Viacheslav Ragozin vs Mikhail Botvinnik

Sverdlovsk · 1943 · Modern Benoni · 1/2-1/2 in 51 moves

The Game

White Viacheslav Ragozin
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Sverdlovsk
Site Sverdlovsk
Round 8
Date 1943.00.00
Opening Modern Benoni (A60)
Moves 51
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Final Position

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

3r4/2kP1p2/6pp/p1pnR3/Bp3P2/1P3KPP/8/8 b - - 7 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.g3 c5
  4. 4.d5 exd5
  5. 5.cxd5 b5
  6. 6.Bg2 d6
  7. 7.a4 b4
  8. 8.Nd2 g6
  9. 9.Ngf3 Ba6
  10. 10.Qc2 Bg7
  11. 11.Nc4 O-O
  12. 12.O-O Re8
  13. 13.Ne1 Bxc4
  14. 14.Qxc4 Nbd7
  15. 15.a5 Qe7
  16. 16.Nd3 Ne5
  17. 17.Nxe5 Qxe5
  18. 18.Bf4 Qe7
  19. 19.Qa6 Rad8
  20. 20.Rae1 Ng4
  21. 21.h3 Ne5
  22. 22.Bc1 Qc7
  23. 23.Bg5 Rc8
  24. 24.f4 Nd7
  25. 25.b3 h6
  26. 26.Bh4 Bc3
  27. 27.Rd1 c4
  28. 28.Qxc4 Qxa5
  29. 29.Qd3 Qc5+
  30. 30.Kh1 Re3
  31. 31.Qa6 Bf6
  32. 32.Bxf6 Nxf6
  33. 33.Rf3 Rce8
  34. 34.Qc6 Rxe2
  35. 35.Qxc5 dxc5
  36. 36.d6 Re1+
  37. 37.Rf1 Rxd1
  38. 38.Rxd1 Rd8
  39. 39.Bc6 Kf8
  40. 40.Kg2 Ne8
  41. 41.d7 Nf6
  42. 42.Ba4 Ke7
  43. 43.Re1+ Kf8
  44. 44.Rd1 Ke7
  45. 45.Re1+ Kd6
  46. 46.Re8 Kc7
  47. 47.Re7 a5
  48. 48.Kf3 Nd5
  49. 49.Re5 Kd6
  50. 50.Re8 Kc7
  51. 51.Re5

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