Mikhail Botvinnik vs Moisey Kagan

The Game

White	Mikhail Botvinnik
Black	Moisey Kagan
Result	1-0
Event	Leningrad-ch
Site	Leningrad
Date	1926.00.00
Opening	Queen's Gambit Declined (D66)
Moves	42

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r6k/6p1/4P1q1/2NP3p/8/4QPPb/7P/2R3K1 b - - 0 42

All The Moves

1. 1.d4 Nf6
2. 2.Nf3 d5
3. 3.c4 e6
4. 4.Bg5 Nbd7
5. 5.Nc3 Be7
6. 6.e3 c6
7. 7.Rc1 O-O
8. 8.Bd3 dxc4
9. 9.Bxc4 b5
10. 10.Bd3 Bb7
11. 11.O-O a6
12. 12.a4 b4
13. 13.Ne4 Nxe4
14. 14.Bxe7 Qxe7
15. 15.Bxe4 Rac8
16. 16.Nd2 f5
17. 17.Bf3 e5
18. 18.Nb3 e4
19. 19.Be2 Nf6
20. 20.Nc5 Nd5
21. 21.Bc4 Kh8
22. 22.Qe2 Ra8
23. 23.Bxd5 cxd5
24. 24.g3 Bc8
25. 25.Rc2 Rf6
26. 26.Rfc1 Rc6
27. 27.Nxe4 Rxc2
28. 28.Qxc2 Bd7
29. 29.Nc5 Rc8
30. 30.Qb3 a5
31. 31.Qxd5 Bxa4
32. 32.Qxf5 Bd7
33. 33.Qd3 Bh3
34. 34.e4 a4
35. 35.Qe3 a3
36. 36.bxa3 bxa3
37. 37.Qxa3 Qg5
38. 38.Qe3 Qg4
39. 39.f3 Qg6
40. 40.d5 h5
41. 41.e5 Ra8
42. 42.e6

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