Mikhail Botvinnik vs Salo Flohr

URS-ch14 · 1945 · Queen's Gambit Accepted · 1-0 in 37 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black Salo Flohr
Result 1-0
Event URS-ch14
Site Moscow
Date 1945.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Accepted (D22)
Moves 37
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5qk1/1p3ppp/p7/8/P4P1n/1P1Bp2Q/2R4P/6K1 b - - 1 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 dxc4
  3. 3.Nf3 a6
  4. 4.e3 Bg4
  5. 5.Bxc4 e6
  6. 6.Qb3 Bxf3
  7. 7.gxf3 Ra7
  8. 8.Bd2 Nf6
  9. 9.Nc3 Nbd7
  10. 10.Be2 c5
  11. 11.d5 e5
  12. 12.a4 Bd6
  13. 13.O-O Qe7
  14. 14.Kh1 e4
  15. 15.Rg1 exf3
  16. 16.Bxf3 Ne5
  17. 17.Be2 O-O
  18. 18.f4 Ng6
  19. 19.Bd3 Raa8
  20. 20.Qc2 Qc7
  21. 21.b3 Rfe8
  22. 22.Raf1 Rad8
  23. 23.Qd1 Bxf4
  24. 24.exf4 Nxd5
  25. 25.Nxd5 Rxd5
  26. 26.Rg3 Red8
  27. 27.Qe2 Qd7
  28. 28.Rff3 Rd4
  29. 29.Bc3 Re8
  30. 30.Qf1 Nh4
  31. 31.Bxd4 cxd4
  32. 32.Rf2 Re3
  33. 33.Kg1 Qe7
  34. 34.Re2 Qc5
  35. 35.Rc2 Qf8
  36. 36.Rxe3 dxe3
  37. 37.Qh3

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