Mikhail Botvinnik vs Gideon Stahlberg

Moscow · 1935 · Tarrasch Defense · 1-0 in 35 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black Gideon Stahlberg
Result 1-0
Event Moscow
Site Moscow
Round 7
Date 1935.00.00
Opening Tarrasch Defense (D32)
Moves 35
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3r3k/1p3QpB/1p5p/8/8/P1B4P/1P2qPPK/8 b - - 0 35

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e6
  2. 2.Nc3 d5
  3. 3.d4 c5
  4. 4.cxd5 exd5
  5. 5.Nf3 Nc6
  6. 6.e3 c4
  7. 7.Be2 Bb4
  8. 8.O-O Nge7
  9. 9.e4 dxe4
  10. 10.Nxe4 O-O
  11. 11.Bxc4 Bg4
  12. 12.a3 Ba5
  13. 13.Ba2 Bb6
  14. 14.h3 Bxf3
  15. 15.Qxf3 Nxd4
  16. 16.Qh5 Nef5
  17. 17.Bg5 Qd7
  18. 18.Qg4 Kh8
  19. 19.Rad1 Qc6
  20. 20.Nc3 Rae8
  21. 21.Bb1 Qe6
  22. 22.Rfe1 Qc8
  23. 23.Nd5 h6
  24. 24.Nxb6 axb6
  25. 25.Bd2 Rxe1+
  26. 26.Rxe1 Rd8
  27. 27.Bc3 Qc5
  28. 28.Qe4 Qc6
  29. 29.Qf4 Qb5
  30. 30.Kh2 Kg8
  31. 31.Re5 Qf1
  32. 32.Bxf5 Ne2
  33. 33.Bh7+ Kh8
  34. 34.Rxe2 Qxe2
  35. 35.Qxf7

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