Mikhail Botvinnik vs Grigory Levenfish

Moscow/Leningrad m · 1937 · Grünfeld Defense · 1-0 in 68 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black Grigory Levenfish
Result 1-0
Event Moscow/Leningrad m
Site Leningrad
Round 8
Date 1937.00.00
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D94)
Moves 68
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

R7/P2r4/8/2K5/4p1PP/4k3/8/8 b - - 8 68

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 Bb7
  9. 9.Ba3 Re8
  10. 10.Rc1 e6
  11. 11.Qe2 Nbd7
  12. 12.Rfd1 Qb8
  13. 13.h3 a6
  14. 14.Bb2 c5
  15. 15.cxd5 exd5
  16. 16.Bb1 Qa7
  17. 17.dxc5 bxc5
  18. 18.Na4 d4
  19. 19.Nd2 Nd5
  20. 20.Nc4 Bc6
  21. 21.Qf3 Nb4
  22. 22.Qg3 Bxa4
  23. 23.bxa4 dxe3
  24. 24.Bxg7 Kxg7
  25. 25.fxe3 Nf6
  26. 26.a3 Nbd5
  27. 27.e4 Nb6
  28. 28.Nd6 Re6
  29. 29.e5 Ne8
  30. 30.a5 Na4
  31. 31.Nc4 Rb8
  32. 32.Qf2 Rxb1
  33. 33.Rxb1 Nc3
  34. 34.Rbc1 Nxd1
  35. 35.Rxd1 Qc7
  36. 36.Rd5 Rc6
  37. 37.Qd2 Qe7
  38. 38.Rd7 Qe6
  39. 39.Qd5 Qxd5
  40. 40.Rxd5 Kf8
  41. 41.Rd7 Rc7
  42. 42.Rd8 Ke7
  43. 43.Rd6 Ra7
  44. 44.Rc6 Kd7
  45. 45.Rb6 Ke7
  46. 46.Kf2 f6
  47. 47.Ke2 Ra8
  48. 48.Rc6 fxe5
  49. 49.Rxc5 Nd6
  50. 50.Rc7+ Ke6
  51. 51.Nxd6 Kxd6
  52. 52.Rxh7 Rb8
  53. 53.Rg7 Rb2+
  54. 54.Kf1 e4
  55. 55.Rxg6+ Ke5
  56. 56.Rxa6 Ra2
  57. 57.Ra8 Kf4
  58. 58.a6 Ra1+
  59. 59.Ke2 Ra2+
  60. 60.Kd1 Rxa3
  61. 61.a7 Ke3
  62. 62.h4 Rd3+
  63. 63.Kc2 Rd7
  64. 64.g4 Rc7+
  65. 65.Kb3 Rd7
  66. 66.Kc3 Rc7+
  67. 67.Kb4 Rd7
  68. 68.Kc5

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