Alexander Ilyin Zhenevsky vs Mikhail Botvinnik

The Game

White	Alexander Ilyin Zhenevsky
Black	Mikhail Botvinnik
Result	0-1
Event	Leningrad-ch
Site	Leningrad
Date	1930.00.00
Opening	French Defense (C01)
Moves	42

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/p7/3k2p1/3P3p/P2R1Pp1/6K1/3pr2P/8 b - - 3 42

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 e6
2. 2.d4 d5
3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
4. 4.exd5 exd5
5. 5.Bd3 Nc6
6. 6.Ne2 Nge7
7. 7.O-O Bg4
8. 8.a3 Bxc3
9. 9.bxc3 O-O
10. 10.f3 Bf5
11. 11.Ng3 Bxd3
12. 12.cxd3 Qd7
13. 13.f4 f5
14. 14.Rf2 Na5
15. 15.Nf1 b6
16. 16.Be3 Rfe8
17. 17.Qc2 Rac8
18. 18.Re2 Ng6
19. 19.g3 c5
20. 20.dxc5 bxc5
21. 21.Rae1 c4
22. 22.Bd4 Rxe2
23. 23.Qxe2 Nb3
24. 24.Qe3 Nf8
25. 25.Be5 d4
26. 26.Bxd4 Nxd4
27. 27.Qxd4 Qxd4+
28. 28.cxd4 cxd3
29. 29.Kf2 Rc3
30. 30.a4 Nd7
31. 31.Ne3 Nf6
32. 32.Rd1 g6
33. 33.Kf3 Kf7
34. 34.g4 fxg4+
35. 35.Kg2 h5
36. 36.Rb1 Ne4
37. 37.Rb7+ Ke6
38. 38.d5+ Kd6
39. 39.Rb4 d2
40. 40.Rxe4 Rxe3
41. 41.Rd4 Re2+
42. 42.Kg3

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