Mikhail Botvinnik vs Vera Menchik

Hastings3435 · 1934 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 25 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black Vera Menchik
Result 1-0
Event Hastings3435
Site Hastings
Date 1934.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 25
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r2rnk2/4Pppp/pp6/4P3/3N4/Pb4P1/1P3K1P/2RR4 b - - 0 25

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Nf3 Nbd7
  5. 5.Bf4 dxc4
  6. 6.e3 Nd5
  7. 7.Bxc4 Nxf4
  8. 8.exf4 Bd6
  9. 9.g3 O-O
  10. 10.O-O Nf6
  11. 11.Qe2 b6
  12. 12.Rfd1 Bb7
  13. 13.Rac1 Qe7
  14. 14.a3 Rfd8
  15. 15.Ne5 c5
  16. 16.Nb5 cxd4
  17. 17.Nxd4 Bxe5
  18. 18.Qxe5 Qd6
  19. 19.Bb3 Qxe5
  20. 20.fxe5 Ne8
  21. 21.f4 a6
  22. 22.Kf2 Kf8
  23. 23.f5 Bd5
  24. 24.fxe6 Bxb3
  25. 25.e7+

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