Mikhail Botvinnik vs Grigory Levenfish

The Game

White	Mikhail Botvinnik
Black	Grigory Levenfish
Result	1-0
Event	Moscow
Site	Moscow
Round	5
Date	1935.00.00
Opening	Queen's Gambit Accepted (D23)
Moves	42

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

R2b4/3r1kpp/3Pp3/4Pp2/5P2/6P1/4KB1P/8 b - - 6 42

All The Moves

1. 1.d4 d5
2. 2.c4 dxc4
3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
4. 4.Qa4+ c6
5. 5.Qxc4 Bf5
6. 6.Nc3 Nbd7
7. 7.g3 Ne4
8. 8.Bg2 Nd6
9. 9.Qa4 Nb6
10. 10.Qd1 Qc8
11. 11.O-O Bh3
12. 12.e4 Bxg2
13. 13.Kxg2 e6
14. 14.d5 Be7
15. 15.e5 Nb5
16. 16.d6 Nxc3
17. 17.bxc3 Bd8
18. 18.Qd4 c5
19. 19.Qg4 Rg8
20. 20.Qe4 Rh8
21. 21.Be3 Nd7
22. 22.Nd2 f5
23. 23.Qa4 Kf7
24. 24.f4 a6
25. 25.Kg1 b5
26. 26.Qc2 Qc6
27. 27.c4 Rf8
28. 28.Nb3 b4
29. 29.a3 bxa3
30. 30.Rxa3 a5
31. 31.Qg2 Qxg2+
32. 32.Kxg2 a4
33. 33.Nxc5 Nxc5
34. 34.Bxc5 Rc8
35. 35.Bf2 Rxc4
36. 36.Rfa1 Rc2
37. 37.R1a2 Rxa2
38. 38.Rxa2 Kg6
39. 39.Rxa4 Rf7
40. 40.Ra8 Rd7
41. 41.Kf3 Kf7
42. 42.Ke2

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