qxe5
  32. 32.fxe5 g6
  33. 33.e6 Re8
  34. 34.Ng2 Rxe6
  35. 35.Rxe6 Nxe6
  36. 36.Rxe4 Ng5
  37. 37.Re2 Nf3+
  38. 38.Kf2 Nxh2
  39. 39.Ne3 h5
  40. 40.Rc2 Rc5
  41. 41.Kg2 Ng4
  42. 42.Nxg4 hxg4
  43. 43.Kf2 Kg7
  44. 44.Ke3 Kf6
  45. 45.Kd4 Rf5
  46. 46.Re2 Rf3
  47. 47.Re3 g5
  48. 48.Kd3 Kf5
  49. 49.Ke2

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