Ilya Leontievich Rabinovich vs Mikhail Botvinnik

Leningrad-ch · 1932 · French Defense · 0-1 in 61 moves

The Game

White Ilya Leontievich Rabinovich
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 0-1
Event Leningrad-ch
Site Leningrad
Date 1932.00.00
Opening French Defense (C01)
Moves 61
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/pb6/8/1P3k2/N2P1p2/6pp/7P/6K1 w - - 0 62

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.exd5 exd5
  5. 5.Bd3 Nc6
  6. 6.Ne2 Nge7
  7. 7.O-O Bg4
  8. 8.f3 Be6
  9. 9.Be3 Nf5
  10. 10.Bf2 Qd7
  11. 11.Na4 b6
  12. 12.a3 Be7
  13. 13.Nac3 Bf6
  14. 14.Ba6 O-O
  15. 15.Na2 Qd6
  16. 16.Qd2 h6
  17. 17.Rad1 Rad8
  18. 18.g4 Nh4
  19. 19.Bg3 Qe7
  20. 20.Bb5 Na5
  21. 21.Qb4 c6
  22. 22.Qxe7 Bxe7
  23. 23.Bd3 Bf6
  24. 24.c3 Ng6
  25. 25.Rfe1 Nc4
  26. 26.Bxc4 dxc4
  27. 27.Nb4 c5
  28. 28.Nc6 Rd7
  29. 29.dxc5 bxc5
  30. 30.Rxd7 Bxd7
  31. 31.Na5 Be6
  32. 32.f4 Bxg4
  33. 33.Nxc4 h5
  34. 34.Nc1 Rd8
  35. 35.Ne3 Bh3
  36. 36.Rd1 h4
  37. 37.Rxd8+ Bxd8
  38. 38.Bf2 Nxf4
  39. 39.Nc4 Be7
  40. 40.b4 Be6
  41. 41.Na5 Nh3+
  42. 42.Kg2 Nxf2
  43. 43.Kxf2 cxb4
  44. 44.axb4 Bd6
  45. 45.Kg2 h3+
  46. 46.Kg1 g5
  47. 47.Nc6 Bd5
  48. 48.Nd4 Bf4
  49. 49.Nce2 Be3+
  50. 50.Kf1 Be4
  51. 51.Ke1 f5
  52. 52.Ng3 Bxd4
  53. 53.cxd4 Kf7
  54. 54.Ne2 Ke6
  55. 55.Nc3 Bc6
  56. 56.Kf2 f4
  57. 57.Ne2 Bg2
  58. 58.Nc3 g4
  59. 59.Kg1 Bb7
  60. 60.b5 Kf5
  61. 61.Na4 g3

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