Salo Flohr vs Mikhail Botvinnik

Moscow/Leningrad m · 1933 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1-0 in 69 moves

The Game

White Salo Flohr
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 1-0
Event Moscow/Leningrad m
Site Leningrad
Round 6
Date 1933.00.00
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E38)
Moves 69
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/p2k1n2/Pp3B1n/1P1Kp2P/8/3B4/8 b - - 5 69

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.Qc2 c5
  5. 5.dxc5 Na6
  6. 6.a3 Bxc3+
  7. 7.Qxc3 Nxc5
  8. 8.f3 d6
  9. 9.e4 e5
  10. 10.Be3 Qc7
  11. 11.Ne2 Be6
  12. 12.Qc2 O-O
  13. 13.Nc3 Rfc8
  14. 14.Be2 a6
  15. 15.Rc1 Ncd7
  16. 16.Qd2 Qb8
  17. 17.Nd5 Bxd5
  18. 18.cxd5 Rxc1+
  19. 19.Qxc1 Qd8
  20. 20.O-O Rc8
  21. 21.Qd2 Qc7
  22. 22.Rc1 Qxc1+
  23. 23.Qxc1 Rxc1+
  24. 24.Bxc1 Kf8
  25. 25.Kf2 Ke7
  26. 26.Be3 Kd8
  27. 27.Ke1 Kc7
  28. 28.Kd2 Nc5
  29. 29.b4 Ncd7
  30. 30.g3 Nb6
  31. 31.Kc2 Nbd7
  32. 32.a4 Nb6
  33. 33.a5 Nbd7
  34. 34.Bc1 Kd8
  35. 35.Bb2 Ne8
  36. 36.Kd2 Nc7
  37. 37.Ke3 Ke7
  38. 38.Bf1 Nb5
  39. 39.h4 Nc7
  40. 40.Bh3 Ne8
  41. 41.f4 f6
  42. 42.Bf5 g6
  43. 43.Bh3 h6
  44. 44.Bc1 Ng7
  45. 45.fxe5 dxe5
  46. 46.Kf3 h5
  47. 47.Be3 Kd6
  48. 48.Bh6 Ne8
  49. 49.g4 hxg4+
  50. 50.Bxg4 Nc7
  51. 51.Be3 Nb5
  52. 52.Ke2 Nc7
  53. 53.Kd3 f5
  54. 54.exf5 gxf5
  55. 55.Bxf5 Nxd5
  56. 56.Bd2 N7f6
  57. 57.Kc4 Kc6
  58. 58.Bg6 b5+
  59. 59.Kd3 Ne7
  60. 60.Be4+ Ned5
  61. 61.Bg5 Nh5
  62. 62.Bf3 Ng3
  63. 63.Bd2 Kd6
  64. 64.Bg4 Nf6
  65. 65.Bc8 Kc6
  66. 66.Be1 e4+
  67. 67.Kd4 Ngh5
  68. 68.Bf5 Kd6
  69. 69.Bd2

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