Kotov, Alexander vs Mikhail Botvinnik

0-1 · Black won URS-ch11, round 17 1939 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Zurich Variation (E33) The Classical Era

♞

Mikhail Botvinnik

Black

♘

Kotov, Alexander

White

Moves Legends

1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11.12.13.14.15.16.17.18.19.20.21.22.23.24.25.26.27.28.29.30.31.32.33.34.35.36.37.38. 0-1

Raw PGN

[Event "URS-ch11"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1939.??.??"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Kotov, Alexander"]
[Black "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Result "0-1"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 Nc6 5.Nf3 d5 6.e3 O-O 7.a3 Bxc3+ 8.Qxc3 Bd7
9.b3 a5 10.Bd3 a4 11.Nd2 Re8 12.O-O e5 13.dxe5 Nxe5 14.Bb2 axb3 15.Nxb3 Ne4
16.Qc2 Nxc4 17.Bxc4 dxc4 18.Qxc4 Qg5 19.f4 Qg6 20.Rfd1 Nd6 21.Qd3 Bf5 22.Qc3 Be4
23.Rd2 Bc6 24.Qd3 Nf5 25.Be5 f6 26.Bxc7 Rxe3 27.Qc4+ Kh8 28.Bb6 Ree8 29.Qf1 h5
30.Nd4 Nxd4 31.Bxd4 Re4 32.Re1 Rxe1 33.Qxe1 Rxa3 34.Kh1 Ra8 35.Re2 Kh7 36.h3 Re8
37.Qf2 Qxg2+ 38.Qxg2 Rxe2 0-1

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