Mikhail Botvinnik vs Hans Kmoch

Leningrad · 1934 · Caro-Kann, Exchange · 1-0 in 27 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black Hans Kmoch
Result 1-0
Event Leningrad
Site Leningrad
Date 1934.00.00
Opening Caro-Kann, Exchange (B14)
Moves 27
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3r2k1/pp1Bn2p/2P1p2r/1P1pNppq/3P4/P4PPn/4Q2P/2R1R2K b - - 2 27

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c6
  2. 2.e4 d5
  3. 3.exd5 cxd5
  4. 4.d4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 Nc6
  6. 6.Bg5 e6
  7. 7.c5 Be7
  8. 8.Bb5 O-O
  9. 9.Nf3 Ne4
  10. 10.Bxe7 Nxe7
  11. 11.Rc1 Ng6
  12. 12.O-O Bd7
  13. 13.Bd3 f5
  14. 14.b4 Be8
  15. 15.g3 Rc8
  16. 16.Re1 Qf6
  17. 17.a3 Ne7
  18. 18.Ne5 Qh6
  19. 19.f3 Nf2
  20. 20.Qe2 Nh3+
  21. 21.Kg2 g5
  22. 22.Nb5 Bxb5
  23. 23.Bxb5 Rf6
  24. 24.Bd7 Rd8
  25. 25.b5 Qh5
  26. 26.c6 Rh6
  27. 27.Kh1

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