Mikhail Botvinnik vs Nikolay Sorokin

URS-ch07 · 1931 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 55 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black Nikolay Sorokin
Result 1-0
Event URS-ch07
Site Moscow
Date 1931.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D60)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6k1/3R4/p5K1/1p2p3/4P2P/4P3/3n4/8 b - - 4 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.c4 e6
  4. 4.Nc3 Nbd7
  5. 5.Bg5 Be7
  6. 6.e3 O-O
  7. 7.Bd3 c6
  8. 8.O-O a6
  9. 9.a4 dxc4
  10. 10.Bxc4 c5
  11. 11.dxc5 Bxc5
  12. 12.Qe2 h6
  13. 13.Bh4 Be7
  14. 14.Rfd1 Nh5
  15. 15.Bxe7 Qxe7
  16. 16.Rd2 Nb6
  17. 17.Rad1 Qc5
  18. 18.Ba2 Nf6
  19. 19.e4 e5
  20. 20.Qe3 Qxe3
  21. 21.fxe3 Bg4
  22. 22.a5 Nc8
  23. 23.Rc1 Bxf3
  24. 24.gxf3 Ne7
  25. 25.Nd5 Nc6
  26. 26.Nxf6+ gxf6
  27. 27.Rd7 Rab8
  28. 28.Kf2 Nxa5
  29. 29.Rcc7 Rbc8
  30. 30.Rxf7 Rxc7
  31. 31.Rxc7+ Kh8
  32. 32.Bd5 b5
  33. 33.b3 Rd8
  34. 34.Kg3 f5
  35. 35.Kh4 fxe4
  36. 36.fxe4 Rd6
  37. 37.Kh5 Rf6
  38. 38.h3 Rd6
  39. 39.h4 Rb6
  40. 40.Kg4 Rf6
  41. 41.Ra7 Rb6
  42. 42.Re7 Rd6
  43. 43.Rc7 Rf6
  44. 44.Ra7 Rb6
  45. 45.Rc7 Rf6
  46. 46.Kh5 Rd6
  47. 47.Bf7 Rf6
  48. 48.Bg6 Nxb3
  49. 49.Kxh6 Rf8
  50. 50.Rh7+ Kg8
  51. 51.Rg7+ Kh8
  52. 52.Bf7 Rxf7
  53. 53.Rxf7 Kg8
  54. 54.Kg6 Nd2
  55. 55.Rd7

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