| ECO C10 in 1944 play it! kotov alexander defeats black's zagorjansky evge in 77 moves | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Ng3 c5 7. c3 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Be7 9. Bd3 Ne5 10. Bd2 Bd7 11. O-O Nc6 12. Nf3 Qc7 13. Qe2 Rc8 14. Bg5 O-O 15. Rad1 Rfd8 16. Ne4 Nxe4 17. Qxe4 g6 18. Bxe7 Nxe7 19. Qh4 Nf5 20. Bxf5 exf5 21. Qe7 f6 22. Rd4 b6 23. Rfd1 Be8 24. Rxd8 Qxe7 25. Rxc8 Qe6 26. Rb8 Kg7 27. Re1 Qxa2 28. Rbxe8 Qxb2 29. R1e7+ Kh6 30. Rh8 Qc1+ 31. Ne1 Kg5 32. Rhxh7 f4 33. g3 fxg3 34. hxg3 Qxc3 35. Kg2 Kf5 36. Rh4 g5 37. Rhe4 a5 38. Nf3 Kg6 39. g4 |
| ECO D35 in 1955 play it! kotov alexander defeats black's steiner herman in 69 moves | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 O-O 8. Bd3 c6 9. Qc2 Re8 10. Nge2 Nbd7 11. O-O Bd6 12. Rab1 a5 13. Rbc1 Nf8 14. h3 Be7 15. Bg3 Bd6 16. Bxd6 Qxd6 17. Na4 Ne6 18. Nb6 Rb8 19. Bf5 Qc7 20. Nxc8 Rbxc8 21. Nf4 Rcd8 22. Nxe6 fxe6 23. Bg6 Re7 24. f4 Ne8 25. Rf3 Nd6 26. g4 Rf8 27. Kh1 Kh8 28. Rg1 Qd8 29. Rfg3 Rd7 30. g5 Nf5 31. Bxf5 exf5 32. gxh6 gxh6 33. Qg2 Rdf7 34. Rg6 Qe7 35. Rg8+ |
| ECO D54 in 1954 play it! kotov alexander defeats black's rossetto hector in 91 moves | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 Nbd7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bd3 c6 8. Qc2 Nf8 9. Nf3 Ne6 10. Bh4 g6 11. O-O O-O 12. Rab1 Ng7 13. b4 a6 14. Na4 Bf5 15. Nc5 Qc8 16. Ne5 Rd8 17. Rfc1 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 Nf5 19. Bg5 h6 20. Bf4 Nh5 21. a4 Nxf4 22. exf4 Kg7 23. b5 axb5 24. axb5 Bxc5 25. Rxc5 Rd6 26. h3 Ra4 27. Qc3 Qe8 28. bxc6 bxc6 29. Rb7 Rf6 30. Rb4 Rxb4 31. Qxb4 h5 32. Ra5 Nd6 33. Qa4 Rxf4 34. Qxc6 Qxc6 35. Nxc6 Kf6 36. Rxd5 Ke6 37. Ra5 Rf5 38. Ra6 Rb5 39. g3 Rb2 40. Ne5 Rb7 41. Nc4 Rd7 42. Kf1 Ke7 43. Nxd6 Rxd6 44. Rxd6 Kxd6 45. Ke2 Kd5 46. Kd3 |
| ECO D34 in 1946 play it! kotov alexander defeats black's opocensky karel in 113 moves | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 Be6 8. O-O Be7 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Na4 Be7 11. Be3 O-O 12. Nc5 Bxc5 13. Bxc5 Re8 14. Nd4 Ne4 15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. Bd4 Qa5 17. Qc2 Rac8 18. f3 Nd2 19. Rfd1 Nc4 20. b3 Nb6 21. Qc5 Qa6 22. Bf1 Qb7 23. e3 Rc7 24. Qa5 f6 25. Rac1 Nd7 26. Rc3 Ne5 27. Kf2 h5 28. Rdc1 Bd7 29. Ba6 Qb8 30. Bc5 Nf7 31. Qb4 Qd8 32. Qd4 Bc8 33. Be2 Qd7 34. Qh4 Qf5 35. Bd3 Qg5 36. Qxg5 fxg5 37. Bg6 h4 38. g4 Re6 39. Bb1 Rf6 40. Bd4 Rd6 41. b4 Ba6 42. Ra3 Bc4 43. Bxa7 Rb7 44. Bc5 Rd8 45. f4 gxf4 46. exf4 Bb5 47. Rd1 Nd6 48. Re3 Nc4 49. Re6 Nb2 50. Rd2 Kf7 51. f5 Nc4 52. Rd3 Nb2 53. Rb3 Nc4 54. g5 Rbb8 55. Re7+ Kf8 56. f6 gxf6 57. gxf6 |
| ECO D08 in 1948 play it! kotov alexander defeats black's kholmov ratmir d in 81 moves | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e5 3. Nc3 dxc4 4. d5 Nf6 5. e4 c6 6. Bxc4 Bb4 7. Qb3 Qa5 8. Bd2 O-O 9. a3 Bxc3 10. Bxc3 Qc7 11. Nf3 Nxe4 12. Bxe5 Qe7 13. O-O Nd7 14. Bf4 cxd5 15. Bxd5 Nb6 16. Rfe1 Nxd5 17. Qxd5 Nf6 18. Qg5 Be6 19. Nd4 Rfd8 20. Be5 h6 21. Bxf6 hxg5 22. Bxe7 Rxd4 23. Bxg5 Rc8 24. Be3 Ra4 25. Rac1 Rxc1 26. Rxc1 a6 27. h3 Rc4 28. Rd1 Rc2 29. Bd4 Rc7 30. Bc3 Rd7 31. Re1 Kh7 32. Re3 Rd1+ 33. Kh2 g5 34. Kg3 Kg6 35. f4 gxf4+ 36. Kxf4 Rf1+ 37. Ke5 Rf5+ 38. Kd6 Rf2 39. Rg3+ Kh6 40. Rg8 Rf5 41. g4 |
| ECO D53 in 1948 play it! kotov alexander defeats black's pirc vasja in 82 moves | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Bd3 h6 8. Bh4 c5 9. O-O dxc4 10. Bxc4 a6 11. a4 cxd4 12. exd4 Nb6 13. Ba2 Nbd5 14. Re1 Nb4 15. Bb3 Bd7 16. Ne5 Bc6 17. Qd2 Bd5 18. Nxd5 Nbxd5 19. Qd3 Rc8 20. Rad1 Qc7 21. Qe2 Bd6 22. Bg3 Rfe8 23. f4 Qb6 24. Qf3 Bb4 25. Re2 Bc3 26. Ba2 Bxd4+ 27. Kh1 Bc5 28. f5 Ne3 29. fxe6 fxe6 30. Rde1 Rf8 31. a5 Qxa5 32. Bxe6+ Kh7 33. Rxe3 Bxe3 34. Bf5+ g6 35. Bxg6+ Kg7 36. Qxe3 Rcd8 37. Bb1 Qd5 38. Qb6 Rfe8 39. Rf1 Qd6 40. Qxb7+ Re7 41. Qc6 Ng4 |
| ECO D31 in 1940 play it! kotov alexander defeats black's gerstenfeld edwa in 69 moves | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 b6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. Qc2 h6 10. h4 c5 11. O-O-O Nc6 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Kb1 Bc8 14. a3 Be6 15. Bh7+ Kh8 16. Bf5 cxd4 17. exd4 Rc8 18. Bxe6 fxe6 19. Qg6 Qe8 20. Qg4 Na5 21. Rd3 Rc6 22. Re1 h5 23. Qg3 Qf7 24. Ne2 Kh7 25. Nf4 Nc4 26. Nh3 Kg8 27. Ka2 a5 28. Nfg5 Qe8 29. Nf4 Qd7 30. Nxh5 Bxg5 31. hxg5 Rfc8 32. Nf6+ gxf6 33. gxf6+ Kf8 34. Rh1 e5 35. Qg6 |
| ECO D35 in 1957 play it! kotov alexander defeats black's letelier rene in 99 moves | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Bf5 7. Qb3 Qb6 8. Bxf6 Qxb3 9. axb3 gxf6 10. Kd2 Bd6 11. Nf3 Nd7 12. Nh4 Be6 13. f4 Nb6 14. Bd3 a6 15. Nf5 Nc8 16. Raf1 Bb4 17. Ng3 h5 18. f5 Bd7 19. h4 Nd6 20. Be2 Ke7 21. Bd3 Rag8 22. Rh3 Rg4 23. Ke2 Nb5 24. Kf3 Nxc3 25. bxc3 Bd6 26. Nxh5 Rhg8 27. g3 c5 28. Rg1 c4 29. bxc4 dxc4 30. Bc2 Bc6+ 31. e4 b5 32. Kf2 a5 33. Bd1 Bxe4 34. Bxg4 Rxg4 35. Re1 b4 36. Nf4 Bxf4 37. Rxe4+ Kd6 38. Rxf4 Rg8 39. cxb4 axb4 40. h5 b3 41. Ke3 c3 42. Rf1 Rc8 43. Rhh1 c2 44. Kd2 b2 45. Rc1 bxc1=Q+ 46. Kxc1 Kd5 47. Rh4 Rc3 48. h6 Kc4 49. h7 Ra3 50. g4 |
| ECO D54 in 1947 play it! kotov alexander defeats black's gligoric svetoza in 84 moves | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. Nf3 b6 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Qe2 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Ne4 12. Bg3 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Bd6 14. e4 Bxg3 15. fxg3 c5 16. Rad1 cxd4 17. cxd4 Rc8 18. e5 Nb8 19. Rf2 Bd5 20. Bd3 f5 21. exf6 Rxf6 22. Bb1 Nd7 23. Qe3 Qe7 24. Re2 Qb4 25. Qd3 Nf8 26. Ne5 Bc4 27. Nxc4 Qxc4 28. Qe3 Rd8 29. Bc2 Kh8 30. Bb3 Qb5 31. Rc2 Rf7 32. h3 Qf5 33. Rc6 Qb5 34. Qe4 Qf5 35. Qe2 Rf6 36. Bc2 Qg5 37. Kh2 Qa5 38. Be4 Rf7 39. d5 exd5 40. Qh5 Re7 41. Rxd5 Rxd5 42. Bxd5 Qa6 |
| ECO D02 in 1949 play it! kotov alexander defeats black's szily joseph in 45 moves | 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e3 b5 6. a4 b4 7. Na2 e6 8. Bxc4 Nbd7 9. O-O Bb7 10. Qe2 c5 11. Rd1 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Bc5 13. e4 Nxe4 14. Be3 Qe7 15. Bb5 Bxd4 16. Rxd4 Nc5 17. Rad1 Bc8 18. Qf3 Rb8 19. Nxb4 Rb7 20. Nc6 Qf8 21. Rd6 Rxb5 22. axb5 Nb7 23. R6d2 |
| ECO D31 in 1948 play it! kotov alexander defeats black's steiner lajos in 105 moves | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Be7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 b4 9. Na4 Ba6 10. O-O O-O 11. Ne5 Qd5 12. Qe2 Bxd3 13. Nxd3 Nbd7 14. b3 Qb5 15. Bb2 Rac8 16. Rac1 c5 17. dxc5 Bxc5 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Qg4+ Kh8 20. Ndxc5 Nxc5 21. Nxc5 Rxc5 22. Qd4 Rfc8 23. Qxf6+ Kg8 24. Rxc5 Qxc5 25. h3 Qd5 26. Qf4 Qd2 27. Qg4+ Kf8 28. Qh4 Rc2 29. Qxh7 Rxa2 30. h4 Qb2 31. h5 Ra1 32. Rxa1 Qxa1+ 33. Kh2 Qe5+ 34. Kg1 Qa1+ 35. Kh2 Qe5+ 36. g3 a5 37. h6 Qh5+ 38. Kg2 Qd5+ 39. Kh2 Qh5+ 40. Kg2 Qd5+ 41. f3 Qd2+ 42. Kh3 Qc3 43. Qe4 Kg8 44. Qf4 f5 45. Qg5+ Kh7 46. Kh4 Qb2 47. Qe7+ Kg6 48. Qe8+ Kxh6 49. Qxe6+ Kg7 50. Kg5 Qc2 51. Qd7+ Kf8 52. Kg6 f4+ 53. e4 |
| ECO D31 in 1949 play it! kotov alexander defeats black's ragozin viachesl in 75 moves | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Qc2 Nbd7 7. Bg5 Be7 8. e3 O-O 9. Bd3 Re8 10. O-O Nf8 11. Rab1 Be6 12. b4 Rc8 13. Na4 Ne4 14. Bxe7 Rxe7 15. Nc5 Nxc5 16. Qxc5 b6 17. Qc2 Qd6 18. Rfc1 g6 19. Rb3 Nd7 20. h3 Nb8 21. a3 Bd7 22. Rc3 Be8 23. h4 a6 24. h5 Ra7 25. hxg6 hxg6 26. Ne5 a5 27. b5 Rac7 28. bxc6 Kg7 29. Qb1 Nxc6 30. Qxb6 Rb8 31. Qxb8 Nxb8 32. Rxc7 Qxa3 33. Bxg6 Nc6 34. R1xc6 Bxc6 35. Rxf7+ Kh6 36. f4 Qxe3+ 37. Kh2 Qxe5 38. fxe5 |
| ECO D22 in 1950 play it! kotov alexander defeats black's flohr salomon in 81 moves | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Bxc4 e6 6. O-O c5 7. Qe2 b5 8. Bb3 Bb7 9. a4 Nbd7 10. e4 cxd4 11. axb5 Nc5 12. Bc4 d3 13. Qe3 Bxe4 14. bxa6 Bd6 15. b4 Ncd7 16. Nbd2 Bg6 17. Ba3 Qe7 18. Rfb1 O-O 19. Rb3 Rfb8 20. b5 Nb6 21. Ne5 Bxa3 22. Nxg6 Qc7 23. Raxa3 hxg6 24. Bxd3 Nfd5 25. Qe1 Rd8 26. Nf3 Rac8 27. Ne5 Qc1 28. Ra1 Qg5 29. Nc6 Rd7 30. Bf1 Ne7 31. Rg3 Qc5 32. Rc1 Qd6 33. Rd3 Ned5 34. g3 Kf8 35. Rdd1 Kg8 36. Bg2 Re8 37. Ne5 Rc7 38. Rxc7 Qxc7 39. Rc1 Qd6 40. Bf1 Qb4 41. Qxb4 |
| ECO D06 in 1956 play it! kotov alexander defeats black's ragozin viachesl in 77 moves | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nf6 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. e4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Nf3 exd4 7. Qxd4 Qxd4 8. Nxd4 Bb4 9. f3 c6 10. Bg5 Nbd7 11. O-O-O h6 12. Bh4 O-O 13. Nf5 g6 14. Nd6 Kg7 15. Bc4 b5 16. Bb3 Nc5 17. e5 Nxb3+ 18. axb3 Ng8 19. Nxc8 Raxc8 20. f4 Rc7 21. Ne4 c5 22. Rd5 c4 23. Kc2 a6 24. Rhd1 Be7 25. Bxe7 cxb3+ 26. Kxb3 Rxe7 27. Rd7 Rfe8 28. Kb4 f6 29. e6 f5 30. Nc5 Ra8 31. R1d6 a5+ 32. Kxb5 Kf6 33. Rd8 Rxd8 34. Rxd8 Kg7 35. Kc6 Nf6 36. Kd6 Re8 37. Rxe8 Nxe8+ 38. Ke7 Nf6 39. Kd8 |
| ECO D31 in 1948 play it! kotov alexander defeats black's steiner lajos in 105 moves | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Be7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 b4 9. Na4 Ba6 10. O-O O-O 11. Ne5 Qd5 12. Qe2 Bxd3 13. Nxd3 Nbd7 14. b3 Qb5 15. Bb2 Rac8 16. Rac1 c5 17. dxc5 Nxc5 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Qg4+ Kh8 20. Ndxc5 Bxc5 21. Nxc5 Rxc5 22. Qd4 Rfc8 23. Qxf6+ Kg8 24. Rxc5 Qxc5 25. h3 Qd5 26. Qf4 Qd2 27. Qg4+ Kf8 28. Qh4 Rc2 29. Qxh7 Rxa2 30. h4 Qb2 31. h5 Ra1 32. Rxa1 Qxa1+ 33. Kh2 Qe5+ 34. Kg1 Qa1+ 35. Kh2 Qe5+ 36. g3 a5 37. h6 Qh5+ 38. Kg2 Qd5+ 39. Kh2 Qh5+ 40. Kg2 Qd5+ 41. f3 Qd2+ 42. Kh3 Qc3 43. Qe4 Kg8 44. Qf4 f5 45. Qg5+ Kh7 46. Kh4 Qb2 47. Qe7+ Kg6 48. Qe8+ Kxh6 49. Qxe6+ Kg7 50. Kg5 Qc2 51. Qd7+ Kf8 52. Kg6 f4+ 53. e4 |
| ECO D02 in 1939 play it! kotov alexander defeats black's yudovich mikhail in 61 moves | 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Bg5 Bb4+ 5. Nc3 dxc4 6. e4 c5 7. Bxc4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Qa5 9. Bxf6 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 gxf6 11. O-O Nd7 12. Kh1 Nb6 13. Bb3 Bd7 14. Qf3 Ke7 15. Qe3 Rac8 16. Rac1 Nc4 17. Qe2 Nb6 18. Qd3 Rc5 19. f4 Rhc8 20. c4 Be8 21. e5 fxe5 22. fxe5 Rxe5 23. Rcd1 Qc5 24. Qg3 Re4 25. Rf5 exf5 26. Nxf5+ Kf6 27. Rd6+ Kxf5 28. Qf3+ Rf4 29. Qh5+ Ke4 30. Bc2+ Ke3 31. Rd3+ |
| ECO D07 in 1951 play it! kotov alexander defeats black's levin d in 43 moves | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. cxd5 Bxf3 5. gxf3 Qxd5 6. e3 e5 7. Nc3 Bb4 8. Bd2 Qd7 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. f4 Nc6 11. Qb3 Nge7 12. Rg1 O-O 13. O-O-O Rfd8 14. Bc4 Ng6 15. a3 Bd6 16. Ne4 b5 17. Qxb5 Rab8 18. Qh5 Bxa3 19. Bc3 Qe7 20. Ng5 Rxd1+ 21. Kxd1 Rd8+ 22. Kc1 |
| ECO D12 in 1948 play it! kotov alexander defeats black's ragozin viachesl in 61 moves | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O Bg4 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 e5 10. dxe5 Nfd7 11. cxd5 Nxe5 12. Qd1 cxd5 13. Be2 Nbc6 14. Nxd5 Rc8 15. e4 Qh4 16. f4 Nd7 17. Be3 Rfe8 18. Bg4 f5 19. Bf2 Bd4 20. exf5 Bxf2+ 21. Rxf2 h5 22. Bf3 gxf5 23. Qd3 Rf8 24. Re1 Rf7 25. Ne3 Nc5 26. Qd6 Nb4 27. Nxf5 Rxf5 28. Qg6+ Kh8 29. Qxf5 Qd8 30. Re5 Nbd3 31. Qxh5+ |
| ECO D12 in 1950 play it! kotov alexander defeats black's szabados eugenio in 79 moves | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 Nbd7 6. Nbd2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. b3 b6 9. Bb2 Bb7 10. Ne5 c5 11. Qe2 Ne4 12. Rad1 f5 13. Bxe4 fxe4 14. Nxe4 cxd4 15. Nxd7 Qxd7 16. Rxd4 Qc8 17. Ng3 Bf6 18. Rg4 Kh8 19. Nh5 Rf7 20. Nxf6 gxf6 21. Rf4 e5 22. Bxe5 Qe6 23. Qh5 Raf8 24. Bd4 dxc4 25. bxc4 Rg7 26. f3 Rg6 27. Rg4 Rfg8 28. h3 Bc8 29. Rc1 Qf7 30. Rxg6 Rxg6 31. Kh1 Kg8 32. Qd5 Be6 33. Qd8+ Kg7 34. c5 Bxh3 35. gxh3 Qe6 36. Qc7+ Kg8 37. Qb8+ Kg7 38. Qxa7+ Kh6 39. Qc7 Qxh3+ 40. Qh2 |
| ECO D02 in 1949 play it! kotov alexander defeats black's fuster geza in 81 moves | 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 e6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bb3 c5 9. O-O Bb7 10. Qe2 cxd4 11. exd4 Be7 12. Bg5 O-O 13. Rad1 b4 14. Na4 Nbd7 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Nd5 17. Bxd5 Bxd5 18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. Qe3 Qb7 20. f3 Rfd8 21. b3 Rac8 22. Rd2 Bc6 23. Nb6 Rb8 24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 25. Qc5 Bb5 26. Rc1 h5 27. Nc8 Rd2 28. h3 Bd7 29. Nd6 Qd5 30. Qxb4 Rxa2 31. Qf4 Qxb3 32. Qxf7+ Kh7 33. Ne4 Kh8 34. Kh1 Qb2 35. Rg1 Ra1 36. Qxd7 Rxg1+ 37. Kxg1 a5 38. Qxe6 Qa1+ 39. Kh2 a4 40. Qc8+ Kh7 41. Qf5+ |