Mikhail Botvinnik vs Viacheslav Ragozin

Leningrad m · 1940 · Grünfeld Defense · 1-0 in 32 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black Viacheslav Ragozin
Result 1-0
Event Leningrad m
Site Leningrad
Round 3
Date 1940.00.00
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D94)
Moves 32
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2r5/2P2Rbk/p3B1pp/2p1p3/Pp2P3/7P/5PP1/6K1 b - - 1 32

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 g6
  5. 5.Nf3 Bg7
  6. 6.Bd3 O-O
  7. 7.O-O Bg4
  8. 8.h3 Bxf3
  9. 9.Qxf3 dxc4
  10. 10.Bxc4 Nbd7
  11. 11.Rd1 e5
  12. 12.d5 c5
  13. 13.d6 Rb8
  14. 14.e4 Ne8
  15. 15.Be3 a6
  16. 16.a4 Rc8
  17. 17.Rd2 h6
  18. 18.Rad1 Nef6
  19. 19.Nd5 Nxd5
  20. 20.Bxd5 Rb8
  21. 21.Qe2 Kh7
  22. 22.Rc2 Qf6
  23. 23.Ba2 Rbc8
  24. 24.b4 cxb4
  25. 25.Rc7 Rxc7
  26. 26.dxc7 Nb6
  27. 27.Bxb6 Qxb6
  28. 28.Qc4 Rc8
  29. 29.Rd7 Qc6
  30. 30.Qxc6 bxc6
  31. 31.Rxf7 c5
  32. 32.Be6

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