Herman Steiner vs Mikhail Botvinnik

Groningen · 1946 · Dutch Defense · 0-1 in 28 moves

The Game

White Herman Steiner
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 0-1
Event Groningen
Site Groningen
Round 4
Date 1946.00.00
Opening Dutch Defense (A90)
Moves 28
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6rk/pp1b3p/2p1p3/3pP1bq/1PP4r/P4P2/3Q1PBP/4RNRK w - - 3 29

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 e6
  2. 2.c4 f5
  3. 3.g3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bg2 Bb4+
  5. 5.Bd2 Be7
  6. 6.Nc3 O-O
  7. 7.Qc2 d5
  8. 8.Nf3 c6
  9. 9.O-O Qe8
  10. 10.Bf4 Qh5
  11. 11.Rae1 Nbd7
  12. 12.Nd2 g5
  13. 13.Bc7 Ne8
  14. 14.Be5 Nxe5
  15. 15.dxe5 f4
  16. 16.gxf4 gxf4
  17. 17.Nf3 Kh8
  18. 18.Kh1 Ng7
  19. 19.Qc1 Bd7
  20. 20.a3 Rf7
  21. 21.b4 Rg8
  22. 22.Rg1 Nf5
  23. 23.Nd1 Rfg7
  24. 24.Qxf4 Rg4
  25. 25.Qd2 Nh4
  26. 26.Ne3 Nxf3
  27. 27.exf3 Rh4
  28. 28.Nf1 Bg5

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