Vsevolod Rauzer vs Mikhail Botvinnik

URS-ch07 · 1931 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 0-1 in 31 moves

The Game

White Vsevolod Rauzer
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 0-1
Event URS-ch07
Site Moscow
Date 1931.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D60)
Moves 31
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/p5pp/1p2P3/8/2Q2r2/8/PP3qP1/7K w - - 0 32

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Bg5 Nbd7
  5. 5.Nf3 c6
  6. 6.Qb3 Be7
  7. 7.e3 O-O
  8. 8.Be2 b6
  9. 9.cxd5 exd5
  10. 10.O-O Bb7
  11. 11.Rfd1 Rc8
  12. 12.Ne5 Nxe5
  13. 13.dxe5 Nd7
  14. 14.Bf4 Bg5
  15. 15.Bxg5 Qxg5
  16. 16.f4 Qe7
  17. 17.e4 Qc5+
  18. 18.Kh1 Rcd8
  19. 19.exd5 Qe3
  20. 20.Qc4 cxd5
  21. 21.Nxd5 Bxd5
  22. 22.Rxd5 Nc5
  23. 23.Bf3 Nd3
  24. 24.h3 Rxd5
  25. 25.Bxd5 Qg3
  26. 26.Rf1 Nf2+
  27. 27.Kg1 Nxh3+
  28. 28.Kh1 Nf2+
  29. 29.Rxf2 Qxf2
  30. 30.Bxf7+ Rxf7
  31. 31.e6 Rxf4

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