Mikhail Botvinnik vs Salo Flohr

AVRO · 1938 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 34 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black Salo Flohr
Result 1/2-1/2
Event AVRO
Site Holland
Date 1938.00.00
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D96)
Moves 34
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Final Position

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

4b3/2q1n1k1/1p2ppp1/p6p/P2PB2P/1P3NP1/3Q1P2/6K1 w - - 0 35

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Nf3 Bg7
  5. 5.Qb3 c6
  6. 6.cxd5 cxd5
  7. 7.Bg5 e6
  8. 8.e4 dxe4
  9. 9.Bb5+ Kf8
  10. 10.Nxe4 h6
  11. 11.Bxf6 Bxf6
  12. 12.Nxf6 Qxf6
  13. 13.Rc1 Qd8
  14. 14.O-O a6
  15. 15.Bd3 Nc6
  16. 16.Be4 Ne7
  17. 17.Rc5 Ra7
  18. 18.Rfc1 b6
  19. 19.R5c2 Kg7
  20. 20.Qa3 Bd7
  21. 21.Ne5 Bb5
  22. 22.Qb4 Rf8
  23. 23.a4 Be8
  24. 24.b3 a5
  25. 25.Qd2 f6
  26. 26.Nf3 Qd6
  27. 27.h3 Bf7
  28. 28.Qe3 Rd8
  29. 29.g3 Rdd7
  30. 30.Qe2 Rac7
  31. 31.Rxc7 Rxc7
  32. 32.Rxc7 Qxc7
  33. 33.Qd2 Be8
  34. 34.h4 h5

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