Reuben Fine vs Mikhail Botvinnik

AVRO · 1938 · French, Winawer · 1-0 in 31 moves

The Game

White Reuben Fine
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 1-0
Event AVRO
Site Holland
Date 1938.00.00
Opening French, Winawer (C17)
Moves 31
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r3r1k1/6pp/2pRp3/2P1Nq2/b1P5/R5QP/5PPK/8 b - - 8 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.e5 c5
  5. 5.dxc5 Ne7
  6. 6.Nf3 Nbc6
  7. 7.Bd3 d4
  8. 8.a3 Ba5
  9. 9.b4 Nxb4
  10. 10.axb4 Bxb4
  11. 11.Bb5+ Nc6
  12. 12.Bxc6+ bxc6
  13. 13.Ra4 Bxc3+
  14. 14.Bd2 f6
  15. 15.O-O O-O
  16. 16.Bxc3 dxc3
  17. 17.Qe1 a5
  18. 18.Qxc3 Ba6
  19. 19.Rfa1 Bb5
  20. 20.Rd4 Qe7
  21. 21.Rd6 a4
  22. 22.Qe3 Ra7
  23. 23.Nd2 a3
  24. 24.c4 Ba4
  25. 25.exf6 Qxf6
  26. 26.Rxa3 Re8
  27. 27.h3 Raa8
  28. 28.Nf3 Qb2
  29. 29.Ne5 Qb1+
  30. 30.Kh2 Qf5
  31. 31.Qg3

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