Ilya Leontievich Rabinovich vs Mikhail Botvinnik

URS-ch05 · 1927 · Dutch Defense · 0-1 in 42 moves

The Game

White Ilya Leontievich Rabinovich
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 0-1
Event URS-ch05
Site Moscow
Round 2
Date 1927.00.00
Opening Dutch Defense (A95)
Moves 42
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

4k3/p6R/2p5/2P5/1P1b3P/4p3/P4r2/4K3 w - - 0 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 e6
  2. 2.c4 f5
  3. 3.g3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bg2 Be7
  5. 5.Nc3 O-O
  6. 6.Nf3 d5
  7. 7.O-O c6
  8. 8.Qc2 Qe8
  9. 9.Bf4 Qh5
  10. 10.Rad1 Nbd7
  11. 11.b3 Ne4
  12. 12.Ne5 Ng5
  13. 13.h4 Ne4
  14. 14.Bf3 Qe8
  15. 15.Nxd7 Bxd7
  16. 16.Kg2 Bb4
  17. 17.Bxe4 fxe4
  18. 18.Rh1 Qh5
  19. 19.f3 Qg6
  20. 20.Kf1 e5
  21. 21.dxe5 Rxf4
  22. 22.gxf4 Qg3
  23. 23.Nxe4 dxe4
  24. 24.Rxd7 Bc5
  25. 25.e3 Qxf3+
  26. 26.Qf2 Qxh1+
  27. 27.Ke2 Qh3
  28. 28.f5 Qg4+
  29. 29.Kd2 Rf8
  30. 30.e6 Qxf5
  31. 31.Qxf5 Rxf5
  32. 32.Rxb7 Rf2+
  33. 33.Ke1 Rf6
  34. 34.b4 Bxe3
  35. 35.Ke2 Bg1
  36. 36.e7 Kf7
  37. 37.e8=Q+ Kxe8
  38. 38.Rxg7 Rg6
  39. 39.Rxh7 Bd4
  40. 40.c5 Rg2+
  41. 41.Kf1 Rf2+
  42. 42.Ke1 e3

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