Grigory Levenfish vs Mikhail Botvinnik

Moscow · 1936 · Sicilian, Dragon · 1/2-1/2 in 46 moves

The Game

White Grigory Levenfish
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Moscow
Site Moscow
Date 1936.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Dragon (B72)
Moves 46
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Final Position

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

5bk1/2R2p1p/4p1p1/1B2P3/5P2/1P5r/6K1/8 b - - 3 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 g6
  6. 6.Be2 Bg7
  7. 7.Be3 Nc6
  8. 8.Nb3 Be6
  9. 9.f4 O-O
  10. 10.g4 d5
  11. 11.e5 d4
  12. 12.Nxd4 Nxd4
  13. 13.Bxd4 Nxg4
  14. 14.Qd3 a6
  15. 15.O-O-O Nh6
  16. 16.Bf3 Qc7
  17. 17.Nd5 Bxd5
  18. 18.Bxd5 Nf5
  19. 19.Bc3 e6
  20. 20.Be4 Rfc8
  21. 21.Qf3 Rab8
  22. 22.Rd2 b5
  23. 23.Rhd1 b4
  24. 24.Bd4 Nxd4
  25. 25.Rxd4 Rd8
  26. 26.Rd6 Bf8
  27. 27.Rxa6 Rxd1+
  28. 28.Kxd1 Rd8+
  29. 29.Bd3 Qc5
  30. 30.Ke2 Qd4
  31. 31.Rc6 Qxb2
  32. 32.Rc7 Qd4
  33. 33.Qe3 Bh6
  34. 34.Kf3 Qd5+
  35. 35.Qe4 Qd4
  36. 36.Qe3 Qa1
  37. 37.Rc4 Bf8
  38. 38.Qb6 Qd1+
  39. 39.Kg2 Qd2+
  40. 40.Qf2 Qxf2+
  41. 41.Kxf2 Ra8
  42. 42.Rc7 Rxa2
  43. 43.Kf3 b3
  44. 44.cxb3 Rxh2
  45. 45.Bb5 Rh3+
  46. 46.Kg2

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