Sergey Nikolaevich Freiman vs Mikhail Botvinnik

The Game

White	Sergey Nikolaevich Freiman
Black	Mikhail Botvinnik
Result	1-0
Event	URS-ch05
Site	Moscow
Round	15
Date	1927.00.00
Opening	Queen's Indian Defense (E19)
Moves	47

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/6K1/R3k3/1p1p1p2/3P1P1P/1P3P2/P1r5/8 b - - 2 47

All The Moves

1. 1.d4 Nf6
2. 2.Nf3 e6
3. 3.c4 b6
4. 4.g3 Bb7
5. 5.Bg2 Be7
6. 6.O-O O-O
7. 7.Nc3 Ne4
8. 8.Qc2 Nxc3
9. 9.Qxc3 f5
10. 10.Rd1 Bf6
11. 11.Qe3 Qe8
12. 12.Bd2 d6
13. 13.Bc3 Nd7
14. 14.Rd2 Be4
15. 15.Ng5 Bxg2
16. 16.Kxg2 Bxg5
17. 17.Qxg5 Nf6
18. 18.f3 Qc6
19. 19.b3 d5
20. 20.Rc1 Rf7
21. 21.Bb2 Qd6
22. 22.Rdc2 h6
23. 23.Qd2 Re8
24. 24.c5 Qd8
25. 25.Qd3 f4
26. 26.Qg6 Qd7
27. 27.cxb6 cxb6
28. 28.gxf4 Qd6
29. 29.e3 Qd7
30. 30.Rc6 Rd8
31. 31.Ba3 Re8
32. 32.Bd6 Rd8
33. 33.Be5 Qe7
34. 34.Kg3 b5
35. 35.f5 exf5
36. 36.Bxf6 f4+
37. 37.Kg4 h5+
38. 38.Kxh5 Rxf6
39. 39.Rxf6 Qxf6
40. 40.Qxf6 gxf6
41. 41.exf4 Kf7
42. 42.Rc7+ Ke6
43. 43.Kg6 f5
44. 44.Kg7 Rd6
45. 45.Rxa7 Rc6
46. 46.h4 Rc2
47. 47.Ra6+

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