Mikhail Botvinnik vs Evgeny Zagoriansky

The Game

White	Mikhail Botvinnik
Black	Evgeny Zagoriansky
Result	1-0
Event	Sverdlovsk
Site	Sverdlovsk
Round	6
Date	1943.00.00
Opening	English Opening (A13)
Moves	42

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3Q1k2/1r2r2b/1p6/p2p1pR1/5R2/1P2PB1P/P4PK1/q7 b - - 4 42

All The Moves

1. 1.Nf3 d5
2. 2.c4 e6
3. 3.b3 Nf6
4. 4.Bb2 Be7
5. 5.e3 O-O
6. 6.Nc3 c5
7. 7.cxd5 Nxd5
8. 8.Nxd5 exd5
9. 9.d4 cxd4
10. 10.Qxd4 Bf6
11. 11.Qd2 Nc6
12. 12.Be2 Be6
13. 13.O-O Bxb2
14. 14.Qxb2 Qa5
15. 15.Rfd1 Rad8
16. 16.Rd2 Rd7
17. 17.Rad1 Rfd8
18. 18.h3 h6
19. 19.Ne5 Nxe5
20. 20.Qxe5 Qc5
21. 21.Bf3 b6
22. 22.Qb2 Rc8
23. 23.Qe5 Rcd8
24. 24.Rd4 a5
25. 25.g4 Qc6
26. 26.g5 hxg5
27. 27.Qxg5 f6
28. 28.Qg6 Bf7
29. 29.Qg3 f5
30. 30.Qg5 Qe6
31. 31.Kh1 Qe5
32. 32.Rg1 Rf8
33. 33.Qh6 Rb8
34. 34.Rh4 Kf8
35. 35.Qh8+ Bg8
36. 36.Rf4 Rbb7
37. 37.Rg5 Rf7
38. 38.Qh5 Qa1+
39. 39.Kg2 g6
40. 40.Qxg6 Bh7
41. 41.Qd6+ Rfe7
42. 42.Qd8+

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