Mikhail Botvinnik vs Paul Keres

Leningrad/Moscow · 1941 · Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange · 1/2-1/2 in 20 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black Paul Keres
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Leningrad/Moscow
Site Leningrad
Round 4
Date 1941.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange (D36)
Moves 20
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Final Position

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

r4rk1/5pnp/p1pq1bp1/8/P2PB3/5N2/2Q2PPP/1R3RK1 b - - 0 20

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.d4 Nbd7
  5. 5.cxd5 exd5
  6. 6.Bg5 Be7
  7. 7.e3 c6
  8. 8.Qc2 Nf8
  9. 9.Bd3 Ne6
  10. 10.Bh4 g6
  11. 11.O-O Ng7
  12. 12.b4 a6
  13. 13.Bxf6 Bxf6
  14. 14.a4 Bf5
  15. 15.b5 O-O
  16. 16.bxc6 bxc6
  17. 17.Rab1 Qd6
  18. 18.e4 dxe4
  19. 19.Nxe4 Bxe4
  20. 20.Bxe4

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