Salo Flohr vs Mikhail Botvinnik

The Game

White	Salo Flohr
Black	Mikhail Botvinnik
Result	1/2-1/2
Event	Moscow
Site	Moscow
Date	1936.00.00
Opening	Queen's Indian Defense (E13)
Moves	44

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Final Position

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

8/p3r3/1p2n3/2p2K1k/2P2p1P/2P3p1/P5P1/4B1R1 w - - 16 45

All The Moves

1. 1.d4 Nf6
2. 2.c4 e6
3. 3.Nf3 b6
4. 4.Nc3 Bb7
5. 5.Bg5 h6
6. 6.Bh4 Bb4
7. 7.Qc2 O-O
8. 8.e3 d6
9. 9.Bd3 Nbd7
10. 10.O-O Bxc3
11. 11.bxc3 g5
12. 12.Bg3 Nh5
13. 13.Nd2 f5
14. 14.f4 Ndf6
15. 15.Be2 Qe8
16. 16.fxg5 hxg5
17. 17.Rae1 Ne4
18. 18.Nxe4 Bxe4
19. 19.Qd2 Rd8
20. 20.Bf3 Nf6
21. 21.h4 g4
22. 22.Bd1 e5
23. 23.Bb3 c5
24. 24.Rd1 Nh5
25. 25.Kh2 Qe7
26. 26.dxe5 dxe5
27. 27.Qe2 Rxd1
28. 28.Bxd1 Kh8
29. 29.Be1 Rd8
30. 30.Bc2 Bxc2
31. 31.Qxc2 f4
32. 32.Qf5 g3+
33. 33.Kh3 Ng7
34. 34.Qg4 Qe6
35. 35.exf4 exf4
36. 36.Qxe6 Nxe6
37. 37.Kg4 Kg7
38. 38.Kf5 Kf7
39. 39.Ke4 Kg6
40. 40.Rh1 Kh5
41. 41.Kf5 Re8
42. 42.Rg1 Re7
43. 43.Kf6 Re8
44. 44.Kf5 Re7

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