Mikhail Botvinnik vs Viacheslav Ragozin

Leningrad m · 1940 · Dutch Defense · 1-0 in 57 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black Viacheslav Ragozin
Result 1-0
Event Leningrad m
Site Leningrad
Round 9
Date 1940.00.00
Opening Dutch Defense (A90)
Moves 57
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/3q4/4PQpp/2p2p1k/ppBn1P1P/6K1/PP6/8 b - - 0 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 f5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.g3 e6
  4. 4.Bg2 d5
  5. 5.O-O c6
  6. 6.d4 Bd6
  7. 7.Nc3 O-O
  8. 8.cxd5 exd5
  9. 9.Bf4 Bxf4
  10. 10.gxf4 Nbd7
  11. 11.e3 Ne4
  12. 12.Ne2 Qe7
  13. 13.Rc1 Ndf6
  14. 14.Qe1 Be6
  15. 15.Ne5 Nd7
  16. 16.Kh1 a5
  17. 17.Rc2 Qh4
  18. 18.Nc1 Nxe5
  19. 19.dxe5 Qe7
  20. 20.Ne2 Bd7
  21. 21.Rg1 b6
  22. 22.f3 Nc5
  23. 23.Rd2 Ne6
  24. 24.Bh3 Kh8
  25. 25.Ng3 g6
  26. 26.Bf1 Rad8
  27. 27.Qf2 Bc8
  28. 28.Ne2 c5
  29. 29.Bg2 Bb7
  30. 30.Rgd1 Bc6
  31. 31.h3 b5
  32. 32.Kh2 b4
  33. 33.h4 Ng7
  34. 34.Bh3 Ba4
  35. 35.Rc1 Bb5
  36. 36.Rcd1 Bc6
  37. 37.Rc1 Bb7
  38. 38.Qg3 Ne6
  39. 39.Qf2 Ba6
  40. 40.Rcd1 d4
  41. 41.exd4 Bxe2
  42. 42.Rxe2 Nxf4
  43. 43.d5 Nxd5
  44. 44.f4 Nc7
  45. 45.Red2 Rxd2
  46. 46.Rxd2 Ne6
  47. 47.Bf1 Rd8
  48. 48.Kg3 Kg7
  49. 49.Bc4 Rxd2
  50. 50.Qxd2 Qd8
  51. 51.Qf2 Nd4
  52. 52.Qg2 Qd7
  53. 53.Qa8 a4
  54. 54.Qg8+ Kh6
  55. 55.Qf8+ Kh5
  56. 56.Qf6 h6
  57. 57.e6

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