Grigory Abramovich Goldberg vs Mikhail Botvinnik

URS-ch14 · 1945 · English Opening · 0-1 in 33 moves

The Game

White Grigory Abramovich Goldberg
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 0-1
Event URS-ch14
Site Moscow
Date 1945.00.00
Opening English Opening (A34)
Moves 33
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

2r1r1k1/p2q2pp/8/1p3p2/2b2N2/P1B2pP1/5P1P/2R2QK1 w - - 2 34

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 c5
  3. 3.g3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.Bg2 Nc7
  6. 6.Nf3 Nc6
  7. 7.O-O e5
  8. 8.b3 Be7
  9. 9.Bb2 O-O
  10. 10.Rc1 f6
  11. 11.Ne1 Bf5
  12. 12.Na4 Na6
  13. 13.Nc2 Qd7
  14. 14.Ne3 Be6
  15. 15.d3 Nd4
  16. 16.Nc3 Nb4
  17. 17.Ba1 Rad8
  18. 18.Qd2 f5
  19. 19.Nc4 Bf6
  20. 20.Rfd1 b5
  21. 21.Nb2 e4
  22. 22.e3 Nf3+
  23. 23.Bxf3 exf3
  24. 24.Qe1 Rc8
  25. 25.d4 cxd4
  26. 26.exd4 Bg5
  27. 27.d5 Bf7
  28. 28.a3 Rfe8
  29. 29.Qf1 Bxc1
  30. 30.Rxc1 Nxd5
  31. 31.Nd3 Nxc3
  32. 32.Bxc3 Bxb3
  33. 33.Nf4 Bc4

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