Martin Christoffel vs Mikhail Botvinnik

The Game

White	Martin Christoffel
Black	Mikhail Botvinnik
Result	0-1
Event	Groningen
Site	Groningen
Round	17
Date	1946.00.00
Opening	French, Winawer (C17)
Moves	42

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/pp6/5k2/3P1n2/1P6/P2Rp3/2K1Rr1P/6r1 w - - 3 43

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 e6
2. 2.d4 d5
3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
4. 4.e5 c5
5. 5.Bd2 Nc6
6. 6.Nf3 cxd4
7. 7.Nb5 Bc5
8. 8.a3 Nge7
9. 9.b4 Bb6
10. 10.Bd3 Ng6
11. 11.Qe2 Bc7
12. 12.Bg5 Qd7
13. 13.Bxg6 hxg6
14. 14.O-O O-O
15. 15.Nxc7 Qxc7
16. 16.Rfd1 f6
17. 17.Bf4 g5
18. 18.Bg3 f5
19. 19.Nxg5 f4
20. 20.Qh5 g6
21. 21.Qxg6+ Qg7
22. 22.Qxg7+ Kxg7
23. 23.Bh4 Nxe5
24. 24.f3 Rf5
25. 25.Nh3 Ng6
26. 26.Bf2 e5
27. 27.c3 Rh5
28. 28.cxd4 e4
29. 29.fxe4 dxe4
30. 30.Kf1 Bxh3
31. 31.gxh3 e3
32. 32.Bg1 Re8
33. 33.Rd3 Rxh3
34. 34.Ra2 Re7
35. 35.Re2 Kf6
36. 36.Ke1 Nh4
37. 37.Kf1 Rf3+
38. 38.Ke1 Rg7
39. 39.Bxe3 fxe3
40. 40.Kd1 Nf5
41. 41.d5 Rg1+
42. 42.Kc2 Rf2

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