Daniel Abraham Yanofsky vs Mikhail Botvinnik

Groningen · 1946 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1-0 in 53 moves

The Game

White Daniel Abraham Yanofsky
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 1-0
Event Groningen
Site Groningen
Round 15
Date 1946.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C99)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4k1Q1/8/3R4/3Ppp2/b3np2/7P/5PPK/4q3 b - - 2 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.Re1 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 d6
  8. 8.c3 O-O
  9. 9.h3 Na5
  10. 10.Bc2 c5
  11. 11.d4 Qc7
  12. 12.Nbd2 cxd4
  13. 13.cxd4 Nc6
  14. 14.d5 Nb4
  15. 15.Bb1 a5
  16. 16.Nf1 Bd7
  17. 17.Bd2 Rfc8
  18. 18.Bxb4 axb4
  19. 19.Bd3 Bd8
  20. 20.Qd2 Qa5
  21. 21.Ne3 b3
  22. 22.a3 Qa4
  23. 23.Nd1 b4
  24. 24.Ne3 bxa3
  25. 25.Rxa3 Nxe4
  26. 26.Qd1 Qb4
  27. 27.Rxb3 Qa4
  28. 28.Bc2 Nc5
  29. 29.Rc3 Qb4
  30. 30.Qb1 g6
  31. 31.Rc4 Qb7
  32. 32.b4 Na6
  33. 33.Rxc8 Rxc8
  34. 34.Bd3 Nxb4
  35. 35.Re2 Ba5
  36. 36.Rb2 Rb8
  37. 37.Nd2 Qa7
  38. 38.Ndc4 Qc5
  39. 39.Nxa5 Qxa5
  40. 40.Nc2 Nxd3
  41. 41.Rxb8+ Kg7
  42. 42.Ne3 Qd2
  43. 43.Qf1 Nc5
  44. 44.Qd1 Qc3
  45. 45.Rb6 Ba4
  46. 46.Qf3 Qe1+
  47. 47.Kh2 f5
  48. 48.Rxd6 f4
  49. 49.Nf5+ Kf7
  50. 50.Qg4 Ne4
  51. 51.Qh4 gxf5
  52. 52.Qxh7+ Ke8
  53. 53.Qg8+

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