Yakov Rokhlin vs Mikhail Botvinnik

Leningrad-ch · 1926 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 0-1 in 52 moves

The Game

White Yakov Rokhlin
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 0-1
Event Leningrad-ch
Site Leningrad
Date 1926.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D51)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/8/1B1b4/5p2/2p1b3/2P1N1pp/1r5P/3R2K1 w - - 0 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.c4 d5
  4. 4.Bg5 Nbd7
  5. 5.Nc3 c6
  6. 6.Rc1 h6
  7. 7.Bh4 dxc4
  8. 8.e4 Qa5
  9. 9.e5 Ne4
  10. 10.Bxc4 Nxc3
  11. 11.bxc3 Ba3
  12. 12.Rc2 Nb6
  13. 13.Nd2 Nd5
  14. 14.Qf3 c5
  15. 15.Bxd5 exd5
  16. 16.Qxd5 Be6
  17. 17.Qxb7 O-O
  18. 18.O-O Rfc8
  19. 19.Nb3 Qa4
  20. 20.Bg3 c4
  21. 21.Na1 Bf5
  22. 22.Rd2 Qa5
  23. 23.e6 Bxe6
  24. 24.d5 Bf5
  25. 25.Be5 f6
  26. 26.Bd4 Rcb8
  27. 27.Qc6 Rc8
  28. 28.Qb7 Rcb8
  29. 29.Qc6 Rc8
  30. 30.Qb7 Bd6
  31. 31.Nc2 Rab8
  32. 32.Qxa7 Qxa7
  33. 33.Bxa7 Rb2
  34. 34.Rc1 Ra8
  35. 35.Be3 Raxa2
  36. 36.Nd4 Rxd2
  37. 37.Bxd2 Be4
  38. 38.Be3 Bxd5
  39. 39.f3 Bf7
  40. 40.Rd1 Bg6
  41. 41.Nc6 Bd3
  42. 42.Bd4 Rb2
  43. 43.Re1 Kh7
  44. 44.Ne7 h5
  45. 45.Nd5 h4
  46. 46.Ne3 h3
  47. 47.g3 f5
  48. 48.f4 Be4
  49. 49.Ra1 Kg8
  50. 50.Re1 g5
  51. 51.Rd1 gxf4
  52. 52.Bb6 fxg3

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