Gavriil N Veresov vs Mikhail Botvinnik

URS-ch sf · 1938 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 0-1 in 63 moves

The Game

White Gavriil N Veresov
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 0-1
Event URS-ch sf
Site Leningrad
Date 1938.00.00
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E35)
Moves 63
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/8/Pk6/2n3N1/5P1p/3pK3/3r4 w - - 0 64

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.Qc2 d5
  5. 5.cxd5 exd5
  6. 6.Bg5 Be6
  7. 7.Nf3 Nbd7
  8. 8.a3 Be7
  9. 9.e3 h6
  10. 10.Bh4 O-O
  11. 11.Be2 c5
  12. 12.O-O Rc8
  13. 13.Rfc1 a6
  14. 14.dxc5 Nxc5
  15. 15.b4 Nce4
  16. 16.Qd3 Nxc3
  17. 17.Rxc3 Rxc3
  18. 18.Qxc3 Qb6
  19. 19.Qd4 Qxd4
  20. 20.Nxd4 Rc8
  21. 21.f3 Kf8
  22. 22.Kf1 Bd7
  23. 23.Bd3 g6
  24. 24.Ke2 Rc3
  25. 25.Kd2 Rc8
  26. 26.Ke2 Ba4
  27. 27.g4 Ne8
  28. 28.Bxe7+ Kxe7
  29. 29.h4 Nd6
  30. 30.Kd2 Bb5
  31. 31.Bxb5 axb5
  32. 32.Kd3 Kd7
  33. 33.Nb3 Nc4
  34. 34.Nd4 Re8
  35. 35.Nc2 Ne5+
  36. 36.Ke2 Rc8
  37. 37.Nd4 Rc3
  38. 38.Ra2 Nc4
  39. 39.Nxb5 Rxe3+
  40. 40.Kf2 Rd3
  41. 41.Ke2 Rb3
  42. 42.Rc2 b6
  43. 43.Ra2 Re3+
  44. 44.Kf2 Rd3
  45. 45.Ke2 Rb3
  46. 46.Ra1 Re3+
  47. 47.Kf2 Rd3
  48. 48.h5 d4
  49. 49.hxg6 fxg6
  50. 50.a4 Rd2+
  51. 51.Kg3 d3
  52. 52.a5 bxa5
  53. 53.bxa5 Rb2
  54. 54.Nc3 Rc2
  55. 55.Nd5 d2
  56. 56.Rd1 Rc1
  57. 57.Ne3 Kc6
  58. 58.Kf4 Kb5
  59. 59.Ke4 h5
  60. 60.gxh5 gxh5
  61. 61.Kd3 h4
  62. 62.Ke2 h3
  63. 63.Ng4 Rxd1

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