Viacheslav Ragozin vs Mikhail Botvinnik

Leningrad-ch · 1930 · Two Knights Defense · 0-1 in 63 moves

The Game

White Viacheslav Ragozin
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 0-1
Event Leningrad-ch
Site Leningrad
Date 1930.00.00
Opening Two Knights Defense (C56)
Moves 63
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

R7/1r1q2k1/2N3p1/2K3Pp/2P4P/8/8/8 w - - 2 64

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.d4 exd4
  5. 5.O-O Nxe4
  6. 6.Re1 d5
  7. 7.Nc3 dxc4
  8. 8.Rxe4+ Be7
  9. 9.Nxd4 f5
  10. 10.Rf4 O-O
  11. 11.Nxc6 Qxd1+
  12. 12.Nxd1 bxc6
  13. 13.Rxc4 Bd6
  14. 14.Be3 f4
  15. 15.Bd4 Rf5
  16. 16.g4 Rg5
  17. 17.f3 h5
  18. 18.h4 Rg6
  19. 19.g5 a5
  20. 20.Nf2 Re6
  21. 21.Ne4 Ba6
  22. 22.Rc3 Bb4
  23. 23.Rb3 Bc4
  24. 24.c3 Bxb3
  25. 25.axb3 Bf8
  26. 26.b4 a4
  27. 27.Kf1 Ree8
  28. 28.Ke2 c5
  29. 29.bxc5 Reb8
  30. 30.Ra2 Rb3
  31. 31.Nd2 Rb5
  32. 32.b4 g6
  33. 33.Kd3 Bg7
  34. 34.Nb3 Rbb8
  35. 35.Na5 Bxd4
  36. 36.Kxd4 Re8
  37. 37.Rxa4 Re3
  38. 38.b5 Rxf3
  39. 39.b6 cxb6
  40. 40.cxb6 Rd8+
  41. 41.Kc4 Re3
  42. 42.Nc6 Re4+
  43. 43.Nd4 f3
  44. 44.Ra2 Rc8+
  45. 45.Kb4 Re1
  46. 46.c4 Re4
  47. 47.Kc3 Re3+
  48. 48.Kb4 Re4
  49. 49.Kc3 Rd8
  50. 50.Nc6 Re3+
  51. 51.Kb4 Re2
  52. 52.Ra1 f2
  53. 53.Nxd8 Re1
  54. 54.Ra8 f1=Q
  55. 55.Nc6+ Kg7
  56. 56.Ra7+ Kf8
  57. 57.b7 Rb1+
  58. 58.Kc5 Qf5+
  59. 59.Kd6 Rd1+
  60. 60.Kc7 Qd7+
  61. 61.Kb6 Rb1+
  62. 62.Kc5 Rxb7
  63. 63.Ra8+ Kg7

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