Viacheslav Ragozin vs Mikhail Botvinnik

Leningrad m · 1940 · French, Tarrasch · 1/2-1/2 in 33 moves

The Game

White Viacheslav Ragozin
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Leningrad m
Site Leningrad
Round 6
Date 1940.00.00
Opening French, Tarrasch (C05)
Moves 33
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Final Position

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

7r/p1r1qpk1/1p2p1n1/2bpPp2/P2B1P1p/1PPQ1R2/4N1PP/1R4K1 b - - 4 33

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 e6
  2. 2.e4 d5
  3. 3.Nd2 Nf6
  4. 4.e5 Nfd7
  5. 5.Bd3 c5
  6. 6.c3 b6
  7. 7.Ne2 Ba6
  8. 8.Bxa6 Nxa6
  9. 9.O-O g6
  10. 10.Nf3 Bg7
  11. 11.Bg5 Qc8
  12. 12.Qd2 h6
  13. 13.Be3 Qb7
  14. 14.Ne1 Nab8
  15. 15.f4 Nc6
  16. 16.b3 Ne7
  17. 17.Nd3 Rc8
  18. 18.Rf3 h5
  19. 19.Bf2 Nf5
  20. 20.Ne1 Bh6
  21. 21.Nc2 Bf8
  22. 22.Ne3 Be7
  23. 23.Nxf5 gxf5
  24. 24.Rh3 Nf8
  25. 25.Rb1 Ng6
  26. 26.Kh1 Kf8
  27. 27.Ng3 cxd4
  28. 28.Bxd4 h4
  29. 29.Ne2 Bc5
  30. 30.Kg1 Kg7
  31. 31.a4 Qe7
  32. 32.Rf3 Rc7
  33. 33.Qd3

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