Mikhail Botvinnik vs Abram Leonidovich Khavin

URS-ch13 · 1944 · Semi-Tarrasch Defense · 1-0 in 32 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black Abram Leonidovich Khavin
Result 1-0
Event URS-ch13
Site Moscow
Date 1944.00.00
Opening Semi-Tarrasch Defense (D41)
Moves 32
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5k2/3bQppp/p1q4r/1p1p4/3P4/6NP/PP3PP1/4R1K1 b - - 3 32

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.exd5 cxd5
  4. 4.c4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 e6
  6. 6.Nf3 Be7
  7. 7.cxd5 Nxd5
  8. 8.Bc4 Nc6
  9. 9.O-O a6
  10. 10.Re1 b5
  11. 11.Bxd5 exd5
  12. 12.Bg5 O-O
  13. 13.Bxe7 Nxe7
  14. 14.Nd2 Ra7
  15. 15.Nb3 Rc7
  16. 16.Qd2 Rc6
  17. 17.Ne2 Nf5
  18. 18.Rac1 Rh6
  19. 19.Qf4 Nd6
  20. 20.Nc5 Rh4
  21. 21.Qf3 Nf5
  22. 22.Rcd1 Re8
  23. 23.Ng3 Rxe1+
  24. 24.Rxe1 Ne7
  25. 25.h3 Kf8
  26. 26.Qe3 Nc6
  27. 27.Nb3 Qe7
  28. 28.Qc1 Qd6
  29. 29.Na5 Bd7
  30. 30.Nxc6 Qxc6
  31. 31.Qg5 Rh6
  32. 32.Qe7+

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