Mikhail Botvinnik vs Samuel Reshevsky

AVRO · 1938 · English Opening · 1-0 in 37 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black Samuel Reshevsky
Result 1-0
Event AVRO
Site Holland
Date 1938.00.00
Opening English Opening (A25)
Moves 37
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2Q1qrk1/3n4/4p1p1/4B2p/1P6/6PP/2Q2PBK/8 b - - 0 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nc6
  3. 3.g3 g6
  4. 4.Bg2 Bg7
  5. 5.e3 d6
  6. 6.Nge2 Nge7
  7. 7.d4 exd4
  8. 8.exd4 O-O
  9. 9.O-O Nf5
  10. 10.d5 Ne5
  11. 11.b3 a5
  12. 12.Bb2 Nd7
  13. 13.a3 Nc5
  14. 14.b4 Nd7
  15. 15.Qb3 Nd4
  16. 16.Nxd4 Bxd4
  17. 17.Rad1 Bg7
  18. 18.Rfe1 axb4
  19. 19.axb4 Nf6
  20. 20.h3 h5
  21. 21.c5 Bf5
  22. 22.Nb5 Bd7
  23. 23.c6 bxc6
  24. 24.dxc6 Bc8
  25. 25.Nxd6 Be6
  26. 26.Rxe6 fxe6
  27. 27.Nf5 Qe8
  28. 28.Nxg7 Kxg7
  29. 29.Rd7+ Rf7
  30. 30.Be5 Kg8
  31. 31.Rxc7 Rxc7
  32. 32.Bxc7 Ra1+
  33. 33.Kh2 Ra7
  34. 34.Be5 Rf7
  35. 35.c7 Nd7
  36. 36.Qc2 Rf8
  37. 37.c8=Q

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