Mikhail Botvinnik vs Salo Flohr

The Game

White	Mikhail Botvinnik
Black	Salo Flohr
Result	1/2-1/2
Event	Moscow/Leningrad m
Site	Leningrad
Round	5
Date	1933.00.00
Opening	English Opening (A28)
Moves	48

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/5kpp/5p2/3q1P2/2n2P2/2Q3P1/2B4P/7K w - - 0 49

All The Moves

1. 1.c4 e5
2. 2.Nc3 Nf6
3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
4. 4.d4 e4
5. 5.Nd2 Nxd4
6. 6.Ndxe4 Ne6
7. 7.g3 Nxe4
8. 8.Nxe4 Bb4+
9. 9.Bd2 Bxd2+
10. 10.Qxd2 O-O
11. 11.Bg2 d6
12. 12.O-O Bd7
13. 13.Nc3 Bc6
14. 14.Nd5 a5
15. 15.e4 Nc5
16. 16.Rfe1 Re8
17. 17.Rad1 a4
18. 18.Re3 Bd7
19. 19.Nc3 Be6
20. 20.Qd4 f6
21. 21.Bf1 Qe7
22. 22.Nd5 Qf7
23. 23.Rde1 c6
24. 24.Nf4 Qc7
25. 25.Nd3 b6
26. 26.Nb4 Bf7
27. 27.Qc3 Rad8
28. 28.Nc2 Re7
29. 29.Nd4 Bg6
30. 30.f3 Rde8
31. 31.b4 axb3
32. 32.axb3 Ne6
33. 33.Nf5 Bxf5
34. 34.exf5 Ng5
35. 35.Bg2 Rxe3
36. 36.Rxe3 Rxe3
37. 37.Qxe3 Kf8
38. 38.f4 Nf7
39. 39.b4 d5
40. 40.cxd5 c5
41. 41.bxc5 bxc5
42. 42.Qa3 Nd6
43. 43.Bf1 Kf7
44. 44.Bd3 c4
45. 45.Bc2 c3
46. 46.Qb4 Nc4
47. 47.Qxc3 Qc5+
48. 48.Kh1 Qxd5+

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