Ilia Abramovich Kan vs Mikhail Botvinnik

Moscow · 1936 · Sicilian, Dragon · 0-1 in 48 moves

The Game

White Ilia Abramovich Kan
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 0-1
Event Moscow
Site Moscow
Date 1936.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Dragon (B72)
Moves 48
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/7p/1p6/1K6/1P1NP3/7b/5r1p/R7 w - - 1 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 g6
  6. 6.Be2 Bg7
  7. 7.Be3 Nc6
  8. 8.Nb3 Be6
  9. 9.f4 O-O
  10. 10.g4 Na5
  11. 11.g5 Ne8
  12. 12.Qd2 Rc8
  13. 13.Bd4 Nc4
  14. 14.Bxc4 Rxc4
  15. 15.O-O-O Qd7
  16. 16.Qd3 Rc8
  17. 17.h4 Bg4
  18. 18.Rd2 b6
  19. 19.Nd5 e5
  20. 20.Bc3 f5
  21. 21.gxf6 Nxf6
  22. 22.Nxf6+ Rxf6
  23. 23.Qd5+ Rf7
  24. 24.h5 gxh5
  25. 25.Rg1 Qc6
  26. 26.fxe5 dxe5
  27. 27.Qxc6 Rxc6
  28. 28.Rd5 Rcf6
  29. 29.Nd2 Bh6
  30. 30.b3 Rf2
  31. 31.Kb2 Re2
  32. 32.Nc4 Rff2
  33. 33.Rd8+ Bf8
  34. 34.b4 Rxc2+
  35. 35.Kb3 Rg2
  36. 36.Rf1 Rcf2
  37. 37.Rxf2 Rxf2
  38. 38.Nxe5 Be6+
  39. 39.Ka4 Rxa2+
  40. 40.Kb5 Rc2
  41. 41.Rd3 h4
  42. 42.Bd4 Bg7
  43. 43.Ra3 h3
  44. 44.Rxa7 h2
  45. 45.Ra8+ Bc8
  46. 46.Ra1 Bh3
  47. 47.Nf3 Bxd4
  48. 48.Nxd4 Rf2

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