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Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Gerstenfeld, Eduard Issakovich

URS-ch12 • Moscow • 1940

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URS-ch12

Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Gerstenfeld, Eduard Issakovich
Moscow • 1940
1/2-1/2
Start
White King
Black King
End
1.Nf3Nf62.c4c53.Nc3d54.cxd5Nxd55.e4Nb46.Bc4e67.d3Be78.O-Oa69.a3N4c610.Ne2Nd711.Bf4O-O12.Ng3b513.Ba2Bb714.Qe2Qb615.Rad1Rfd816.h4Nf817.h5Rd718.h6g619.e5Nd420.Nxd4Rxd421.Be3Rh422.f4Qc623.Bb1Nd724.d4f525.dxc5Bxc526.Bxc5Qxc5+27.Qf2Bd528.Ba2Qxf2+29.Rxf2Nb630.Bxd5Nxd531.Ne2Rc832.Nc3Nxf433.Rd7g534.g3Nh3+35.Kg2Rxh636.Rfd2g437.Rd8+Rxd838.Rxd8+Kf739.Rd7+Ke840.Ra7Ng541.Rxa6Nf342.Kf2Nxe543.Nxb5Kf744.Nd4Rh2+45.Kf1Rxb246.Nxe6Nf347.Nf4Nd2+48.Kg1Ne449.Ra7+Kf850.Ra8+Ke751.Ra7+Kd652.Ra6+Kc753.Nh5Ra254.a4Ra355.Kg2Kd756.a5Ke757.Ra7+Ke658.a6Nc559.Rxh7Ra2+60.Kf1Nxa661.Nf4+Ke562.Re7+Kf663.Re6+Kf764.Re5Kf665.Re6+1/2-1/2

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Result

1/2-1/2

Draw

Moves

65

Opening

A34

English Opening: Symmetrical Variation

Date

1940.??.??

Moves

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