Mikhail Botvinnik vs Grigory Levenfish

The Game

White	Mikhail Botvinnik
Black	Grigory Levenfish
Result	1-0
Event	Moscow/Leningrad m
Site	Leningrad
Round	6
Date	1937.00.00
Opening	English Opening (A13)
Moves	49

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6k1/2R3R1/1p6/6pP/Pr2p3/1P3p2/4r3/5K2 b - - 0 49

All The Moves

1. 1.Nf3 d5
2. 2.e3 Nf6
3. 3.c4 e6
4. 4.b3 Be7
5. 5.Bb2 O-O
6. 6.Nc3 c5
7. 7.cxd5 Nxd5
8. 8.Nxd5 Qxd5
9. 9.Bc4 Qd8
10. 10.O-O Nc6
11. 11.Qe2 Bf6
12. 12.Bxf6 Qxf6
13. 13.Rac1 b6
14. 14.Bb5 Ne5
15. 15.Nxe5 Qxe5
16. 16.d4 cxd4
17. 17.exd4 Qd6
18. 18.Qe5 Qa3
19. 19.h4 Bb7
20. 20.h5 h6
21. 21.Rc3 Rfd8
22. 22.Rg3 Qf8
23. 23.Qc7 Rab8
24. 24.Qf4 Qd6
25. 25.Qxd6 Rxd6
26. 26.Rc1 Rxd4
27. 27.Rc7 Rd1+
28. 28.Kh2 Rd5
29. 29.Be2 Rd2
30. 30.Bf3 Bd5
31. 31.Rxa7 Rxf2
32. 32.Kg1 Rd2
33. 33.Bxd5 Rxd5
34. 34.Rf3 Rf8
35. 35.a4 Rd4
36. 36.Rb7 Rb4
37. 37.Kf2 e5
38. 38.Ke2 e4
39. 39.Rc3 Rd8
40. 40.g4 Rf8
41. 41.Rbc7 f5
42. 42.Re7 f4
43. 43.Rcc7 f3+
44. 44.Kf1 Rd8
45. 45.g5 Rd1+
46. 46.Kf2 Rd2+
47. 47.Ke1 Re2+
48. 48.Kf1 hxg5
49. 49.Rxg7+

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