Mikhail Botvinnik vs Ilia Abramovich Kan

Sverdlovsk · 1943 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 1-0 in 44 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black Ilia Abramovich Kan
Result 1-0
Event Sverdlovsk
Site Sverdlovsk
Round 9
Date 1943.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B84)
Moves 44
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3k4/8/1p3p2/p1p2K2/P7/8/1PP4P/8 b - - 1 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 d6
  6. 6.Be2 a6
  7. 7.a4 Qc7
  8. 8.f4 Nbd7
  9. 9.O-O b6
  10. 10.Bf3 Bb7
  11. 11.f5 e5
  12. 12.Nb3 Nc5
  13. 13.Qe2 Be7
  14. 14.Kh1 h6
  15. 15.Bd2 Rd8
  16. 16.Be1 Qc8
  17. 17.Rd1 Qa8
  18. 18.Nxc5 dxc5
  19. 19.Bg3 Rxd1
  20. 20.Rxd1 Qb8
  21. 21.Nd5 Nxd5
  22. 22.exd5 Bd6
  23. 23.f6 g6
  24. 24.Bxe5 Kd8
  25. 25.Bxd6 Qxd6
  26. 26.Qe7+ Qxe7
  27. 27.fxe7+ Kd7
  28. 28.d6 Bxf3
  29. 29.gxf3 Rc8
  30. 30.Kg2 g5
  31. 31.Rd5 Rg8
  32. 32.Kg3 f6
  33. 33.Kg4 Ke6
  34. 34.Kh5 a5
  35. 35.Kxh6 Kf7
  36. 36.Kh5 Rh8+
  37. 37.Kg4 Rh4+
  38. 38.Kg3 Rh8
  39. 39.f4 gxf4+
  40. 40.Kxf4 Ke6
  41. 41.d7 Kxe7
  42. 42.d8=Q+ Rxd8
  43. 43.Rxd8 Kxd8
  44. 44.Kf5

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