Vladas Mikenas vs Mikhail Botvinnik

URS-ch13 · 1944 · Semi-Slav Defense · 0-1 in 32 moves

The Game

White Vladas Mikenas
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 0-1
Event URS-ch13
Site Moscow
Date 1944.00.00
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D44)
Moves 32
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/p7/b4n2/2k5/1R5P/1PK5/P5r1/8 w - - 3 33

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 c6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nf6
  5. 5.Bg5 dxc4
  6. 6.e4 b5
  7. 7.e5 h6
  8. 8.Bh4 g5
  9. 9.Nxg5 hxg5
  10. 10.Bxg5 Nbd7
  11. 11.g3 Qa5
  12. 12.exf6 b4
  13. 13.Ne4 Ba6
  14. 14.Qf3 O-O-O
  15. 15.Bg2 Qd5
  16. 16.Be3 c3
  17. 17.b3 e5
  18. 18.Ng5 exd4
  19. 19.Qxd5 cxd5
  20. 20.Nxf7 dxe3
  21. 21.fxe3 Bc5
  22. 22.Nxd8 Kxd8
  23. 23.O-O-O Bxe3+
  24. 24.Kc2 d4
  25. 25.h4 Nxf6
  26. 26.Rxd4+ Bxd4
  27. 27.Rd1 Kc7
  28. 28.Rxd4 Rg8
  29. 29.Rxb4 Rxg3
  30. 30.Ra4 Rxg2+
  31. 31.Kxc3 Kb6
  32. 32.Rb4+ Kc5

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