Mikhail Botvinnik vs Salo Flohr

The Game

White	Mikhail Botvinnik
Black	Salo Flohr
Result	0-1
Event	Moscow/Leningrad m
Site	Leningrad
Round	1
Date	1933.00.00
Opening	Caro-Kann, Exchange (B13)
Moves	40

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/5k1p/6p1/2KP4/5p1P/8/p1N2Pb1/8 w - - 0 41

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 c6
2. 2.d4 d5
3. 3.exd5 cxd5
4. 4.c4 Nf6
5. 5.Nc3 Nc6
6. 6.Bg5 dxc4
7. 7.d5 Ne5
8. 8.Qd4 Nd3+
9. 9.Bxd3 cxd3
10. 10.Bxf6 exf6
11. 11.Qxd3 Bd6
12. 12.Nge2 O-O
13. 13.O-O Re8
14. 14.Rad1 Bg4
15. 15.Rd2 a6
16. 16.Ng3 Rc8
17. 17.h3 Bd7
18. 18.Rfd1 g6
19. 19.Re2 Rxe2
20. 20.Ngxe2 f5
21. 21.Nd4 Qe7
22. 22.Qd2 Re8
23. 23.Nf3 Qf6
24. 24.Re1 Rxe1+
25. 25.Nxe1 b5
26. 26.a3 Kg7
27. 27.Nf3 Bc8
28. 28.Kf1 Bb7
29. 29.b4 Kf8
30. 30.Ke2 a5
31. 31.Qd4 Qxd4
32. 32.Nxd4 axb4
33. 33.Ncxb5 bxa3
34. 34.Nxd6 a2
35. 35.Nc2 Ba6+
36. 36.Ke3 Ke7
37. 37.Nxf7 Kxf7
38. 38.Kd4 Bf1
39. 39.h4 Bxg2
40. 40.Kc5 f4

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