Botvinnik, Mikhail
Ilyin Zhenevsky, Alexander
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Complete classical game Ilyin Zhenevsky, Alexander – Botvinnik, Mikhail URS-ch sf · 1938 · C90
Move 0 · ply 0 of 132
1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bb5 a6
4. Ba4 Nf6
5. O-O Be7
6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 d6
8. c3 O-O
9. d3 Na5
10. Bc2 c5
11. Nbd2 Re8
12. Nf1 Bf8
13. Bg5 h6
14. Bh4 Nc6
15. Ne3 Be7
16. d4 cxd4
17. cxd4 Nh7
18. Bg3 Ng5
19. dxe5 Nxf3+
20. Qxf3 dxe5
21. Bb3 Be6
22. Bxe6 fxe6
23. Red1 Qb6
24. Qh5 Bg5
25. Ng4 Qc7
26. Rd3 Kh7
27. Rad1 Red8
28. Nxe5 Nxe5
29. Bxe5 Qb7
30. Qg4 Rxd3
31. Rxd3 Rd8
32. Rxd8 Bxd8
33. h4 Qf7
34. f4 Bf6
35. Bxf6 Qxf6
36. e5 Qd8
37. Kh2 Qd5
38. a3 Kg8
39. h5 a5
40. Kh3 Qb3+
41. Kh4 Kf8
42. Qe2 b4
43. axb4 Qxb4
44. Kg4 Qb3
45. Qd2 Qb7
46. Kg3 Qb3+
47. Kh2 Qc4
48. Kg3 Qb3+
49. Kh2 Qc4
50. Kh3 Qb3+
51. Kh2 Qc4
52. Kg1 Ke8
53. Kh2 a4
54. Qf2 Qc1
55. Qd4 Qc2
56. Kg3 Qb3+
57. Kh2 a3
58. bxa3 Qxa3
59. Qc4 Qe7
60. Kh3 Qd7
61. f5 Ke7
62. Qg4 Qd3+
63. Kh2 Qxf5
64. Qxf5 exf5
65. Kg3 Kf7
66. Kf4 g6
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