Mikhail Botvinnik vs Viacheslav Ragozin

Leningrad m · 1940 · English Opening · 1-0 in 32 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black Viacheslav Ragozin
Result 1-0
Event Leningrad m
Site Leningrad
Round 5
Date 1940.00.00
Opening English Opening (A28)
Moves 32
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r7/pp1nk1Rp/4q2Q/3p3P/3P4/1NP5/P5P1/6K1 b - - 4 32

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
  4. 4.d4 e4
  5. 5.Nd2 Bb4
  6. 6.e3 O-O
  7. 7.Be2 Re8
  8. 8.O-O Bxc3
  9. 9.bxc3 d6
  10. 10.f3 exf3
  11. 11.Bxf3 Rxe3
  12. 12.Nb3 Re8
  13. 13.Bg5 Ne7
  14. 14.Qd2 c6
  15. 15.Rae1 Bf5
  16. 16.Bxf6 gxf6
  17. 17.h4 d5
  18. 18.cxd5 cxd5
  19. 19.Bd1 Be4
  20. 20.Rxf6 Ng6
  21. 21.Qf2 Re6
  22. 22.Rxe6 fxe6
  23. 23.h5 Nf8
  24. 24.Qg3+ Kf7
  25. 25.Rf1+ Bf5
  26. 26.Qf4 Nd7
  27. 27.Bc2 Qb8
  28. 28.Qh6 Qg8
  29. 29.Bxf5 exf5
  30. 30.Rxf5+ Ke7
  31. 31.Rg5 Qe6
  32. 32.Rg7+

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