Peter Arsenievich Romanovsky vs Mikhail Botvinnik

URS-ch14 · 1945 · Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer · 0-1 in 38 moves

The Game

White Peter Arsenievich Romanovsky
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 0-1
Event URS-ch14
Site Moscow
Date 1945.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer (B62)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/3p3p/3Pkpp1/r4p1P/8/P2R2P1/6K1 w - - 3 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 d6
  6. 6.Bg5 e6
  7. 7.Bb5 Bd7
  8. 8.O-O Be7
  9. 9.Kh1 h6
  10. 10.Be3 a6
  11. 11.Be2 e5
  12. 12.Nb3 O-O
  13. 13.Nd5 Nxd5
  14. 14.exd5 Na5
  15. 15.Nd2 b5
  16. 16.b4 Nb7
  17. 17.c4 f5
  18. 18.f3 Bg5
  19. 19.Qb3 Bxe3
  20. 20.Qxe3 Qg5
  21. 21.f4 exf4
  22. 22.Qb6 Rab8
  23. 23.Qxa6 Qe7
  24. 24.Rae1 Qe3
  25. 25.Nf3 Ra8
  26. 26.Qxb7 Ra7
  27. 27.Bd3 Rxb7
  28. 28.Rxe3 bxc4
  29. 29.Re7 cxd3
  30. 30.Ne1 Rf7
  31. 31.Rxf7 Kxf7
  32. 32.Nxd3 Bb5
  33. 33.Rd1 Bxd3
  34. 34.Rxd3 Rxb4
  35. 35.Rd1 Ra4
  36. 36.Rd2 g5
  37. 37.h4 Kf6
  38. 38.Kg1 Ke5

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