Yakov Rokhlin vs Mikhail Botvinnik

The Game

White	Yakov Rokhlin
Black	Mikhail Botvinnik
Result	0-1
Event	Leningrad-ch
Site	Leningrad
Date	1930.00.00
Opening	Four Knights Game (C49)
Moves	43

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

3rr3/8/6k1/1NB5/3P2p1/P6p/3K1RbP/8 w - - 2 44

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 e5
2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
4. 4.Bb5 Nf6
5. 5.d3 Nd4
6. 6.Ba4 b5
7. 7.Bb3 d5
8. 8.Nxe5 Nxb3
9. 9.cxb3 d4
10. 10.Nc6 dxc3
11. 11.Nxb4 c5
12. 12.Nc2 c4
13. 13.bxc4 bxc4
14. 14.e5 Ng4
15. 15.d4 cxb2
16. 16.Bxb2 Qa5+
17. 17.Qd2 Qxd2+
18. 18.Kxd2 Nxf2
19. 19.Rhf1 Ne4+
20. 20.Ke3 Bb7
21. 21.Rf4 c3
22. 22.Ba3 Nd2
23. 23.Bc5 g5
24. 24.Rg4 h6
25. 25.Rc1 Rc8
26. 26.Bxa7 f5
27. 27.exf6 Kf7
28. 28.Bc5 Kxf6
29. 29.Nb4 Rhe8+
30. 30.Kd3 Ne4
31. 31.Rf1+ Kg6
32. 32.Rxe4 Bxe4+
33. 33.Kxc3 Bxg2
34. 34.Rf2 Bh3
35. 35.Nd3 Bf5
36. 36.Nb4 Be4
37. 37.Kd2 h5
38. 38.a3 h4
39. 39.Na2 g4
40. 40.Nc3 Bf3
41. 41.Bd6 Rcd8
42. 42.Bc5 h3
43. 43.Nb5 Bg2

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