Mikhail Botvinnik vs Peter Arsenievich Romanovsky

URS-ch11 · 1939 · Catalan Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black Peter Arsenievich Romanovsky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event URS-ch11
Site Leningrad
Round 3
Date 1939.00.00
Opening Catalan Opening (E06)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

8/1p1R4/p3pkp1/r7/7P/6P1/5PK1/8 w - - 0 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.d4 Be7
  5. 5.g3 dxc4
  6. 6.Qa4+ Nbd7
  7. 7.Qxc4 a6
  8. 8.Bf4 Bd6
  9. 9.Be5 Rb8
  10. 10.a4 O-O
  11. 11.Bg2 Ng4
  12. 12.Bxd6 cxd6
  13. 13.d5 Nge5
  14. 14.Nxe5 Nxe5
  15. 15.Qd4 Qe7
  16. 16.O-O Rd8
  17. 17.Rfd1 Ng6
  18. 18.dxe6 fxe6
  19. 19.Rd2 Ne5
  20. 20.Rad1 Nf7
  21. 21.Qe3 Re8
  22. 22.a5 Bd7
  23. 23.b3 Bc6
  24. 24.Ne4 Rbd8
  25. 25.Qc3 Rc8
  26. 26.Qb4 Bxe4
  27. 27.Bxe4 d5
  28. 28.Qxe7 Rxe7
  29. 29.Bg2 Rc3
  30. 30.e4 dxe4
  31. 31.Bxe4 Rxb3
  32. 32.Rd7 Kf8
  33. 33.Bxh7 Rb5
  34. 34.Be4 Ke8
  35. 35.R7d2 Rc7
  36. 36.Bg6 Ke7
  37. 37.Bxf7 Kxf7
  38. 38.Rd7+ Rxd7
  39. 39.Rxd7+ Kf6
  40. 40.h4 g6
  41. 41.Kg2 Rxa5

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