Mikhail Botvinnik vs Ilya Leontievich Rabinovich

Leningrad NW Provincial f · 1926 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 50 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black Ilya Leontievich Rabinovich
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Leningrad NW Provincial f
Site Leningrad
Date 1926.00.00
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D48)
Moves 50
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/8/p1R4P/1p6/3k1N2/6K1/2p5/7r w - - 4 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 e6
  5. 5.Nc3 Nbd7
  6. 6.Bd3 dxc4
  7. 7.Bxc4 b5
  8. 8.Bd3 a6
  9. 9.e4 c5
  10. 10.e5 Ng4
  11. 11.Bg5 Qb6
  12. 12.Be4 Bb7
  13. 13.Bxb7 Qxb7
  14. 14.O-O h5
  15. 15.d5 Ndxe5
  16. 16.Nxe5 Nxe5
  17. 17.dxe6 f6
  18. 18.Qe2 Be7
  19. 19.Rad1 h4
  20. 20.f4 h3
  21. 21.fxe5 Qxg2+
  22. 22.Qxg2 hxg2
  23. 23.Kxg2 fxg5
  24. 24.Rf7 Rh6
  25. 25.Rxe7+ Kxe7
  26. 26.Nd5+ Kxe6
  27. 27.Nc7+ Kxe5
  28. 28.Nxa8 Rc6
  29. 29.Rd7 Rd6
  30. 30.Rxg7 Rd2+
  31. 31.Kg3 Rxb2
  32. 32.Rxg5+ Kd4
  33. 33.h4 Rxa2
  34. 34.h5 Ra1
  35. 35.Kg2 Ra2+
  36. 36.Kg3 Ra1
  37. 37.Kg2 Ra2+
  38. 38.Kg1 Ra1+
  39. 39.Kg2 Ra2+
  40. 40.Kg3 Ra1
  41. 41.Nc7 c4
  42. 42.Ne6+ Ke3
  43. 43.Nf4 c3
  44. 44.Rc5 Rg1+
  45. 45.Ng2+ Kd3
  46. 46.h6 Rh1
  47. 47.Nf4+ Kd4
  48. 48.Rc6 c2
  49. 49.Kg2 Rh4
  50. 50.Kg3 Rh1

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