Mikhail Botvinnik vs Ilia Abramovich Kan

URS-ch08 · 1933 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 1/2-1/2 in 40 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black Ilia Abramovich Kan
Result 1/2-1/2
Event URS-ch08
Site Leningrad
Date 1933.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B83)
Moves 40
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Final Position

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

6k1/5pp1/3Q1n1p/4N3/4b1P1/7P/8/r4K2 w - - 7 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 d6
  6. 6.Be2 e6
  7. 7.Be3 Be7
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.Qd2 a6
  10. 10.a4 Qc7
  11. 11.Nb3 Ne5
  12. 12.Qd4 Bd7
  13. 13.f4 Neg4
  14. 14.Qb6 Qb8
  15. 15.Bd4 e5
  16. 16.fxe5 dxe5
  17. 17.Bc5 Bxc5+
  18. 18.Nxc5 Bc6
  19. 19.Rf3 Ne8
  20. 20.Rd1 Ngf6
  21. 21.b4 Nd6
  22. 22.Nxa6 Rxa6
  23. 23.Bxa6 Nd7
  24. 24.Qf2 bxa6
  25. 25.Rfd3 Qxb4
  26. 26.Na2 Qc4
  27. 27.Rxd6 Bxa4
  28. 28.Nc1 Nf6
  29. 29.Rd8 Qxc2
  30. 30.Qb6 Qxd1+
  31. 31.Rxd1 Bxd1
  32. 32.Qxa6 Bc2
  33. 33.Nd3 Re8
  34. 34.Nxe5 Bxe4
  35. 35.Qd6 h6
  36. 36.h3 Ra8
  37. 37.g4 Ra1+
  38. 38.Kf2 Ra2+
  39. 39.Ke1 Ra8
  40. 40.Kf1 Ra1+

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