Leonid Savitsky vs Mikhail Botvinnik

URS-ch08 · 1933 · Indian Game · 0-1 in 36 moves

The Game

White Leonid Savitsky
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 0-1
Event URS-ch08
Site Leningrad
Date 1933.00.00
Opening Indian Game (A50)
Moves 36
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

5r2/pbpp3k/1p5p/8/2P2PR1/3P4/PPr5/4R1K1 w - - 0 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 b6
  3. 3.g3 Bb7
  4. 4.c4 e5
  5. 5.dxe5 Ng4
  6. 6.Bg2 Nxe5
  7. 7.Nbd2 Be7
  8. 8.O-O Ng6
  9. 9.Nb1 O-O
  10. 10.Nc3 Na6
  11. 11.h4 Bf6
  12. 12.h5 Ne7
  13. 13.Qc2 Nc5
  14. 14.Be3 Re8
  15. 15.Rad1 Bxc3
  16. 16.Bxc5 Bf6
  17. 17.Bd4 Bxd4
  18. 18.Rxd4 Nc6
  19. 19.Rg4 Qf6
  20. 20.Ng5 Qh6
  21. 21.Bd5 Re7
  22. 22.Qf5 Rf8
  23. 23.Be4 Re5
  24. 24.Qxh7+ Qxh7
  25. 25.Bxh7+ Kh8
  26. 26.Bd3 Nb4
  27. 27.f4 Re7
  28. 28.h6 gxh6
  29. 29.Rh4 Kg7
  30. 30.Nf3 Nxd3
  31. 31.exd3 Re3
  32. 32.Nd4 f5
  33. 33.g4 fxg4
  34. 34.Rxg4+ Kh7
  35. 35.Nc2 Re2
  36. 36.Re1 Rxc2

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