Boris Ratner vs Mikhail Botvinnik

URS-ch14 · 1945 · Grünfeld, Exchange · 0-1 in 38 moves

The Game

White Boris Ratner
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 0-1
Event URS-ch14
Site Moscow
Date 1945.00.00
Opening Grünfeld, Exchange (D87)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/p2b1k1p/5b2/Pp1P4/2p5/2n3Q1/5PPP/4rBK1 w - - 2 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.e4 Nxc3
  6. 6.bxc3 c5
  7. 7.Bc4 Bg7
  8. 8.Ne2 O-O
  9. 9.O-O Nd7
  10. 10.a4 Qc7
  11. 11.Ba2 b6
  12. 12.Be3 Ba6
  13. 13.Re1 Rad8
  14. 14.Qb3 e5
  15. 15.d5 c4
  16. 16.Qa3 f5
  17. 17.Bg5 Bf6
  18. 18.Bh6 Rf7
  19. 19.exf5 gxf5
  20. 20.a5 b5
  21. 21.Rad1 Nc5
  22. 22.Ng3 Be7
  23. 23.Qc1 f4
  24. 24.Nh5 Qd6
  25. 25.Bg7 Rxg7
  26. 26.Nxg7 Kxg7
  27. 27.Bb1 Bc8
  28. 28.Qc2 Rh8
  29. 29.Qe2 Bf6
  30. 30.Qh5 Bd7
  31. 31.Bc2 e4
  32. 32.Bxe4 Qe5
  33. 33.Qf3 Re8
  34. 34.Bd3 Qxe1+
  35. 35.Rxe1 Rxe1+
  36. 36.Bf1 Ne4
  37. 37.Qxf4 Nxc3
  38. 38.Qg3+ Kf7

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