Paul Keres vs Mikhail Botvinnik

Leningrad/Moscow · 1941 · Italian Game · 1/2-1/2 in 38 moves

The Game

White Paul Keres
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Leningrad/Moscow
Site Leningrad
Round 3
Date 1941.00.00
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

5b2/8/2p1k3/1p2p1pp/4P3/2PN1KP1/1P3P2/8 w - - 2 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.Nc3 d6
  6. 6.Bg5 h6
  7. 7.Bxf6 Qxf6
  8. 8.Nd5 Qd8
  9. 9.c3 O-O
  10. 10.a4 a6
  11. 11.O-O Ba7
  12. 12.Ne3 Ne7
  13. 13.d4 Ng6
  14. 14.Re1 c6
  15. 15.dxe5 Nxe5
  16. 16.Nxe5 dxe5
  17. 17.Qf3 Qe7
  18. 18.Rad1 Be6
  19. 19.Bxe6 Qxe6
  20. 20.Nf5 Rad8
  21. 21.h4 Kh7
  22. 22.h5 g6
  23. 23.Ne3 Kg7
  24. 24.g3 Bb6
  25. 25.Kg2 Rxd1
  26. 26.Rxd1 Rd8
  27. 27.Rxd8 Bxd8
  28. 28.Qg4 Qxg4
  29. 29.Nxg4 Bc7
  30. 30.Ne3 b5
  31. 31.axb5 axb5
  32. 32.Nc2 Bd6
  33. 33.hxg6 fxg6
  34. 34.Ne1 Kf6
  35. 35.Nd3 Ke6
  36. 36.Kf3 h5
  37. 37.Ke3 g5
  38. 38.Kf3 Bf8

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