Max Euwe vs Mikhail Botvinnik

AVRO · 1938 · Grünfeld Defense · 1-0 in 34 moves

The Game

White Max Euwe
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 1-0
Event AVRO
Site Holland
Date 1938.00.00
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D96)
Moves 34
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4r2k/R3R2p/1p2pnp1/4N3/8/4b3/PP4PP/5K2 b - - 8 34

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Nf3 Bg7
  5. 5.Qb3 c6
  6. 6.Bf4 dxc4
  7. 7.Qxc4 Be6
  8. 8.Qd3 Nd5
  9. 9.Bd2 Nb4
  10. 10.Qb1 c5
  11. 11.dxc5 N8a6
  12. 12.e4 Nxc5
  13. 13.Bb5+ Bd7
  14. 14.O-O O-O
  15. 15.Be3 Bxb5
  16. 16.Nxb5 Qd3
  17. 17.Nc7 Nxe4
  18. 18.Nxa8 Rxa8
  19. 19.Rd1 Qxb1
  20. 20.Raxb1 e6
  21. 21.Rd7 b6
  22. 22.Rc1 Bf8
  23. 23.Ne5 Nd5
  24. 24.Nxf7 Be7
  25. 25.Ne5 Bf6
  26. 26.Nd3 Nxe3
  27. 27.fxe3 Bg5
  28. 28.Rcc7 Bxe3+
  29. 29.Kf1 Nf6
  30. 30.Rxa7 Rc8
  31. 31.Rg7+ Kh8
  32. 32.Rgc7 Rd8
  33. 33.Ne5 Re8
  34. 34.Re7

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