Mikhail Botvinnik vs Grigory Levenfish

The Game

White	Mikhail Botvinnik
Black	Grigory Levenfish
Result	0-1
Event	Moscow/Leningrad m
Site	Leningrad
Round	10
Date	1937.00.00
Opening	Grünfeld Defense (D94)
Moves	40

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/5p1p/1kPKb1p1/4P3/8/4P3/7P/8 w - - 1 41

All The Moves

1. 1.d4 d5
2. 2.c4 c6
3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
4. 4.e3 g6
5. 5.Nf3 Bg7
6. 6.Bd3 O-O
7. 7.O-O b6
8. 8.b3 c5
9. 9.dxc5 Ne4
10. 10.Bxe4 dxe4
11. 11.Qxd8 Rxd8
12. 12.Nd4 bxc5
13. 13.Nde2 Bg4
14. 14.f3 exf3
15. 15.gxf3 Bh3
16. 16.Re1 Nc6
17. 17.Ba3 Nb4
18. 18.Rab1 Bh6
19. 19.f4 Nc2
20. 20.Bxc5 Nxe1
21. 21.Rxe1 Bf8
22. 22.Kf2 Bg4
23. 23.Rd1 Rxd1
24. 24.Nxd1 Rd8
25. 25.Ndc3 Rd2
26. 26.Ke1 Rc2
27. 27.Kd1 Rxc3
28. 28.Kd2 Bxe2
29. 29.Kxc3 a6
30. 30.a4 e5
31. 31.Bxf8 Kxf8
32. 32.b4 Ke7
33. 33.fxe5 Kd7
34. 34.Kd4 Kc6
35. 35.b5+ axb5
36. 36.axb5+ Kb6
37. 37.Kd5 Bg4
38. 38.Kd6 Be6
39. 39.c5+ Kxb5
40. 40.c6 Kb6

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