Mikhail Botvinnik vs Gavriil N Veresov

URS-ch12 · 1940 · Four Knights Game · 1-0 in 62 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black Gavriil N Veresov
Result 1-0
Event URS-ch12
Site Moscow
Date 1940.00.00
Opening Four Knights Game (C48)
Moves 62
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2b5/2P5/8/B7/P2K4/8/4pk2/8 b - - 0 62

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bb5 Nd4
  5. 5.Ba4 Bc5
  6. 6.Nxe5 Qe7
  7. 7.Nd3 Nxe4
  8. 8.O-O Nxc3
  9. 9.dxc3 Ne6
  10. 10.Nxc5 Qxc5
  11. 11.Be3 Qe7
  12. 12.f4 f5
  13. 13.Qf3 O-O
  14. 14.Rfe1 Rb8
  15. 15.Rad1 b6
  16. 16.Bf2 Kh8
  17. 17.Qh3 Rf7
  18. 18.b4 h6
  19. 19.Qh5 Rf8
  20. 20.Bh4 Qf7
  21. 21.Qxf7 Rxf7
  22. 22.c4 a6
  23. 23.Re5 Kh7
  24. 24.Bg3 Kg6
  25. 25.a3 c5
  26. 26.c3 Kh7
  27. 27.Rd6 g6
  28. 28.Bd1 Kg7
  29. 29.Bf3 Kf8
  30. 30.Bh4 g5
  31. 31.fxg5 hxg5
  32. 32.Bg3 Ke7
  33. 33.Rd2 f4
  34. 34.Bf2 Kf6
  35. 35.Red5 Rg7
  36. 36.Bg4 Rb7
  37. 37.Rd6 Ke7
  38. 38.h4 cxb4
  39. 39.cxb4 Rc7
  40. 40.c5 bxc5
  41. 41.Bxe6 dxe6
  42. 42.bxc5 Rd7
  43. 43.hxg5 Rxd6
  44. 44.Rxd6 Kf7
  45. 45.Rd8 Bb7
  46. 46.Bd4 Rh7
  47. 47.Rd6 Bd5
  48. 48.c6 Kg6
  49. 49.Bb6 Rh8
  50. 50.c7 Rc8
  51. 51.Ba5 Kxg5
  52. 52.Rxa6 Kg4
  53. 53.Rd6 f3
  54. 54.Rd8 Bb7
  55. 55.gxf3+ Kxf3
  56. 56.Kf1 e5
  57. 57.Ke1 e4
  58. 58.Kd2 Kf2
  59. 59.Kc3 e3
  60. 60.Kd4 e2
  61. 61.Rxc8 Bxc8
  62. 62.a4

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