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Botvinnik, Mikhail vs. Kagan, Moisey, Leningrad NW Provincial f, Leningrad, 1926.??.??, Round ?, 1-0

Botvinnik, Mikhail vs. Kagan, Moisey,  Leningrad NW Provincial f,  Leningrad,  1926.??.??,  Round ?,  1 0 Click on the Board to play through the game [Event Leningrad NW Provincial f] [Site Leningrad] [Date 1926.??.??] [Round ?] [White Botvinnik, Mikhail] [Black Kagan, Moisey] [Result 1-0] [WhiteElo ] [BlackElo ] [ECO D12]1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 d5 4. e3 Bf5 5. Bd3 Bxd3 6. Qxd3 e6 7. O-O Nbd7 8. Nbd2 Bd6 9. e4 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Qxe4 Nf6 12. Qe2 O-O 13. Bg5 Qc7 14. Rad1 Nd7 15. g3 b6 16. Rfe1 Rae8 17. Bd2 e5 18. Bc3 e4 19. Nh4 f5 20. c5 bxc5 21. Qc4+ Kh8 22. dxc5 Be5 23. f4 Bxc3 24. bxc3 Rb8 25. Rd6 Rb5 26. Qd4 Nxc5 27. c4 Ra5 28. Nxf5 Qf7 29. Nh4 Qe7 30. Rxc6 Rd8 31. Qe5 Qxe5 32. fxe5 g6 33. e6 Re8 34. Ng2 Rxe6 35. Rxe6 Nxe6 36. Rxe4 Ng5 37. Re2 Nf3+ 38. Kf2 Nxh2 39. Ne3 h5 40. Rc2 Rc5 41. Kg2 Ng4 42. Nxg4 hxg4 43. Kf2 Kg7 44. Ke3 Kf6 45. Kd4 Rf5 46. Re2 Rf3 47. Re3 g5 48. Kd3 Kf5 49. Ke2 1-0

Botvinnik, Mikhail vs. Shebarshin, M., Leningrad-5ch sf, Leningrad, 1926.??.??, Round ?, 1-0

Botvinnik, Mikhail vs. Shebarshin, M.,  Leningrad 5ch sf,  Leningrad,  1926.??.??,  Round ?,  1 0 Click on the Board to play through the game [Event Leningrad-5ch sf] [Site Leningrad] [Date 1926.??.??] [Round ?] [White Botvinnik, Mikhail] [Black Shebarshin, M.] [Result 1-0] [WhiteElo ] [BlackElo ] [ECO E94]1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 O-O 6. Be2 Nbd7 7. O-O c6 8. h3 e5 9. Be3 Qe7 10. d5 c5 11. a3 Nh5 12. Re1 Nf4 13. Bf1 h6 14. g3 Nh5 15. Rc1 Kh7 16. b4 b6 17. Kh2 Ndf6 18. Ng1 Ng8 19. Bg2 Bd7 20. bxc5 bxc5 21. Bf3 Nhf6 22. Rb1 Rfb8 23. Re2 Ne8 24. Reb2 Rxb2 25. Rxb2 f5 26. Qd2 Qf6 27. Nd1 Ne7 28. Qa5 fxe4 29. Bxe4 Bf5 30. Bxf5 Nxf5 31. Kg2 Qf7 32. Qa6 Nf6 33. Qb7 Qg8 34. Nc3 Rd8 35. a4 Rd7 36. Qb8 Qf7 37. a5 e4 38. Rb1 Ng4 39. hxg4 Nxe3+ 40. fxe3 Bxc3 41. a6 Bd2 42. Qb3 Bb4 43. Qc2 Qe8 44. Rf1 Qe5 45. Rf4 Re7 46. Kh3 Be1 47. Ne2 Bb4 48. Rf1 g5 49. Ng1 Kg6 50. Qf2 Kh7 51. Ne2 Qg7 52. Qf5+ Qg6 53. Qf8 Qg7 54. Qf6 Bd2 55. Qxd6 Bxe3 56. Qc6 Rc7 57. Qe6 Re7 58. Qf5+ Qg6 59. d6 Qxf5 60. Rxf5 Rd7 61. Rd5 Kg6 62. Nc3 Kf6 63. Nxe4+ Ke6 64. Kg2 Bd4 65. Kf3 Rf7+ 66. Rf5 Rg7 67. Ke2 Rg8 68. Nxc5+ Bxc5 69. Rxc5 Kxd6 70. Rf5 Rg6 71. Rf7 Kc5 72. Rxa7 Kxc4 73. Rc7+ Kb5 74. a7 Ra6 75. Kf3 Ra4 76. Rh7 Kc5 77. Rxh6 Rxa7 78. Ke4 Rg7 79. Ke5 Rg8 80. Re6 Rf8 81. Rg6 Re8+ 82. Kf6 Re4 83. Kxg5 Kd5 84. Rf6 Re8 85. Kh6 Ke5 86. g5 Rh8+ 87. Kg7 Rh3 88. g6 Rxg3 89. Rf1 Ke6 90. Kh7 Ke7 91. g7 Rh3+ 92. Kg8 Rh4 93. Re1+ Kd7 94. Kf7 Rf4+ 95. Kg6 Rg4+ 96. Kf6 Rg3 97. Re5 1-0

Botvinnik, Mikhail vs. Mukhin, Mikhail A, Leningrad-5ch sf, Leningrad, 1926.??.??, Round ?, 1-0

Botvinnik, Mikhail vs. Mukhin, Mikhail A,  Leningrad 5ch sf,  Leningrad,  1926.??.??,  Round ?,  1 0 Click on the Board to play through the game [Event Leningrad-5ch sf] [Site Leningrad] [Date 1926.??.??] [Round ?] [White Botvinnik, Mikhail] [Black Mukhin, Mikhail A] [Result 1-0] [WhiteElo ] [BlackElo ] [ECO D30]1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 c6 4. e3 e6 5. Nbd2 Ne4 6. Bd3 f5 7. Ne5 Nd7 8. Qh5+ g6 9. Nxg6 Ndf6 10. Qh4 Rg8 11. Nxf8 Kxf8 12. f3 Nxd2 13. Bxd2 Rxg2 14. O-O-O Kf7 15. Rhg1 Qg8 16. Rxg2 Qxg2 17. e4 dxe4 18. fxe4 Qg4 19. Qh6 Qg6 20. Qe3 Bd7 21. Rg1 Ng4 22. Qf4 Ne5 23. Rg3 Nxd3+ 24. Rxd3 Ke7 25. Rg3 Qf7 26. Qh4+ Ke8 27. Bb4 Bc8 28. Rg8+ Kd7 29. Qd8+ 1-0

Zaslavsky, A. vs. Botvinnik, Mikhail, Leningrad-5ch sf, Leningrad, 1926.??.??, Round ?, 0-1

Zaslavsky, A. vs. Botvinnik, Mikhail,  Leningrad 5ch sf,  Leningrad,  1926.??.??,  Round ?,  0 1 Click on the Board to play through the game [Event Leningrad-5ch sf] [Site Leningrad] [Date 1926.??.??] [Round ?] [White Zaslavsky, A.] [Black Botvinnik, Mikhail] [Result 0-1] [WhiteElo ] [BlackElo ] [ECO D52]1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Qa5 7. Nd2 Bb4 8. Qc2 O-O 9. Nb3 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 Qa4 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. Bd3 b6 13. Qe2 Ne4 14. Be7 Nxc3 15. Qc2 Re8 16. Bxh7+ Kh8 17. Bd3 Rxe7 18. Qxc3 Ba6 19. O-O Rc8 20. Qd2 Bxd3 21. Qxd3 Nf6 22. f3 Rec7 23. Rf2 Rc3 24. Qf1 Rxe3 25. Re1 Rxe1 26. Qxe1 Qc4 27. Rd2 a5 28. Qh4+ Kg8 29. Rd1 a4 30. Rc1 axb3 31. Rxc4 dxc4 0-1
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