Peter Arsenievich Romanovsky vs Mikhail Botvinnik

Leningrad-ch · 1930 · Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Peter Arsenievich Romanovsky
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Leningrad-ch
Site Leningrad
Date 1930.00.00
Opening Slav Defense (D11)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

5k2/R5pp/4bp2/1Bp1n3/2P4P/3rB1P1/5K2/8 w - - 8 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.b3 d5
  3. 3.Bb2 Bg4
  4. 4.g3 Nbd7
  5. 5.Bg2 e6
  6. 6.O-O Bd6
  7. 7.c4 c6
  8. 8.d4 O-O
  9. 9.Ne5 Bf5
  10. 10.Nd2 Qc7
  11. 11.Nxd7 Qxd7
  12. 12.f3 Bg6
  13. 13.e4 dxe4
  14. 14.fxe4 e5
  15. 15.Nf3 Nxe4
  16. 16.Nxe5 Bxe5
  17. 17.dxe5 Rad8
  18. 18.Qxd7 Rxd7
  19. 19.Rfe1 Ng5
  20. 20.Rad1 Rfd8
  21. 21.Rd6 Bh5
  22. 22.Re3 Ne6
  23. 23.Ba3 c5
  24. 24.Red3 Rxd6
  25. 25.exd6 b6
  26. 26.Bb2 f6
  27. 27.h4 Kf7
  28. 28.Kf2 Bg6
  29. 29.Rd2 Bf5
  30. 30.a3 a5
  31. 31.Bc3 Nf8
  32. 32.b4 axb4
  33. 33.axb4 Nd7
  34. 34.Re2 Be6
  35. 35.Bc6 Nb8
  36. 36.Bb5 Rxd6
  37. 37.bxc5 bxc5
  38. 38.Bd2 Nd7
  39. 39.Be3 Rd3
  40. 40.Ra2 Ne5
  41. 41.Ra7+ Kf8

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