Yakov S Vilner vs Mikhail Botvinnik

URS-ch05 · 1927 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1-0 in 42 moves

The Game

White Yakov S Vilner
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 1-0
Event URS-ch05
Site Moscow
Round 7
Date 1927.00.00
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (D00)
Moves 42
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/p4p2/7k/8/7Q/4qP2/PPP5/5K2 b - - 0 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 d5
  3. 3.Qd3 g6
  4. 4.h3 Nc6
  5. 5.Bf4 Bf5
  6. 6.Qd2 Bg7
  7. 7.e3 O-O
  8. 8.g4 Bc8
  9. 9.Bg2 Re8
  10. 10.Nf3 Ne4
  11. 11.Nxe4 dxe4
  12. 12.Ne5 Be6
  13. 13.Nxc6 bxc6
  14. 14.Bxe4 Bd5
  15. 15.Qd3 e5
  16. 16.dxe5 Bxe5
  17. 17.Bxd5 cxd5
  18. 18.Bxe5 Rxe5
  19. 19.O-O-O c6
  20. 20.h4 Qd7
  21. 21.Qc3 Rae8
  22. 22.Rd4 Qd6
  23. 23.h5 c5
  24. 24.Rdd1 Re4
  25. 25.hxg6 Qxg6
  26. 26.Rxd5 Rxg4
  27. 27.Qxc5 Rg2
  28. 28.Rd2 Qg4
  29. 29.Rhd1 h5
  30. 30.Rd8 Rxd8
  31. 31.Rxd8+ Kh7
  32. 32.Rd4 Rg1+
  33. 33.Kd2 Rd1+
  34. 34.Kc3 Rxd4
  35. 35.Qxd4 Qg5
  36. 36.Qd7 h4
  37. 37.Kd2 Kg6
  38. 38.Qh3 Qd5+
  39. 39.Ke2 Qe4
  40. 40.Kf1 Kh6
  41. 41.f3 Qxe3
  42. 42.Qxh4+

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