Mikhail Botvinnik vs B. Lavrentiev

Leningrad-5ch sf · 1926 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 63 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black B. Lavrentiev
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Leningrad-5ch sf
Site Leningrad
Date 1926.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D30)
Moves 63
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Final Position

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

8/k6P/2PR4/2KP4/8/4q3/7P/8 w - - 4 64

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 e6
  5. 5.Nbd2 Ne4
  6. 6.Bd3 f5
  7. 7.Ne5 g6
  8. 8.O-O Nd7
  9. 9.Nxd7 Nxd2
  10. 10.Bxd2 Bxd7
  11. 11.Rc1 Be7
  12. 12.c5 O-O
  13. 13.f4 Rf7
  14. 14.b4 Kh8
  15. 15.a4 g5
  16. 16.fxg5 Bxg5
  17. 17.Qe2 Qf6
  18. 18.Be1 Qh6
  19. 19.Rf3 Rg7
  20. 20.Bg3 Rag8
  21. 21.Kh1 Be8
  22. 22.Be5 Bh5
  23. 23.Bxg7+ Rxg7
  24. 24.Rcf1 Bd8
  25. 25.Qe1 Bxf3
  26. 26.Rxf3 Bc7
  27. 27.g3 Qg5
  28. 28.Qf2 h5
  29. 29.b5 cxb5
  30. 30.axb5 Kg8
  31. 31.Bc2 Rh7
  32. 32.Bxf5 exf5
  33. 33.Rxf5 Qd8
  34. 34.Qf3 h4
  35. 35.Rxd5 Qe7
  36. 36.Qg4+ Rg7
  37. 37.Qc8+ Qf8
  38. 38.Qxf8+ Kxf8
  39. 39.gxh4 Rh7
  40. 40.h5 Re7
  41. 41.Rf5+ Ke8
  42. 42.h6 Rh7
  43. 43.Rh5 a5
  44. 44.bxa6 bxa6
  45. 45.d5 Kd7
  46. 46.Kg2 Ba5
  47. 47.Kf3 Bb4
  48. 48.c6+ Kd6
  49. 49.Ke4 Bc5
  50. 50.Kd3 a5
  51. 51.e4 a4
  52. 52.Kc4 a3
  53. 53.e5+ Kc7
  54. 54.Kb3 Rh8
  55. 55.h7 Rb8+
  56. 56.Kc4 a2
  57. 57.Kxc5 Rh8
  58. 58.Rg5 a1=Q
  59. 59.Rg7+ Kb8
  60. 60.Rg8+ Ka7
  61. 61.Rxh8 Qxe5
  62. 62.Rd8 Qe7+
  63. 63.Rd6 Qe3+

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