Salo Flohr vs Mikhail Botvinnik

Moscow/Leningrad m · 1933 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 22 moves

The Game

White Salo Flohr
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Moscow/Leningrad m
Site Leningrad
Round 12
Date 1933.00.00
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D95)
Moves 22
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Final Position

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

2rq2k1/p4p1p/1p2p1p1/3b4/8/1P2P3/P2QBPPP/2R3K1 w - - 1 23

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.e3 Bg7
  5. 5.Nf3 O-O
  6. 6.Qb3 e6
  7. 7.Be2 b6
  8. 8.O-O Bb7
  9. 9.Rd1 Nbd7
  10. 10.Bd2 c5
  11. 11.cxd5 Nxd5
  12. 12.dxc5 Nxc5
  13. 13.Qa3 Qb8
  14. 14.Nxd5 Bxd5
  15. 15.Bc3 Ne4
  16. 16.Bxg7 Kxg7
  17. 17.Rac1 Rc8
  18. 18.b3 Kg8
  19. 19.Qb2 Rxc1
  20. 20.Rxc1 Qd8
  21. 21.Nd2 Nxd2
  22. 22.Qxd2 Rc8

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