Viacheslav Ragozin vs Mikhail Botvinnik

Leningrad m · 1940 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1/2-1/2 in 40 moves

The Game

White Viacheslav Ragozin
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Leningrad m
Site Leningrad
Round 10
Date 1940.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C98)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

1r4k1/5p1p/4b1p1/8/1p3PP1/7P/2RN3K/8 w - - 2 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.Re1 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 d6
  8. 8.c3 O-O
  9. 9.h3 Na5
  10. 10.Bc2 c5
  11. 11.d4 Qc7
  12. 12.Nbd2 cxd4
  13. 13.cxd4 Nc6
  14. 14.Nf1 exd4
  15. 15.Bf4 Qb6
  16. 16.e5 dxe5
  17. 17.Nxe5 Be6
  18. 18.Nxc6 Qxc6
  19. 19.Be5 Rfd8
  20. 20.Rc1 Qd7
  21. 21.Qd3 Bc4
  22. 22.Qxd4 Qxd4
  23. 23.Bxd4 Rxd4
  24. 24.Rxe7 Bxa2
  25. 25.b3 Nd5
  26. 26.Rd7 Nc3
  27. 27.Rxd4 Ne2+
  28. 28.Kh2 Nxd4
  29. 29.Be4 Nxb3
  30. 30.Rc7 Rb8
  31. 31.Bd5 Nc1
  32. 32.Bb7 Be6
  33. 33.Bxa6 Na2
  34. 34.Nd2 Nb4
  35. 35.Bb7 Nd5
  36. 36.Bxd5 Bxd5
  37. 37.f4 g6
  38. 38.Rc5 Ba2
  39. 39.g4 b4
  40. 40.Rc2 Be6

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