Viacheslav Ragozin vs Mikhail Botvinnik

Leningrad m · 1940 · Grünfeld Defense · 0-1 in 40 moves

The Game

White Viacheslav Ragozin
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 0-1
Event Leningrad m
Site Leningrad
Round 8
Date 1940.00.00
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D82)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

r6k/3P3p/2b1Bpp1/8/3q1B1P/8/2p3PK/2Q5 w - - 1 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Bf4 Bg7
  5. 5.e3 O-O
  6. 6.Rc1 c5
  7. 7.dxc5 Be6
  8. 8.Nf3 Nc6
  9. 9.Qa4 Ne4
  10. 10.Be2 Bxc3+
  11. 11.bxc3 dxc4
  12. 12.Nd4 Bd5
  13. 13.Bh6 Re8
  14. 14.O-O e5
  15. 15.Nf3 Nxc5
  16. 16.Qb5 b6
  17. 17.Rfd1 a6
  18. 18.Qb1 b5
  19. 19.Bg5 Qd7
  20. 20.a4 e4
  21. 21.axb5 axb5
  22. 22.Nd4 Nxd4
  23. 23.exd4 Nb3
  24. 24.Qc2 Nxc1
  25. 25.Qxc1 Ra2
  26. 26.Qe3 Qc6
  27. 27.h4 f6
  28. 28.Bh6 Rea8
  29. 29.Kh2 Rb2
  30. 30.Bg4 b4
  31. 31.cxb4 c3
  32. 32.Rc1 c2
  33. 33.f3 Rb1
  34. 34.fxe4 Bxe4
  35. 35.d5 Qd6+
  36. 36.Bf4 Qxb4
  37. 37.Be6+ Kh8
  38. 38.d6 Rxc1
  39. 39.Qxc1 Qd4
  40. 40.d7 Bc6

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