Evgeny Zagoriansky vs Mikhail Botvinnik

Sverdlovsk · 1943 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 23 moves

The Game

White Evgeny Zagoriansky
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Sverdlovsk
Site Sverdlovsk
Round 13
Date 1943.00.00
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E18)
Moves 23
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

2q3k1/p4ppp/1p2pn2/8/5N2/3Q1PP1/PP2P1KP/8 b - - 1 23

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 b6
  4. 4.g3 Bb7
  5. 5.Bg2 Be7
  6. 6.Nc3 Ne4
  7. 7.Nxe4 Bxe4
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.Ne1 Bxg2
  10. 10.Nxg2 d5
  11. 11.cxd5 Qxd5
  12. 12.Nf4 Qb7
  13. 13.Qb3 c5
  14. 14.dxc5 Bxc5
  15. 15.Be3 Nd7
  16. 16.Rfd1 Rfd8
  17. 17.Rac1 Bxe3
  18. 18.Qxe3 Nf6
  19. 19.f3 Rd7
  20. 20.Rxd7 Qxd7
  21. 21.Qd3 Rc8
  22. 22.Rxc8+ Qxc8
  23. 23.Kg2

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