Vasily N Panov vs Mikhail Botvinnik

URS-ch12 · 1940 · French Defense · 0-1 in 41 moves

The Game

White Vasily N Panov
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 0-1
Event URS-ch12
Site Moscow
Date 1940.00.00
Opening French Defense (C00)
Moves 41
Replay this game move by move →

Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

4k3/6pp/4N3/3P4/p7/n1qPK3/P6P/5R2 w - - 0 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d3 c5
  3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
  4. 4.Nbd2 d5
  5. 5.Be2 Bd6
  6. 6.c3 Nge7
  7. 7.Nf1 O-O
  8. 8.Ne3 f5
  9. 9.exd5 exd5
  10. 10.g3 f4
  11. 11.Ng2 Ng6
  12. 12.Qb3 Be6
  13. 13.Nxf4 Nxf4
  14. 14.Bxf4 Bxf4
  15. 15.gxf4 Rxf4
  16. 16.Qxb7 Na5
  17. 17.Qa6 Bc8
  18. 18.Qb5 Bg4
  19. 19.Ng1 Qc7
  20. 20.b4 Nb7
  21. 21.bxc5 Nd6
  22. 22.Qb2 Qxc5
  23. 23.Bxg4 Rxg4
  24. 24.Ne2 Re8
  25. 25.O-O-O a5
  26. 26.Kb1 a4
  27. 27.Nd4 Re7
  28. 28.f3 Rh4
  29. 29.Rhe1 Rb7
  30. 30.Re8+ Kf7
  31. 31.Rf8+ Ke7
  32. 32.Re1+ Re4
  33. 33.fxe4 Rxb2+
  34. 34.Kxb2 Qb6+
  35. 35.Kc2 Kxf8
  36. 36.exd5 Nb5
  37. 37.Rf1+ Ke8
  38. 38.Ne6 Na3+
  39. 39.Kd1 Qb1+
  40. 40.Ke2 Qb2+
  41. 41.Ke3 Qxc3

More Mikhail Botvinnik Games

Go Deeper

Step through this game on the interactive board, where you can also branch off and play your own ideas from any position. browse all Mikhail Botvinnik games in the collection. To find out what the engine thinks of it, paste the moves into Analyze Game and Stockfish will mark every turning point.