Alexander Konstantinopolsky vs Mikhail Botvinnik

Sverdlovsk · 1943 · King's Gambit · 1/2-1/2 in 40 moves

The Game

White Alexander Konstantinopolsky
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Sverdlovsk
Site Sverdlovsk
Round 10
Date 1943.00.00
Opening King's Gambit (C31)
Moves 40
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Final Position

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

8/8/p7/1p2krpp/4R3/1P1K2PP/P7/8 b - - 7 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.f4 d5
  3. 3.Nf3 dxe4
  4. 4.Nxe5 Nd7
  5. 5.d4 exd3
  6. 6.Bxd3 Nxe5
  7. 7.fxe5 Qh4+
  8. 8.g3 Qg4
  9. 9.Qxg4 Bxg4
  10. 10.Be3 Ne7
  11. 11.Nc3 Nc6
  12. 12.Bb5 Bd7
  13. 13.O-O-O a6
  14. 14.Bxc6 Bxc6
  15. 15.Rhf1 Be7
  16. 16.Nd5 Bxd5
  17. 17.Rxd5 Rd8
  18. 18.Rfd1 h5
  19. 19.h3 Rxd5
  20. 20.Rxd5 f6
  21. 21.Bf4 c6
  22. 22.Rd3 g5
  23. 23.exf6 Bxf6
  24. 24.Be3 Rh7
  25. 25.b3 Re7
  26. 26.Kd2 Re6
  27. 27.Bd4 Bxd4
  28. 28.Rxd4 Ke7
  29. 29.Kd3 Re5
  30. 30.Rb4 Rd5+
  31. 31.Ke4 b5
  32. 32.Rd4 Rc5
  33. 33.c4 Ke6
  34. 34.Kd3 Rf5
  35. 35.Re4+ Kd6
  36. 36.cxb5 cxb5
  37. 37.Rd4+ Ke6
  38. 38.Re4+ Kd6
  39. 39.Rd4+ Ke5
  40. 40.Re4+

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