Mikhail Botvinnik vs Grigory Ionovich Ravinsky

URS-ch13 · 1944 · Semi-Tarrasch Defense · 1-0 in 59 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black Grigory Ionovich Ravinsky
Result 1-0
Event URS-ch13
Site Moscow
Date 1944.00.00
Opening Semi-Tarrasch Defense (D41)
Moves 59
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7k/6p1/p1q4p/1p6/1P3P2/2K4P/3Q2P1/8 w - - 18 60

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.c4 e6
  4. 4.Nc3 c5
  5. 5.cxd5 Nxd5
  6. 6.e3 Be7
  7. 7.Bc4 Nc6
  8. 8.O-O cxd4
  9. 9.exd4 O-O
  10. 10.Be3 a6
  11. 11.Bd3 Ncb4
  12. 12.Bb1 b5
  13. 13.Ne4 Bb7
  14. 14.Bd2 Qb6
  15. 15.Re1 Rac8
  16. 16.Bg5 f6
  17. 17.Bc1 Qc7
  18. 18.Nc5 Bxc5
  19. 19.dxc5 Qxc5
  20. 20.Nd4 Nc7
  21. 21.Be3 Qd5
  22. 22.f3 Qh5
  23. 23.Qb3 Nbd5
  24. 24.Bf2 Kh8
  25. 25.Be4 f5
  26. 26.Bxd5 Bxd5
  27. 27.Qa3 Qf7
  28. 28.Rac1 Rcd8
  29. 29.Qe3 Rd7
  30. 30.b3 Qf6
  31. 31.Qf4 Ne8
  32. 32.Nc6 Bxc6
  33. 33.Rxc6 Qb2
  34. 34.Rcxe6 Nf6
  35. 35.Qxf5 Rd2
  36. 36.Re8 Rg8
  37. 37.Rxg8+ Nxg8
  38. 38.Qc5 Qxa2
  39. 39.b4 Re2
  40. 40.Rxe2 Qxe2
  41. 41.h3 Qe6
  42. 42.Bh4 h6
  43. 43.Bd8 Qd7
  44. 44.Bh4 Qe6
  45. 45.f4 Qe4
  46. 46.Qd6 Kh7
  47. 47.Bd8 Qe1+
  48. 48.Kh2 Qe4
  49. 49.Qd2 Ne7
  50. 50.Bxe7 Qxe7
  51. 51.Kg3 Qe4
  52. 52.Kf2 Qc4
  53. 53.Ke3 Qe6+
  54. 54.Kd4 Qd6+
  55. 55.Kc3 Qc6+
  56. 56.Kb2 Qf6+
  57. 57.Kb1 Kh8
  58. 58.Kc2 Qg6+
  59. 59.Kc3 Qc6+

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