Mikhail Botvinnik vs Viacheslav Ragozin

Leningrad m · 1940 · Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 50 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black Viacheslav Ragozin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Leningrad m
Site Leningrad
Round 1
Date 1940.00.00
Opening Slav Defense (D19)
Moves 50
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Final Position

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

1r6/pp6/2p1p3/1P2Ppk1/P2P2p1/2R1P2r/6RP/6K1 w - - 14 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.d4 Nf6
  3. 3.c4 c6
  4. 4.Nc3 dxc4
  5. 5.a4 Bf5
  6. 6.e3 e6
  7. 7.Bxc4 Bb4
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.Qe2 Ne4
  10. 10.Na2 Bd6
  11. 11.Bd3 Bg6
  12. 12.Nc3 Ng5
  13. 13.Ne1 f5
  14. 14.f4 Nf7
  15. 15.Bc4 Re8
  16. 16.Nd3 Nd7
  17. 17.b3 Nb6
  18. 18.Bb2 Nd5
  19. 19.Rac1 Qh4
  20. 20.Ne5 Bh5
  21. 21.Qe1 Qxe1
  22. 22.Rfxe1 Nxe5
  23. 23.fxe5 Bb4
  24. 24.Be2 Bxe2
  25. 25.Rxe2 Bxc3
  26. 26.Bxc3 Re7
  27. 27.Bb2 Rd7
  28. 28.Ba3 Rc8
  29. 29.Kf2 Kf7
  30. 30.Kf3 g5
  31. 31.Rec2 Kg6
  32. 32.g3 Rg8
  33. 33.Bd6 h5
  34. 34.Rf2 g4+
  35. 35.Ke2 Nf6
  36. 36.Bb4 Ne4
  37. 37.Rg2 Rh7
  38. 38.Be1 Ng5
  39. 39.b4 Rc8
  40. 40.Kf1 Nf3
  41. 41.b5 h4
  42. 42.gxh4 Nxe1
  43. 43.Kxe1 Rxh4
  44. 44.Kf1 Rh3
  45. 45.Rc3 Kg5
  46. 46.Kg1 Rb8
  47. 47.Rg3 Rhh8
  48. 48.Rg2 Rh3
  49. 49.Rg3 Rhh8
  50. 50.Rg2 Rh3

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