Mikhail Botvinnik vs Vladimirs Petrovs

URS-ch12 · 1940 · French, Tarrasch · 1-0 in 37 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black Vladimirs Petrovs
Result 1-0
Event URS-ch12
Site Moscow
Date 1940.00.00
Opening French, Tarrasch (C05)
Moves 37
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1r3k2/1q4pp/1p4n1/pP1N2QP/P1pP4/2P1R3/6P1/6K1 b - - 0 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nd2 Nf6
  4. 4.e5 Nfd7
  5. 5.Bd3 b6
  6. 6.Ne2 c5
  7. 7.c3 Ba6
  8. 8.Bxa6 Nxa6
  9. 9.O-O Be7
  10. 10.f4 f5
  11. 11.exf6 Bxf6
  12. 12.Nf3 O-O
  13. 13.Be3 Nc7
  14. 14.Qd3 Qc8
  15. 15.Ng3 Qa6
  16. 16.Qd2 Rae8
  17. 17.a4 Qb7
  18. 18.b4 a5
  19. 19.b5 Be7
  20. 20.Qd3 Rf7
  21. 21.Rae1 Ref8
  22. 22.Bd2 Bf6
  23. 23.f5 Re8
  24. 24.Bf4 c4
  25. 25.Qd2 Nf8
  26. 26.Ne5 Bxe5
  27. 27.Bxe5 Qc8
  28. 28.Qg5 exf5
  29. 29.Nxf5 Ng6
  30. 30.Bxc7 Rxe1
  31. 31.Rxe1 Qxc7
  32. 32.Re8+ Rf8
  33. 33.Ne7+ Kf7
  34. 34.Nxd5 Qb7
  35. 35.Re3 Rb8
  36. 36.h4 Kf8
  37. 37.h5

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