Veniamin Sozin vs Mikhail Botvinnik

URS-ch07 · 1931 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 1-0 in 65 moves

The Game

White Veniamin Sozin
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 1-0
Event URS-ch07
Site Moscow
Date 1931.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B85)
Moves 65
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1r4k1/7p/3K2p1/1pR3P1/1P6/2P5/1P6/8 b - - 11 65

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 d6
  6. 6.Be3 a6
  7. 7.Be2 Qc7
  8. 8.O-O Be7
  9. 9.f4 Nc6
  10. 10.Bf3 Bd7
  11. 11.Qe1 Na5
  12. 12.Rd1 Rc8
  13. 13.Qf2 Nc4
  14. 14.Bc1 e5
  15. 15.Nf5 Bxf5
  16. 16.exf5 O-O
  17. 17.Nd5 Nxd5
  18. 18.Bxd5 Nb6
  19. 19.Bb3 Nc4
  20. 20.Kh1 Na5
  21. 21.c3 Nxb3
  22. 22.axb3 f6
  23. 23.Qf3 Qc6
  24. 24.Rd5 Rfe8
  25. 25.Rfd1 Rc7
  26. 26.h3 Bf8
  27. 27.Be3 b5
  28. 28.Kh2 Rf7
  29. 29.R1d2 Qc8
  30. 30.g4 Qc6
  31. 31.Qd1 Qc8
  32. 32.Qf1 Qc6
  33. 33.fxe5 fxe5
  34. 34.Qd3 Rb8
  35. 35.Qe4 Re8
  36. 36.g5 Qd7
  37. 37.Rf2 Be7
  38. 38.Rd1 Ref8
  39. 39.Qd5 Kh8
  40. 40.Rdf1 Bd8
  41. 41.h4 Qb7
  42. 42.Qxb7 Rxb7
  43. 43.Rd2 Rd7
  44. 44.Rd5 Kg8
  45. 45.Kg3 Bc7
  46. 46.Kg4 g6
  47. 47.f6 Kf7
  48. 48.Kf3 Ke6
  49. 49.Ke4 Rb8
  50. 50.b4 Bb6
  51. 51.f7 Rxf7
  52. 52.Rxd6+ Kxd6
  53. 53.Rxf7 Bxe3
  54. 54.Rf6+ Ke7
  55. 55.Kxe3 Ra8
  56. 56.Rb6 Kf7
  57. 57.Ke4 Rc8
  58. 58.Kxe5 Rc4
  59. 59.Rxa6 Rxh4
  60. 60.Ra7+ Kg8
  61. 61.Rc7 Rg4
  62. 62.Kf6 Rf4+
  63. 63.Ke6 Rf8
  64. 64.Rc5 Rb8
  65. 65.Kd6

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