Mikhail Botvinnik vs Andor Lilienthal

Leningrad/Moscow · 1941 · King's Indian Defense · 1-0 in 27 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black Andor Lilienthal
Result 1-0
Event Leningrad/Moscow
Site Leningrad
Round 1
Date 1941.00.00
Opening King's Indian Defense (E68)
Moves 27
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3rr3/ppq1b2k/2pp2pn/5bNp/2PN1P2/1PQ3PP/P5BK/4RR2 b - - 4 27

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bg7
  4. 4.Nf3 d6
  5. 5.g3 Nbd7
  6. 6.Bg2 O-O
  7. 7.O-O e5
  8. 8.e4 Re8
  9. 9.Be3 exd4
  10. 10.Nxd4 Ne5
  11. 11.b3 Nfg4
  12. 12.Bf4 Nc6
  13. 13.Nde2 f5
  14. 14.h3 Nf6
  15. 15.exf5 Bxf5
  16. 16.Qd2 h5
  17. 17.Rae1 Qd7
  18. 18.Kh2 Kh7
  19. 19.Bg5 Ne5
  20. 20.Nf4 c6
  21. 21.Bxf6 Bxf6
  22. 22.Ne4 Be7
  23. 23.Qc3 Qc7
  24. 24.Ne2 Rad8
  25. 25.f4 Nf7
  26. 26.Nd4 Nh6
  27. 27.Ng5+

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