Mikhail Botvinnik vs Cenek Kottnauer

Groningen · 1946 · Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange · 1-0 in 55 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black Cenek Kottnauer
Result 1-0
Event Groningen
Site Groningen
Round 16
Date 1946.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange (D35)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

R7/5rp1/1kp2p2/2Np1b2/PK1P1P2/5P2/8/8 b - - 2 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.c4 e6
  4. 4.cxd5 exd5
  5. 5.Nc3 Bd6
  6. 6.Bg5 c6
  7. 7.Qc2 O-O
  8. 8.e3 Re8
  9. 9.Bd3 h6
  10. 10.Bh4 Be6
  11. 11.Ne5 c5
  12. 12.O-O cxd4
  13. 13.exd4 Nc6
  14. 14.Nxc6 bxc6
  15. 15.Bg3 Bxg3
  16. 16.hxg3 Ng4
  17. 17.Qd2 Rb8
  18. 18.b3 Qf6
  19. 19.Qf4 Qxf4
  20. 20.gxf4 Rb4
  21. 21.Rfd1 Kf8
  22. 22.Bf1 Nf6
  23. 23.Rac1 Bd7
  24. 24.f3 Nh5
  25. 25.Ne2 a5
  26. 26.g4 Nf6
  27. 27.Nc3 h5
  28. 28.g5 Ng8
  29. 29.Na4 Ne7
  30. 30.Nc5 Bc8
  31. 31.a3 Rb8
  32. 32.Bd3 Nf5
  33. 33.Bxf5 Bxf5
  34. 34.Kf2 h4
  35. 35.Rh1 h3
  36. 36.Rce1 f6
  37. 37.g6 Rxe1
  38. 38.Rxe1 Rc8
  39. 39.Kg3 Bxg6
  40. 40.Kxh3 Bf5+
  41. 41.Kg3 Rb8
  42. 42.Re2 Kf7
  43. 43.Kf2 Bc8
  44. 44.Ke1 Ra8
  45. 45.Kd2 Ra7
  46. 46.Re1 Re7
  47. 47.Rb1 Ra7
  48. 48.a4 Ke7
  49. 49.Rh1 Kd6
  50. 50.Rh8 Bf5
  51. 51.Re8 Kc7
  52. 52.Kc3 Kb6
  53. 53.b4 axb4+
  54. 54.Kxb4 Rf7
  55. 55.Ra8

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