Ilia Abramovich Kan vs Mikhail Botvinnik

URS m training · 1952 · French, Tarrasch · 0-1 in 40 moves

The Game

White Ilia Abramovich Kan
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 0-1
Event URS m training
Site URS
Date 1952.00.00
Opening French, Tarrasch (C05)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/5k1p/8/1p1PK3/4R3/p5P1/3r4/8 w - - 0 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nd2 Nf6
  4. 4.e5 Nfd7
  5. 5.Bd3 c5
  6. 6.c3 b6
  7. 7.Ne2 Ba6
  8. 8.Bxa6 Nxa6
  9. 9.O-O Nc7
  10. 10.f4 f5
  11. 11.exf6 Nxf6
  12. 12.Nf3 Bd6
  13. 13.Ng3 O-O
  14. 14.Ne5 cxd4
  15. 15.cxd4 Ne4
  16. 16.Ng4 Qe8
  17. 17.Nf2 Qg6
  18. 18.Qb3 Rf7
  19. 19.Nfxe4 dxe4
  20. 20.Be3 Raf8
  21. 21.f5 Qg4
  22. 22.fxe6 Nxe6
  23. 23.Nf5 Bf4
  24. 24.Ng3 Bxg3
  25. 25.hxg3 Qxg3
  26. 26.Qxe6 Qxe3+
  27. 27.Kh2 Qh6+
  28. 28.Qxh6 gxh6
  29. 29.Rxf7 Rxf7
  30. 30.Kg3 h5
  31. 31.Re1 h4+
  32. 32.Kxh4 Rf2
  33. 33.Rxe4 Kf7
  34. 34.g3 Rxb2
  35. 35.Kg5 Rxa2
  36. 36.d5 Rd2
  37. 37.Re5 a5
  38. 38.Kf4 a4
  39. 39.Re4 b5
  40. 40.Ke5 a3

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