Mikhail Botvinnik vs Alexander Konstantinopolsky

Sverdlovsk · 1943 · Caro-Kann, Exchange · 1-0 in 52 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black Alexander Konstantinopolsky
Result 1-0
Event Sverdlovsk
Site Sverdlovsk
Round 3
Date 1943.00.00
Opening Caro-Kann, Exchange (B14)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/4N3/2P1KPkp/b7/8/7P/8 b - - 2 52

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.Bg5 O-O
  8. 8.Rc1 Nc6
  9. 9.c5 Ne4
  10. 10.Bxe7 Qxe7
  11. 11.Be2 Bd7
  12. 12.a3 f5
  13. 13.Bb5 Ng5
  14. 14.Bxc6 Nxf3+
  15. 15.Qxf3 bxc6
  16. 16.Qf4 Rae8
  17. 17.O-O e5
  18. 18.Qxe5 Qxe5
  19. 19.dxe5 Rxe5
  20. 20.f4 Re7
  21. 21.Rfe1 Rfe8
  22. 22.Rxe7 Rxe7
  23. 23.Kf2 Kf7
  24. 24.Rd1 Re8
  25. 25.Rd2 h6
  26. 26.Re2 Rb8
  27. 27.Ke3 Rb3
  28. 28.Kd4 Kf6
  29. 29.Na2 Rb8
  30. 30.b4 g5
  31. 31.g3 gxf4
  32. 32.gxf4 a6
  33. 33.Nc3 Rg8
  34. 34.a4 Rg4
  35. 35.Rf2 Be6
  36. 36.b5 axb5
  37. 37.axb5 cxb5
  38. 38.Nxb5 Rg1
  39. 39.Nc3 Kf7
  40. 40.Rb2 Rf1
  41. 41.Ne2 Re1
  42. 42.Ke5 d4
  43. 43.Kxd4 Kg6
  44. 44.Nc3 Kh5
  45. 45.Re2 Rxe2
  46. 46.Nxe2 Kg4
  47. 47.Ke5 Bc8
  48. 48.Nd4 h5
  49. 49.Nxf5 Bd7
  50. 50.Ng7 Ba4
  51. 51.f5 Kg5
  52. 52.Ne6+

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