Savielly Tartakower vs Mikhail Botvinnik

Groningen · 1946 · French Defense · 0-1 in 54 moves

The Game

White Savielly Tartakower
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 0-1
Event Groningen
Site Groningen
Round 13
Date 1946.00.00
Opening French Defense (C01)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/8/P7/6N1/5npp/1P2k3/7K w - - 4 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.exd5 exd5
  4. 4.Nf3 Bd6
  5. 5.c4 Nf6
  6. 6.c5 Be7
  7. 7.Bd3 b6
  8. 8.cxb6 axb6
  9. 9.O-O O-O
  10. 10.Nc3 Bg4
  11. 11.h3 Bh5
  12. 12.g4 Bg6
  13. 13.Ne5 Bxd3
  14. 14.Qxd3 c6
  15. 15.Bg5 Nxg4
  16. 16.Nxc6 Nxc6
  17. 17.Bxe7 Nxe7
  18. 18.hxg4 f5
  19. 19.Rae1 fxg4
  20. 20.Re5 Rf3
  21. 21.Qb5 Ng6
  22. 22.Rxd5 Qf6
  23. 23.Rg5 Rf8
  24. 24.Ne4 Qf4
  25. 25.Qd5+ Kh8
  26. 26.Rh5 Rh3
  27. 27.Rxh3 gxh3
  28. 28.Ng3 Nh4
  29. 29.Qe4 Nf3+
  30. 30.Kh1 Qxe4
  31. 31.Nxe4 Rf4
  32. 32.Rc1 h6
  33. 33.Rc3 g5
  34. 34.d5 g4
  35. 35.Re3 Rf5
  36. 36.Nc3 Rf6
  37. 37.Re6 Kg7
  38. 38.Rxf6 Kxf6
  39. 39.d6 Ke6
  40. 40.Nd5 Kxd6
  41. 41.Nxb6 h5
  42. 42.Nc4+ Kd5
  43. 43.Ne3+ Ke4
  44. 44.a4 Kd3
  45. 45.Nd5 Ke2
  46. 46.Nf4+ Kxf2
  47. 47.Nxh3+ Kf1
  48. 48.Nf4 g3
  49. 49.Ng2 Kf2
  50. 50.a5 h4
  51. 51.Nf4 Kf1
  52. 52.Ng2 h3
  53. 53.Ne3+ Kf2
  54. 54.Ng4+ Ke2

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