Sergey Nikolaevich Freiman vs Mikhail Botvinnik

URS-ch08 · 1933 · Slav Defense · 0-1 in 41 moves

The Game

White Sergey Nikolaevich Freiman
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 0-1
Event URS-ch08
Site Leningrad
Date 1933.00.00
Opening Slav Defense (D10)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

5r1k/p5pp/8/P2P4/4R3/1p6/2q4P/4Q1K1 w - - 2 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nc3 dxc4
  4. 4.e3 b5
  5. 5.a4 b4
  6. 6.Ne4 Nf6
  7. 7.Nxf6+ exf6
  8. 8.Bxc4 Bd6
  9. 9.Qb3 O-O
  10. 10.a5 Nd7
  11. 11.Ne2 f5
  12. 12.Bd2 Nf6
  13. 13.O-O Qe7
  14. 14.Rfc1 Bd7
  15. 15.Nf4 Rab8
  16. 16.Nd3 Ne4
  17. 17.Be1 Rfd8
  18. 18.f3 Ng5
  19. 19.Ne5 Be8
  20. 20.Bf2 c5
  21. 21.Nd3 cxd4
  22. 22.exd4 Qf6
  23. 23.Re1 Qg6
  24. 24.Kh1 Qh5
  25. 25.Ne5 Kh8
  26. 26.f4 Ne4
  27. 27.Rxe4 fxe4
  28. 28.Bxf7 Qf5
  29. 29.g4 Qxf4
  30. 30.Bg3 Qg5
  31. 31.Bxe8 Bxe5
  32. 32.Bxe5 Rxe8
  33. 33.Bxb8 Rxb8
  34. 34.Qe6 Qe3
  35. 35.d5 Qf3+
  36. 36.Kg1 Rf8
  37. 37.Qd6 Qxg4+
  38. 38.Qg3 Qe2
  39. 39.Re1 Qxb2
  40. 40.Rxe4 b3
  41. 41.Qe1 Qc2

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