Mikhail Botvinnik vs P. Ostrowski

Leningrad-ch · 1926 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1-0 in 45 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black P. Ostrowski
Result 1-0
Event Leningrad-ch
Site Leningrad
Date 1926.00.00
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E15)
Moves 45
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2B5/8/6p1/4p2p/3k4/5KP1/5P2/8 b - - 3 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 b6
  3. 3.c4 e6
  4. 4.g3 Bb7
  5. 5.Bg2 d5
  6. 6.Ne5 Bb4+
  7. 7.Bd2 Bxd2+
  8. 8.Nxd2 O-O
  9. 9.Rc1 Nbd7
  10. 10.Nxd7 Qxd7
  11. 11.c5 Qb5
  12. 12.Qb3 Qa5
  13. 13.Qc3 Qxa2
  14. 14.c6 Bc8
  15. 15.b4 Qa6
  16. 16.Ra1 Qb5
  17. 17.e3 Ne4
  18. 18.Nxe4 dxe4
  19. 19.Bxe4 a5
  20. 20.bxa5 bxa5
  21. 21.Bd3 Qh5
  22. 22.O-O Qf3
  23. 23.Rfc1 a4
  24. 24.Qc2 f5
  25. 25.Rxa4 Rxa4
  26. 26.Qxa4 f4
  27. 27.Qd1 fxg3
  28. 28.Qxf3 Rxf3
  29. 29.hxg3 Rf8
  30. 30.Ra1 g6
  31. 31.Ra7 Rf7
  32. 32.Bc4 Kg7
  33. 33.Kf1 Re7
  34. 34.Ke1 Kf6
  35. 35.e4 e5
  36. 36.d5 Bg4
  37. 37.Ba6 h5
  38. 38.d6 cxd6
  39. 39.Rxe7 Kxe7
  40. 40.c7 d5
  41. 41.exd5 Kd6
  42. 42.c8=Q Bxc8
  43. 43.Bxc8 Kxd5
  44. 44.Ke2 Kd4
  45. 45.Kf3

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