Mikhail Botvinnik vs Grigory Levenfish

URS-ch12 · 1940 · English Opening · 1-0 in 27 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black Grigory Levenfish
Result 1-0
Event URS-ch12
Site Moscow
Date 1940.00.00
Opening English Opening (A28)
Moves 27
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r4r2/1pp1kp1R/pnq1bNp1/2p2PP1/4P3/2P5/P1Q1BKP1/3R4 b - - 0 27

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
  4. 4.d4 exd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 Bb4
  6. 6.Bg5 h6
  7. 7.Bh4 Bxc3+
  8. 8.bxc3 Ne5
  9. 9.e3 Ng6
  10. 10.Bg3 Ne4
  11. 11.Qc2 Nxg3
  12. 12.hxg3 d6
  13. 13.f4 Qe7
  14. 14.Kf2 Nf8
  15. 15.c5 dxc5
  16. 16.Bb5+ Nd7
  17. 17.Nf5 Qf6
  18. 18.Rad1 g6
  19. 19.Nxh6 Rf8
  20. 20.g4 a6
  21. 21.g5 Qe6
  22. 22.Be2 Nb6
  23. 23.Ng4 Ke7
  24. 24.Nf6 Qc6
  25. 25.Rh7 Bf5
  26. 26.e4 Be6
  27. 27.f5

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