Mikhail Botvinnik vs Ilia Abramovich Kan

URS-ch14 · 1945 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black Ilia Abramovich Kan
Result 1-0
Event URS-ch14
Site Moscow
Date 1945.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D53)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5qk1/6p1/5pNp/2b2Q2/5P2/n3N1P1/1r3P1P/3R2K1 b - - 14 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Bg5 Be7
  5. 5.Nf3 Nbd7
  6. 6.e3 h6
  7. 7.Bf4 O-O
  8. 8.c5 c6
  9. 9.Bd3 b6
  10. 10.b4 a5
  11. 11.a3 axb4
  12. 12.axb4 Rxa1
  13. 13.Qxa1 Nh5
  14. 14.Qa7 Nxf4
  15. 15.exf4 bxc5
  16. 16.bxc5 f6
  17. 17.O-O e5
  18. 18.Bf5 exd4
  19. 19.Na4 Nb6
  20. 20.Bxc8 Nxc8
  21. 21.Qb7 d3
  22. 22.Qxc6 Na7
  23. 23.Qa6 Qc7
  24. 24.Qxd3 Qc6
  25. 25.Qc2 Nb5
  26. 26.Qb3 Kh8
  27. 27.Rb1 Ra8
  28. 28.g3 Ra5
  29. 29.Qb4 Qa6
  30. 30.Nb6 Na3
  31. 31.Rc1 Rb5
  32. 32.Qe1 Bxc5
  33. 33.Qe8+ Kh7
  34. 34.Nxd5 Qd6
  35. 35.Qe4+ Kh8
  36. 36.Rd1 Rb2
  37. 37.Ne3 Qf8
  38. 38.Nh4 Kg8
  39. 39.Qe6+ Kh7
  40. 40.Qf5+ Kg8
  41. 41.Ng6

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