Mikhail Botvinnik vs Vasily N Panov

URS-ch11 · 1939 · Four Knights Game · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black Vasily N Panov
Result 1-0
Event URS-ch11
Site Leningrad
Round 9
Date 1939.00.00
Opening Four Knights Game (C49)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5Br1/p3r2p/1p2P3/2pB1k2/2P5/6R1/P1P4P/6K1 b - - 6 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bb5 Bb4
  5. 5.O-O O-O
  6. 6.d3 Bxc3
  7. 7.bxc3 d6
  8. 8.Bg5 Qe7
  9. 9.Re1 Nd8
  10. 10.d4 Ne6
  11. 11.Bc1 c6
  12. 12.Bf1 Nd7
  13. 13.g3 c5
  14. 14.dxe5 dxe5
  15. 15.Nh4 g6
  16. 16.Ng2 Ng7
  17. 17.Ne3 Nf6
  18. 18.Bg2 Be6
  19. 19.c4 Rad8
  20. 20.Qe2 Nd7
  21. 21.Bb2 f6
  22. 22.f4 Rde8
  23. 23.Rad1 b6
  24. 24.Rd2 exf4
  25. 25.gxf4 g5
  26. 26.fxg5 fxg5
  27. 27.e5 Qf7
  28. 28.Nd5 Nh5
  29. 29.Rf1 Nf4
  30. 30.Qe4 Qf5
  31. 31.Qxf5 Bxf5
  32. 32.Nxf4 gxf4
  33. 33.Bd5+ Kg7
  34. 34.e6+ Nf6
  35. 35.Rxf4 Kg6
  36. 36.Rg2+ Ng4
  37. 37.Rgxg4+ Bxg4
  38. 38.Rxg4+ Kf5
  39. 39.Rg3 Rg8
  40. 40.Bg7 Re7
  41. 41.Bf8

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