Mikhail Botvinnik vs Georgy Lisitsin

Leningrad-ch · 1930 · Old Indian Defense · 1-0 in 31 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black Georgy Lisitsin
Result 1-0
Event Leningrad-ch
Site Leningrad
Date 1930.00.00
Opening Old Indian Defense (A53)
Moves 31
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r3r3/1pN3k1/3p2p1/p4b1p/2P5/1P3P2/P6P/3R1RK1 b - - 1 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 d6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nbd7
  4. 4.e4 e5
  5. 5.Nge2 exd4
  6. 6.Nxd4 g6
  7. 7.Be2 Bg7
  8. 8.Be3 O-O
  9. 9.Qd2 Re8
  10. 10.f3 Nf8
  11. 11.O-O Bd7
  12. 12.Rad1 Ne6
  13. 13.Nc2 Bc6
  14. 14.Nb4 a5
  15. 15.Nbd5 Nd7
  16. 16.Bd3 Ne5
  17. 17.Be2 Nd7
  18. 18.b3 Ndc5
  19. 19.Qc2 Bd7
  20. 20.f4 c6
  21. 21.f5 cxd5
  22. 22.fxe6 fxe6
  23. 23.exd5 exd5
  24. 24.Nxd5 Bf5
  25. 25.Qc1 Ne4
  26. 26.Bf3 h5
  27. 27.Bd4 Qg5
  28. 28.Qxg5 Nxg5
  29. 29.Bxg7 Nxf3+
  30. 30.gxf3 Kxg7
  31. 31.Nc7

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