Mikhail Botvinnik vs Viacheslav Ragozin

Moscow · 1936 · Grünfeld Defense · 1-0 in 37 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black Viacheslav Ragozin
Result 1-0
Event Moscow
Site Moscow
Date 1936.00.00
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D94)
Moves 37
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3R1bk1/4B2p/p3P3/8/1p6/1P6/PN1p1r1P/7K b - - 1 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.e3 g6
  5. 5.d4 Bg7
  6. 6.Bd3 O-O
  7. 7.O-O Nbd7
  8. 8.Qe2 Re8
  9. 9.cxd5 cxd5
  10. 10.b3 a6
  11. 11.Bb2 b5
  12. 12.Rfd1 Bb7
  13. 13.Ne5 Nxe5
  14. 14.dxe5 Nd7
  15. 15.f4 f6
  16. 16.e6 Nc5
  17. 17.f5 b4
  18. 18.Na4 Nxd3
  19. 19.Qxd3 d4
  20. 20.Nc5 Bxg2
  21. 21.e4 Rc8
  22. 22.Na4 gxf5
  23. 23.Kxg2 fxe4
  24. 24.Qxe4 f5
  25. 25.Qxf5 Rf8
  26. 26.Qe4 Qa5
  27. 27.Rf1 Qg5+
  28. 28.Kh1 Qd2
  29. 29.Rad1 Rxf1+
  30. 30.Rxf1 Qc2
  31. 31.Qxc2 Rxc2
  32. 32.Rc1 Rd2
  33. 33.Rc8+ Bf8
  34. 34.Rd8 d3
  35. 35.Bf6 Rf2
  36. 36.Bxe7 d2
  37. 37.Nb2

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