Sergey Nikolaevich Freiman vs Mikhail Botvinnik

URS-ch06 qf2 · 1929 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 0-1 in 34 moves

The Game

White Sergey Nikolaevich Freiman
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 0-1
Event URS-ch06 qf2
Site Odessa
Round 1
Date 1929.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D66)
Moves 34
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

5rk1/p6p/1p4p1/3P4/2Q5/7P/PP5P/1B3q1K w - - 6 35

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bg5 Nbd7
  5. 5.Nc3 c6
  6. 6.e3 Be7
  7. 7.Rc1 O-O
  8. 8.Bd3 b6
  9. 9.O-O Bb7
  10. 10.Qe2 c5
  11. 11.Rfd1 Rc8
  12. 12.dxc5 Nxc5
  13. 13.Bb1 Qe8
  14. 14.cxd5 Nxd5
  15. 15.Nxd5 Bxd5
  16. 16.Bf4 Qa4
  17. 17.Ng5 f5
  18. 18.Rd4 Qe8
  19. 19.Rcd1 Bf6
  20. 20.Rxd5 exd5
  21. 21.Nh3 Qd7
  22. 22.f3 Ne6
  23. 23.Qd3 g6
  24. 24.e4 Bd4+
  25. 25.Kh1 fxe4
  26. 26.fxe4 Nxf4
  27. 27.Qxd4 Nxh3
  28. 28.gxh3 Qf7
  29. 29.exd5 Qf3+
  30. 30.Kg1 Rc4
  31. 31.Qxc4 Qxd1+
  32. 32.Kg2 Qf3+
  33. 33.Kg1 Qf2+
  34. 34.Kh1 Qf1+

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