Mikhail Botvinnik vs Paul Keres

Leningrad/Moscow · 1941 · Queen's Gambit Accepted · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black Paul Keres
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Leningrad/Moscow
Site Leningrad
Round 2
Date 1941.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Accepted (D27)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

8/1pRr1k1p/p1b2p2/P1B2P2/5K2/7P/6P1/8 w - - 5 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 dxc4
  3. 3.Nf3 a6
  4. 4.e3 Nf6
  5. 5.Bxc4 e6
  6. 6.a4 c5
  7. 7.O-O Nc6
  8. 8.Qe2 Be7
  9. 9.Rd1 Qc7
  10. 10.h3 O-O
  11. 11.Nc3 Rd8
  12. 12.b3 Bd7
  13. 13.Bb2 Be8
  14. 14.d5 exd5
  15. 15.Bxd5 Nd4
  16. 16.Nxd4 Nxd5
  17. 17.Nf5 Nxc3
  18. 18.Bxc3 f6
  19. 19.Qg4 Bg6
  20. 20.Ba5 Rxd1+
  21. 21.Rxd1 Qe5
  22. 22.Nxe7+ Qxe7
  23. 23.Rd7 Qe4
  24. 24.Qg3 Qc6
  25. 25.Qc7 Qxc7
  26. 26.Rxc7 Rb8
  27. 27.Bb6 Bc2
  28. 28.a5 Bxb3
  29. 29.Bxc5 Bd5
  30. 30.f3 Bc6
  31. 31.Bb6 Rf8
  32. 32.Bc5 Rd8
  33. 33.e4 Rd7
  34. 34.Rc8+ Kf7
  35. 35.Kh2 Rd2
  36. 36.Kg3 Bb5
  37. 37.f4 g6
  38. 38.f5 gxf5
  39. 39.exf5 Bc6
  40. 40.Kf4 Rd5
  41. 41.Rc7+ Rd7

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