Mikhail Botvinnik vs Iosif Rudakovsky

URS-ch12 · 1940 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 1-0 in 56 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black Iosif Rudakovsky
Result 1-0
Event URS-ch12
Site Moscow
Date 1940.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B83)
Moves 56
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/R4p1k/6pb/4P1np/1PNK4/8/6P1/8 b - b3 0 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 d6
  6. 6.Be2 Nc6
  7. 7.Be3 Be7
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.f4 Qc7
  10. 10.Nb3 Rd8
  11. 11.Qe1 a6
  12. 12.Qf2 Qb8
  13. 13.Bf3 Bd7
  14. 14.Na4 b5
  15. 15.Nb6 Be8
  16. 16.Nxa8 Qxa8
  17. 17.Rad1 e5
  18. 18.Rfe1 Rc8
  19. 19.c3 a5
  20. 20.a3 b4
  21. 21.axb4 axb4
  22. 22.Ra1 Qb8
  23. 23.c4 exf4
  24. 24.Bxf4 Ne5
  25. 25.Bxe5 dxe5
  26. 26.Qa7 Qxa7+
  27. 27.Rxa7 Bf8
  28. 28.Rc1 Bc6
  29. 29.Ra6 Bd7
  30. 30.Ra5 Be6
  31. 31.Rxe5 Nd7
  32. 32.Ra5 Nb6
  33. 33.Be2 g6
  34. 34.Kf2 h5
  35. 35.Ra6 Nd7
  36. 36.h3 Ne5
  37. 37.Ra5 Nc6
  38. 38.Rb5 Bg7
  39. 39.Rc2 Ra8
  40. 40.Rd2 Kh7
  41. 41.Rd6 Ne5
  42. 42.Nd2 Ra2
  43. 43.Rxb4 Bf8
  44. 44.c5 Nd7
  45. 45.Rb5 Nxc5
  46. 46.Rc6 Na4
  47. 47.Bc4 Bxc4
  48. 48.Nxc4 Bg7
  49. 49.e5 Nc3
  50. 50.Rb7 Ne4+
  51. 51.Ke3 Ng5
  52. 52.Rcc7 Bh6
  53. 53.Ra7 Nxh3+
  54. 54.Kd4 Rxa7
  55. 55.Rxa7 Ng5
  56. 56.b4

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