Mikhail Botvinnik vs Abram Borisovich Poliak

URS-ch06 qf2 · 1929 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 37 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black Abram Borisovich Poliak
Result 1-0
Event URS-ch06 qf2
Site Odessa
Round 9
Date 1929.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D30)
Moves 37
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1r2k1p1/R2np2p/3p1p2/1P1P1P2/3NP3/3K2PP/8 b - - 12 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.c4 c6
  4. 4.e3 e6
  5. 5.Bd3 Nbd7
  6. 6.O-O Ne4
  7. 7.Nfd2 Nxd2
  8. 8.Nxd2 f5
  9. 9.f3 Qf6
  10. 10.b3 Bd6
  11. 11.Bb2 Qh4
  12. 12.f4 Nf6
  13. 13.Nf3 Qh5
  14. 14.Qe1 h6
  15. 15.Be2 O-O
  16. 16.Ne5 Qe8
  17. 17.Bc3 Ne4
  18. 18.Bb4 Bxb4
  19. 19.Qxb4 a5
  20. 20.Qe1 b5
  21. 21.cxb5 cxb5
  22. 22.Bd3 b4
  23. 23.a3 bxa3
  24. 24.Rxa3 Ba6
  25. 25.Rxa5 Bxd3
  26. 26.Nxd3 Qc6
  27. 27.Nc5 Rfb8
  28. 28.Rxa8 Qxa8
  29. 29.b4 Qa3
  30. 30.Qc1 Qxc1
  31. 31.Rxc1 Kf7
  32. 32.Nd3 Rb7
  33. 33.Ra1 Ke7
  34. 34.Kf1 Nd6
  35. 35.Ke2 Nc4
  36. 36.Ra6 Nd6
  37. 37.Kd2

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