Mikhail Botvinnik vs G. Stepanov

The Game

White	Mikhail Botvinnik
Black	G. Stepanov
Result	1-0
Event	Leningrad-ch
Site	Leningrad
Date	1930.00.00
Opening	Queen's Gambit Declined (D60)
Moves	34

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6k1/2B3p1/p6p/p2n4/P3b3/8/1P4PP/2R4K b - - 3 34

All The Moves

1. 1.d4 Nf6
2. 2.c4 e6
3. 3.Nc3 d5
4. 4.Nf3 c6
5. 5.Bg5 Nbd7
6. 6.e3 Be7
7. 7.Bd3 h6
8. 8.Bh4 O-O
9. 9.O-O a6
10. 10.a4 dxc4
11. 11.Bxc4 Nd5
12. 12.Bg3 N7f6
13. 13.Qc2 Bd7
14. 14.e4 Nb4
15. 15.Qe2 Qa5
16. 16.Ne5 Rad8
17. 17.f4 Bc8
18. 18.f5 exf5
19. 19.Bxf7+ Rxf7
20. 20.Nc4 b6
21. 21.Nxa5 bxa5
22. 22.exf5 Rxd4
23. 23.Be5 Rd3
24. 24.Rad1 Bc5+
25. 25.Kh1 Rxd1
26. 26.Qxd1 Nfd5
27. 27.Nxd5 Nxd5
28. 28.Qc1 Bf8
29. 29.Bd4 c5
30. 30.Bxc5 Rc7
31. 31.Bxf8 Rxc1
32. 32.Rxc1 Bxf5
33. 33.Bd6 Be4
34. 34.Bc7

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