Vitaly Chekhover vs Mikhail Botvinnik

Leningrad-ch · 1930 · Indian Game · 0-1 in 49 moves

The Game

White Vitaly Chekhover
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 0-1
Event Leningrad-ch
Site Leningrad
Date 1930.00.00
Opening Indian Game (A50)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/3P4/6pp/6k1/6N1/p4RKP/pb6/3r4 w - - 0 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 b6
  3. 3.g3 Bb7
  4. 4.Bg2 g6
  5. 5.O-O Bg7
  6. 6.c4 O-O
  7. 7.Nbd2 c5
  8. 8.d5 e6
  9. 9.e4 exd5
  10. 10.cxd5 d6
  11. 11.Re1 Re8
  12. 12.Nh4 Qe7
  13. 13.Ndf3 Nbd7
  14. 14.Bd2 b5
  15. 15.Qc1 Qf8
  16. 16.Qc2 a5
  17. 17.h3 b4
  18. 18.Nh2 Ba6
  19. 19.f4 Nh5
  20. 20.Bf1 c4
  21. 21.Kg2 Rec8
  22. 22.Be3 Nc5
  23. 23.g4 Nf6
  24. 24.Bxc5 Rxc5
  25. 25.g5 Nh5
  26. 26.f5 Qd8
  27. 27.f6 Nxf6
  28. 28.gxf6 Qxf6
  29. 29.N4f3 Qxb2
  30. 30.Qxb2 Bxb2
  31. 31.Rab1 c3
  32. 32.Bxa6 Rxa6
  33. 33.Nd4 a4
  34. 34.Rf1 a3
  35. 35.Rf2 Ra7
  36. 36.Rbf1 Rc4
  37. 37.Nc6 Rc7
  38. 38.e5 dxe5
  39. 39.Nxe5 c2
  40. 40.Nxc4 Rxc4
  41. 41.Rxf7 c1=Q
  42. 42.Rf8+ Kg7
  43. 43.R8f7+ Kh6
  44. 44.Rxc1 Rxc1
  45. 45.Ng4+ Kg5
  46. 46.d6 b3
  47. 47.d7 Rd1
  48. 48.Kg3 h6
  49. 49.Rf3 bxa2

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