Mikhail Botvinnik vs Grigory Levenfish

The Game

White	Mikhail Botvinnik
Black	Grigory Levenfish
Result	0-1
Event	Moscow/Leningrad m
Site	Leningrad
Round	2
Date	1937.00.00
Opening	Grünfeld Defense (D94)
Moves	42

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

7k/p6p/8/1p6/1P6/P1pn1K2/7P/5R2 b - - 1 42

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 e6
8. 8.b3 Nbd7
9. 9.Qe2 Re8
10. 10.Bb2 b6
11. 11.Rad1 Bb7
12. 12.Ne5 Nxe5
13. 13.dxe5 Nd7
14. 14.f4 Qe7
15. 15.cxd5 exd5
16. 16.e4 d4
17. 17.Nb1 c5
18. 18.Nd2 g5
19. 19.g3 gxf4
20. 20.gxf4 Kh8
21. 21.Nc4 Rg8
22. 22.Kh1 f6
23. 23.Nd6 fxe5
24. 24.Nxb7 exf4
25. 25.e5 Bxe5
26. 26.b4 Nf6
27. 27.Qf3 Ng4
28. 28.Rd2 Rab8
29. 29.Be4 d3
30. 30.Qxd3 Rxb7
31. 31.Bxb7 Qxb7+
32. 32.Qf3 Qxf3+
33. 33.Rxf3 Bxb2
34. 34.Rxb2 Ne5
35. 35.Rf1 Nd3
36. 36.Rg2 c4
37. 37.Rc2 b5
38. 38.a3 f3
39. 39.Rd2 Rg2
40. 40.Rxg2 fxg2+
41. 41.Kxg2 c3
42. 42.Kf3

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