Grigory Levenfish vs Mikhail Botvinnik

The Game

White	Grigory Levenfish
Black	Mikhail Botvinnik
Result	0-1
Event	Moscow/Leningrad m
Site	Leningrad
Round	7
Date	1937.00.00
Opening	Nimzo-Indian Defense (E34)
Moves	41

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

5Q2/5p1p/2n3pk/p7/1P2n3/2B1Pq1P/BP3P2/5K2 b - - 10 41

All The Moves

1. 1.d4 Nf6
2. 2.c4 e6
3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
4. 4.Qc2 d5
5. 5.cxd5 Qxd5
6. 6.Nf3 c5
7. 7.Bd2 Bxc3
8. 8.Bxc3 cxd4
9. 9.Nxd4 e5
10. 10.Nf3 Nc6
11. 11.Rd1 Qc5
12. 12.e3 O-O
13. 13.Be2 Bg4
14. 14.O-O Rac8
15. 15.Qb3 Qe7
16. 16.h3 Bh5
17. 17.Qa4 Rfd8
18. 18.Qh4 a6
19. 19.Rxd8+ Rxd8
20. 20.Rd1 Rxd1+
21. 21.Bxd1 Qd6
22. 22.Bb3 Bxf3
23. 23.gxf3 b5
24. 24.Kg2 Nd7
25. 25.Qh5 g6
26. 26.Qh4 Nc5
27. 27.Bc2 a5
28. 28.Qg4 b4
29. 29.Qc8+ Kg7
30. 30.Be1 Qd5
31. 31.Qa8 Qc4
32. 32.Bb1 Qd5
33. 33.a3 e4
34. 34.fxe4 Nxe4
35. 35.Ba2 Qd7
36. 36.axb4 Ng5
37. 37.Bc3+ Kh6
38. 38.Kf1 Qd1+
39. 39.Kg2 Qf3+
40. 40.Kf1 Ne4
41. 41.Qf8+

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