Mikhail Botvinnik vs Grigory Levenfish

URS-ch11 · 1939 · Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black Grigory Levenfish
Result 1/2-1/2
Event URS-ch11
Site Leningrad
Round 14
Date 1939.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange (D35)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

1b4k1/1p3n1p/pB2npp1/3p3P/3P4/P2B1NP1/1P3P2/5K2 b - - 1 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.d4 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.cxd5 exd5
  6. 6.Bf4 O-O
  7. 7.e3 Nbd7
  8. 8.Bd3 c5
  9. 9.O-O a6
  10. 10.Ne5 Re8
  11. 11.Rc1 cxd4
  12. 12.exd4 Nf8
  13. 13.Bb1 Bd6
  14. 14.Re1 Bg4
  15. 15.Qd2 Be6
  16. 16.Bg5 Qb6
  17. 17.Na4 Qb4
  18. 18.Nc5 Qxd2
  19. 19.Bxd2 Re7
  20. 20.Bd3 Rc8
  21. 21.Bb4 Ra8
  22. 22.a3 Ne8
  23. 23.Rc2 Bc8
  24. 24.Rec1 Be6
  25. 25.Kf1 f6
  26. 26.Nf3 Bf7
  27. 27.Nh4 g6
  28. 28.g3 Ne6
  29. 29.Nf3 Nd8
  30. 30.Bd2 Rc8
  31. 31.h4 Ne6
  32. 32.Ba5 Bb8
  33. 33.Na4 Rxc2
  34. 34.Rxc2 Ba7
  35. 35.Nb6 Rc7
  36. 36.Rxc7 N8xc7
  37. 37.Nc8 Bb8
  38. 38.Nd6 Nd8
  39. 39.h5 Nce6
  40. 40.Nxf7 Nxf7
  41. 41.Bb6

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