Mikhail Botvinnik vs Yakov S Vilner

The Game

White	Mikhail Botvinnik
Black	Yakov S Vilner
Result	1/2-1/2
Event	Leningrad-ch
Site	Leningrad
Date	1930.00.00
Opening	Queen's Gambit Accepted (D27)
Moves	45

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/5kpp/R3p3/P3p3/8/5P2/5KPP/r7 w - - 3 46

All The Moves

1. 1.d4 d5
2. 2.c4 dxc4
3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
4. 4.e3 e6
5. 5.Bxc4 c5
6. 6.O-O a6
7. 7.a4 Nc6
8. 8.Qe2 Be7
9. 9.dxc5 Bxc5
10. 10.e4 Qc7
11. 11.e5 Ng4
12. 12.Bf4 f6
13. 13.Nbd2 O-O
14. 14.Ne4 Ba7
15. 15.Rac1 Kh8
16. 16.Ba2 Ngxe5
17. 17.Nxe5 fxe5
18. 18.Bg3 Qe7
19. 19.Bb1 Bd7
20. 20.Qg4 Rf5
21. 21.Kh1 Raf8
22. 22.Bh4 Qb4
23. 23.Bg5 Be8
24. 24.Rc3 Bg6
25. 25.Qe2 Bd4
26. 26.Rc4 Qxb2
27. 27.Qxb2 Bxb2
28. 28.Bc1 Bxc1
29. 29.Rcxc1 Rf4
30. 30.f3 Bxe4
31. 31.Bxe4 Nd8
32. 32.Rfd1 R4f7
33. 33.a5 Kg8
34. 34.Kg1 Re7
35. 35.Rd6 Nf7
36. 36.Rb6 Nd8
37. 37.Rd6 Nf7
38. 38.Rb6 Nd8
39. 39.Rcb1 Rd7
40. 40.Bxb7 Nxb7
41. 41.Rxb7 Rxb7
42. 42.Rxb7 Rd8
43. 43.Rb6 Kf7
44. 44.Rxa6 Rd1+
45. 45.Kf2 Ra1

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