Peter Arsenievich Romanovsky vs Mikhail Botvinnik

Leningrad · 1934 · Sicilian, Rossolimo · 1/2-1/2 in 38 moves

The Game

White Peter Arsenievich Romanovsky
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Leningrad
Site Leningrad
Date 1934.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Rossolimo (B30)
Moves 38
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Final Position

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

8/3k4/4p2p/p1pbP1p1/P1B3Pb/1P5P/4K2B/8 b - - 5 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Be2 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 d5
  5. 5.e5 Nd7
  6. 6.Nxd5 Ndxe5
  7. 7.Nxe5 Nxe5
  8. 8.d4 Qxd5
  9. 9.dxe5 Qxd1+
  10. 10.Bxd1 Bf5
  11. 11.Bf3 O-O-O
  12. 12.Be3 e6
  13. 13.O-O Be7
  14. 14.Rfd1 Kc7
  15. 15.Rxd8 Rxd8
  16. 16.Rd1 Bxc2
  17. 17.Rxd8 Kxd8
  18. 18.Bxb7 Bb1
  19. 19.a3 Bd3
  20. 20.f4 Kc7
  21. 21.Bf3 Kb6
  22. 22.Kf2 Kb5
  23. 23.Ke1 Bc4
  24. 24.Kd2 Bd5
  25. 25.Be2+ Kc6
  26. 26.g3 a5
  27. 27.Kc3 f6
  28. 28.a4 Bd8
  29. 29.Bb5+ Kb6
  30. 30.b3 fxe5
  31. 31.fxe5 h6
  32. 32.g4 Bf3
  33. 33.h3 Bh4
  34. 34.Bc4 Bd5
  35. 35.Bf4 g5
  36. 36.Bh2 Kc6
  37. 37.Kd3 Kd7
  38. 38.Ke2

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