Grigory Levenfish vs Mikhail Botvinnik

Leningrad · 1934 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 26 moves

The Game

White Grigory Levenfish
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Leningrad
Site Leningrad
Date 1934.00.00
Opening English Opening (A28)
Moves 26
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Final Position

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

1r5r/1pp1kpp1/p3n2p/R7/6P1/1NP1PP2/P4P2/3RK3 w - - 0 27

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
  4. 4.d4 exd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 Bb4
  6. 6.Bg5 h6
  7. 7.Bh4 Bxc3+
  8. 8.bxc3 Ne5
  9. 9.e3 Ng6
  10. 10.Bg3 Ne4
  11. 11.Qc2 Nxg3
  12. 12.hxg3 d6
  13. 13.Be2 Ne5
  14. 14.Rd1 Qe7
  15. 15.Qe4 a6
  16. 16.Rh5 Nd7
  17. 17.Qf4 Nf6
  18. 18.Ra5 Bd7
  19. 19.g4 Ne4
  20. 20.Bf3 Nc5
  21. 21.Nb3 Ne6
  22. 22.Qe4 Rb8
  23. 23.c5 Bc6
  24. 24.cxd6 Bxe4
  25. 25.dxe7 Bxf3
  26. 26.gxf3 Kxe7

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