Peter Arsenievich Romanovsky vs Mikhail Botvinnik

URS-ch sf · 1938 · French, Winawer · 0-1 in 52 moves

The Game

White Peter Arsenievich Romanovsky
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 0-1
Event URS-ch sf
Site Leningrad
Date 1938.00.00
Opening French, Winawer (C15)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/5k2/4R3/5P2/6K1/3B2PP/pr6/2r5 w - - 1 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.a3 Bxc3+
  5. 5.bxc3 dxe4
  6. 6.Qg4 Nf6
  7. 7.Qxg7 Rg8
  8. 8.Qh6 c5
  9. 9.Ne2 Nc6
  10. 10.Bg5 Rg6
  11. 11.Qh4 cxd4
  12. 12.Bxf6 Qxf6
  13. 13.Qxf6 Rxf6
  14. 14.cxd4 Bd7
  15. 15.c3 Na5
  16. 16.Ng3 Bc6
  17. 17.Rb1 a6
  18. 18.Be2 Rc8
  19. 19.O-O Rg6
  20. 20.Rfe1 Bd5
  21. 21.Rec1 Nb3
  22. 22.Rxb3 Bxb3
  23. 23.Nxe4 Ke7
  24. 24.Nc5 Bd5
  25. 25.f3 Rgg8
  26. 26.Kf2 h6
  27. 27.g3 Rgd8
  28. 28.f4 Rd6
  29. 29.c4 b6
  30. 30.cxd5 bxc5
  31. 31.dxe6 fxe6
  32. 32.dxc5 Rdc6
  33. 33.a4 a5
  34. 34.h3 Rxc5
  35. 35.Rb1 Rc2
  36. 36.Ke3 R2c3+
  37. 37.Kf2 Ra3
  38. 38.Rb7+ Kf6
  39. 39.Rh7 Kg6
  40. 40.Re7 Rc6
  41. 41.Ra7 Rc5
  42. 42.Re7 Kf6
  43. 43.Rh7 Rc2
  44. 44.Rxh6+ Ke7
  45. 45.Rh5 Rxa4
  46. 46.Re5 Raa2
  47. 47.Kf3 a4
  48. 48.Bb5 a3
  49. 49.Kg4 Rab2
  50. 50.Bd3 Rc1
  51. 51.f5 a2
  52. 52.Rxe6+ Kf7

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