Boris Verlinsky vs Mikhail Botvinnik

URS-ch07 · 1931 · French, Winawer · 0-1 in 38 moves

The Game

White Boris Verlinsky
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 0-1
Event URS-ch07
Site Moscow
Date 1931.00.00
Opening French, Winawer (C15)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/1rN3pp/3b4/2R1Bp2/8/1p1b3P/6P1/7K w - - 0 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.Ne2 dxe4
  5. 5.a3 Be7
  6. 6.Nxe4 Nf6
  7. 7.N2g3 O-O
  8. 8.Be2 Nc6
  9. 9.Nxf6+ Bxf6
  10. 10.c3 e5
  11. 11.d5 Ne7
  12. 12.c4 Ng6
  13. 13.O-O Be7
  14. 14.b4 a5
  15. 15.Rb1 f5
  16. 16.c5 Kh8
  17. 17.Bb2 axb4
  18. 18.axb4 b6
  19. 19.f4 Nxf4
  20. 20.Bxe5 Nxe2+
  21. 21.Qxe2 bxc5
  22. 22.Nh5 Rf7
  23. 23.Rfe1 Bf8
  24. 24.Qc4 Rd7
  25. 25.Nf4 Bb7
  26. 26.Rbd1 cxb4
  27. 27.Ne6 Qe7
  28. 28.Nxc7 Qc5+
  29. 29.Qxc5 Bxc5+
  30. 30.Kh1 Rc8
  31. 31.Rc1 Bf8
  32. 32.Red1 Kg8
  33. 33.d6 Be4
  34. 34.Nb5 Rxc1
  35. 35.Rxc1 Bd3
  36. 36.Rc5 b3
  37. 37.h3 Rb7
  38. 38.Nc7 Bxd6

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