Mikhail Botvinnik vs Viacheslav Ragozin

Leningrad m · 1940 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 40 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black Viacheslav Ragozin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Leningrad m
Site Leningrad
Round 7
Date 1940.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez (C77)
Moves 40
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Final Position

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

2r3k1/5pp1/p2r3p/2p1RP2/P1P5/5R1P/6PK/8 w - - 2 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.d3 Bc5
  6. 6.Nc3 d6
  7. 7.Bg5 h6
  8. 8.Bxf6 Qxf6
  9. 9.Nd5 Qg6
  10. 10.Qe2 b5
  11. 11.Bb3 Ra7
  12. 12.c3 O-O
  13. 13.O-O Bg4
  14. 14.Ne3 Bxe3
  15. 15.fxe3 Na5
  16. 16.Bc2 c5
  17. 17.Qe1 Qe6
  18. 18.Nh4 Nc6
  19. 19.h3 Bh5
  20. 20.Nf5 Bg6
  21. 21.Qe2 Bxf5
  22. 22.exf5 Qf6
  23. 23.Bb3 Rd8
  24. 24.e4 Ne7
  25. 25.a4 b4
  26. 26.Qe3 Rb7
  27. 27.Bc4 bxc3
  28. 28.bxc3 d5
  29. 29.exd5 Nxd5
  30. 30.Qe4 Rbd7
  31. 31.Rfe1 Nf4
  32. 32.Re3 Qg5
  33. 33.Kh2 Nd5
  34. 34.Bxd5 Rxd5
  35. 35.Rf1 Qf6
  36. 36.Rff3 Qd6
  37. 37.c4 Rd4
  38. 38.Qxe5 Rxd3
  39. 39.Qxd6 R3xd6
  40. 40.Re5 Rc8

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