Salo Flohr vs Mikhail Botvinnik

AVRO · 1938 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 42 moves

The Game

White Salo Flohr
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event AVRO
Site Holland
Date 1938.00.00
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D84)
Moves 42
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Final Position

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

8/4k2p/p7/4p3/PP2p3/8/3K3P/8 b - - 0 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Bf4 Bg7
  5. 5.e3 O-O
  6. 6.cxd5 Nxd5
  7. 7.Nxd5 Qxd5
  8. 8.Bxc7 Na6
  9. 9.Bxa6 Qxg2
  10. 10.Qf3 Qxf3
  11. 11.Nxf3 bxa6
  12. 12.O-O Bb7
  13. 13.Ne5 f6
  14. 14.Nd3 Rfe8
  15. 15.Nc5 Bf3
  16. 16.Nb3 Kf7
  17. 17.Rfc1 Rac8
  18. 18.Kf1 e5
  19. 19.Nd2 Bd5
  20. 20.e4 Be6
  21. 21.d5 Bh3+
  22. 22.Ke2 Bh6
  23. 23.Rc3 Bg4+
  24. 24.f3 Bd7
  25. 25.a4 Bf8
  26. 26.Rc4 g5
  27. 27.Rac1 g4
  28. 28.fxg4 Bxg4+
  29. 29.Kd3 Bd7
  30. 30.b3 Bh6
  31. 31.Bd6 f5
  32. 32.Rc7 Kf6
  33. 33.R1c5 Rxc7
  34. 34.Rxc7 Bc8
  35. 35.Rxa7 Kg6
  36. 36.Be7 Bxd2
  37. 37.Kxd2 fxe4
  38. 38.d6 Kf7
  39. 39.d7 Bxd7
  40. 40.Rxd7 Rxe7
  41. 41.Rxe7+ Kxe7
  42. 42.b4

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