Samuel Reshevsky vs Mikhail Botvinnik

World Championship 18th · 1948 · French, Winawer · 0-1 in 47 moves

The Game

White Samuel Reshevsky
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 0-1
Event World Championship 18th
Site NLD/URS
Round 19
Date 1948.00.00
Opening French, Winawer (C18)
Moves 47
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

7k/p6p/1p2p1qP/3p4/P2P3R/2P1K1rQ/3n4/4R3 w - - 3 48

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 e6
  2. 2.e4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.e5 c5
  5. 5.a3 Bxc3+
  6. 6.bxc3 Qc7
  7. 7.Qg4 f5
  8. 8.Qg3 cxd4
  9. 9.cxd4 Ne7
  10. 10.Kd2 O-O
  11. 11.Bd3 b6
  12. 12.Ne2 Ba6
  13. 13.Nf4 Qd7
  14. 14.Bxa6 Nxa6
  15. 15.Qd3 Nb8
  16. 16.h4 Nbc6
  17. 17.Rh3 Rac8
  18. 18.Rg3 Kh8
  19. 19.h5 Rf7
  20. 20.h6 g6
  21. 21.Ke1 Rff8
  22. 22.Ne2 Nb8
  23. 23.Kf1 Rc4
  24. 24.Kg1 Nbc6
  25. 25.Bg5 Ng8
  26. 26.Re1 Qf7
  27. 27.c3 Na5
  28. 28.Nf4 Rc6
  29. 29.Bf6+ Nxf6
  30. 30.exf6 Nc4
  31. 31.Qb1 Qxf6
  32. 32.a4 g5
  33. 33.Nd3 f4
  34. 34.Rh3 g4
  35. 35.Rh1 Rc7
  36. 36.Qd1 Qg6
  37. 37.Rh4 f3
  38. 38.g3 Rcf7
  39. 39.Nf4 Rxf4
  40. 40.gxf4 Rxf4
  41. 41.Qb1 Rf5
  42. 42.Qd3 g3
  43. 43.Qf1 gxf2+
  44. 44.Kxf2 Rg5
  45. 45.Qh3 Rg2+
  46. 46.Kxf3 Nd2+
  47. 47.Ke3 Rg3+

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