Nikolay Nikolaevich Riumin vs Mikhail Botvinnik

Leningrad · 1934 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 46 moves

The Game

White Nikolay Nikolaevich Riumin
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Leningrad
Site Leningrad
Date 1934.00.00
Opening English Opening (A34)
Moves 46
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Final Position

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

5bk1/p7/1p1n2pp/3P4/P7/N2K2P1/3R1B1P/2r5 w - - 9 47

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 d5
  3. 3.cxd5 Nxd5
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxc3
  5. 5.bxc3 g6
  6. 6.g3 Bg7
  7. 7.Bg2 O-O
  8. 8.O-O c5
  9. 9.Qa4 Bd7
  10. 10.Qa3 Na6
  11. 11.Rb1 Bc6
  12. 12.d3 Qc8
  13. 13.Be3 b6
  14. 14.d4 Be4
  15. 15.Rbc1 Rd8
  16. 16.Rfe1 Qb7
  17. 17.Qb3 e6
  18. 18.Red1 Rac8
  19. 19.Qb2 Bf8
  20. 20.Bg5 Re8
  21. 21.Ne1 Bxg2
  22. 22.Nxg2 h6
  23. 23.Be3 Red8
  24. 24.f3 Bg7
  25. 25.Bf2 cxd4
  26. 26.cxd4 Nb8
  27. 27.Rxc8 Rxc8
  28. 28.e4 Qc7
  29. 29.Qe2 Qc2
  30. 30.Rd2 Qb1+
  31. 31.Ne1 Qb4
  32. 32.Kg2 Rd8
  33. 33.Nc2 Qa4
  34. 34.a3 Bf8
  35. 35.Qd3 Nc6
  36. 36.d5 exd5
  37. 37.exd5 Ne7
  38. 38.Qe4 Qxe4
  39. 39.fxe4 f5
  40. 40.Kf3 fxe4+
  41. 41.Kxe4 Nf5
  42. 42.a4 Nd6+
  43. 43.Kd3 Nb7
  44. 44.Kc4 Nd6+
  45. 45.Kd3 Rc8
  46. 46.Na3 Rc1

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