Vitaly Chekhover vs Mikhail Botvinnik

URS-ch14 · 1945 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 0-1 in 40 moves

The Game

White Vitaly Chekhover
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 0-1
Event URS-ch14
Site Moscow
Date 1945.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C86)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/6pp/3q4/P4R2/4PKP1/8/8/8 w - - 3 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.Qe2 Be7
  6. 6.c3 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 d6
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.a4 b4
  10. 10.a5 Rb8
  11. 11.Bc4 d5
  12. 12.exd5 Nxd5
  13. 13.d3 Qd6
  14. 14.cxb4 Ndxb4
  15. 15.Nc3 Bg4
  16. 16.Be3 Kh8
  17. 17.Ne4 Qg6
  18. 18.Nc5 Nc2
  19. 19.Nd7 N2d4
  20. 20.Bxd4 Nxd4
  21. 21.Nxd4 Bxe2
  22. 22.Nxf8 Bxf8
  23. 23.Nxe2 Rxb2
  24. 24.Nc3 Bb4
  25. 25.Nd5 Bc5
  26. 26.Nxc7 Qd6
  27. 27.Nxa6 Bxf2+
  28. 28.Rxf2 Qd4
  29. 29.Rf1 e4
  30. 30.dxe4 Rxf2
  31. 31.Rxf2 Qxc4
  32. 32.Nb8 Qb5
  33. 33.Rxf7 Qxb8
  34. 34.g3 Kg8
  35. 35.Rf4 Qb1+
  36. 36.Kf2 Qa2+
  37. 37.Kf3 Qxh2
  38. 38.Rf5 Qa2
  39. 39.g4 Qa3+
  40. 40.Kf4 Qd6+

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