Mikhail Botvinnik vs Herman Pilnik

The Game

White	Mikhail Botvinnik
Black	Herman Pilnik
Result	1-0
Event	Budapest
Site	Budapest
Round	17
Date	1952.00.00
Opening	Queen's Gambit Declined (D54)
Moves	41

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2b5/2r3k1/3bp3/p2pN3/1p1P2PP/3B4/PP4K1/4R3 b - - 0 41

All The Moves

1. 1.d4 Nf6
2. 2.c4 e6
3. 3.Nc3 d5
4. 4.Bg5 Be7
5. 5.e3 O-O
6. 6.Rc1 h6
7. 7.Bh4 b6
8. 8.cxd5 exd5
9. 9.Bd3 Bb7
10. 10.f3 c5
11. 11.Nge2 Nbd7
12. 12.O-O Re8
13. 13.Bf2 Bd6
14. 14.Re1 a6
15. 15.Ng3 Qb8
16. 16.Kh1 cxd4
17. 17.exd4 Rxe1+
18. 18.Qxe1 Nf8
19. 19.Nce2 Ne6
20. 20.Nf5 Bf8
21. 21.Be3 Ne8
22. 22.Qh4 Qd8
23. 23.Qg4 Kh8
24. 24.Nf4 Qg5
25. 25.Nxe6 Qxg4
26. 26.fxg4 fxe6
27. 27.Nh4 Kg8
28. 28.Ng6 Bd6
29. 29.g5 hxg5
30. 30.Bxg5 Nf6
31. 31.Kg1 Rc8
32. 32.Rf1 Rc7
33. 33.Bxf6 gxf6
34. 34.Rxf6 Rc1+
35. 35.Rf1 Rc7
36. 36.g3 b5
37. 37.Re1 Bc8
38. 38.Ne5 Kg7
39. 39.Kg2 b4
40. 40.h4 a5
41. 41.g4

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