Mikhail Botvinnik vs Goesta Stoltz

Leningrad-Stockholm · 1926 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 31 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black Goesta Stoltz
Result 1-0
Event Leningrad-Stockholm
Site Leningrad
Date 1926.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D55)
Moves 31
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/3R2pk/1q2R3/8/1p5p/1B5P/P4PP1/6K1 b - - 0 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bg5 Be7
  5. 5.e3 O-O
  6. 6.Nf3 b6
  7. 7.Rc1 Bb7
  8. 8.Bd3 Nbd7
  9. 9.O-O Ne4
  10. 10.Bxe7 Qxe7
  11. 11.cxd5 exd5
  12. 12.Nxe4 dxe4
  13. 13.Rxc7 Bc8
  14. 14.Bb5 exf3
  15. 15.Qxf3 Qd6
  16. 16.Qc6 Qb4
  17. 17.Qxa8 Ba6
  18. 18.Qxf8+ Nxf8
  19. 19.Bxa6 h5
  20. 20.Rxa7 Qxb2
  21. 21.Bc4 Ne6
  22. 22.Bb3 h4
  23. 23.d5 Nd8
  24. 24.Rd7 Qf6
  25. 25.h3 b5
  26. 26.e4 Kh7
  27. 27.e5 Qb6
  28. 28.Re1 b4
  29. 29.e6 fxe6
  30. 30.dxe6 Nxe6
  31. 31.Rxe6

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