Peter Vasilievich Dubinin vs Mikhail Botvinnik

URS-ch12 · 1940 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Peter Vasilievich Dubinin
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event URS-ch12
Site Moscow
Date 1940.00.00
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D97)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

5k2/pp1q1p2/1np3pb/2Q1P2p/1P3P1P/1B3PK1/P5N1/8 b - - 8 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Qb3 dxc4
  5. 5.Qxc4 Bg7
  6. 6.Nf3 O-O
  7. 7.e4 c6
  8. 8.Be2 Nbd7
  9. 9.O-O Nb6
  10. 10.Qb3 Be6
  11. 11.Qc2 Bg4
  12. 12.Rd1 Qc7
  13. 13.h3 Bxf3
  14. 14.Bxf3 e5
  15. 15.dxe5 Qxe5
  16. 16.g3 Rfd8
  17. 17.Bf4 Qe6
  18. 18.Kg2 Nc4
  19. 19.Rxd8+ Rxd8
  20. 20.Rd1 Rxd1
  21. 21.Nxd1 h5
  22. 22.Be2 Nb6
  23. 23.Nc3 Nfd7
  24. 24.h4 Nc4
  25. 25.Nd1 Ncb6
  26. 26.b3 Qe7
  27. 27.Ne3 Nc5
  28. 28.f3 Ne6
  29. 29.Kh3 Qd7
  30. 30.Kh2 Nxf4
  31. 31.gxf4 Qe7
  32. 32.Kg3 Nd7
  33. 33.Ng2 Nc5
  34. 34.e5 Bh6
  35. 35.Bc4 Kf8
  36. 36.Qc3 Bg7
  37. 37.b4 Nd7
  38. 38.Qd2 Bh6
  39. 39.Qd4 Nb6
  40. 40.Bb3 Qd7
  41. 41.Qc5+

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