Alexander Konstantinopolsky vs Mikhail Botvinnik

URS-ch14 · 1945 · French, Tarrasch · 0-1 in 57 moves

The Game

White Alexander Konstantinopolsky
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 0-1
Event URS-ch14
Site Moscow
Date 1945.00.00
Opening French, Tarrasch (C08)
Moves 57
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/3b4/3N3p/7P/3k1p2/1p6/4K3/8 w - - 0 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nd2 c5
  4. 4.exd5 exd5
  5. 5.Ngf3 Nc6
  6. 6.Be2 Nf6
  7. 7.O-O Be6
  8. 8.Re1 Qb6
  9. 9.Nf1 cxd4
  10. 10.a3 Bd6
  11. 11.Bd3 O-O
  12. 12.Ng3 Rae8
  13. 13.Bg5 Ng4
  14. 14.b4 h6
  15. 15.Bd2 Bc8
  16. 16.Nh5 Nce5
  17. 17.h3 Nxd3
  18. 18.cxd3 Ne5
  19. 19.Nxe5 Bxe5
  20. 20.Qf3 Qg6
  21. 21.Nf4 Qf6
  22. 22.Rac1 Bd7
  23. 23.Nxd5 Qxf3
  24. 24.gxf3 Bc6
  25. 25.Bf4 f6
  26. 26.Bxe5 fxe5
  27. 27.Nc7 Re7
  28. 28.b5 Bxf3
  29. 29.Rc5 Rf5
  30. 30.Kh2 Rg5
  31. 31.Rg1 Rxg1
  32. 32.Kxg1 b6
  33. 33.Rc4 Be2
  34. 34.Nd5 Re6
  35. 35.Rc6 Kf7
  36. 36.Rc7+ Kf8
  37. 37.Rc6 Rxc6
  38. 38.bxc6 Ke8
  39. 39.f4 Bf3
  40. 40.Nb4 exf4
  41. 41.Kf2 Bh1
  42. 42.h4 a5
  43. 43.c7 Kd7
  44. 44.Nc2 Kxc7
  45. 45.Nxd4 Kd6
  46. 46.Nf5+ Ke5
  47. 47.Nxg7 b5
  48. 48.Ke2 Bc6
  49. 49.Kd2 Bd7
  50. 50.Nh5 Bg4
  51. 51.d4+ Kf5
  52. 52.Ng7+ Ke4
  53. 53.Ne8 Kxd4
  54. 54.Nd6 Bd7
  55. 55.Ke2 b4
  56. 56.axb4 axb4
  57. 57.h5 b3

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