Grigory Levenfish vs Mikhail Botvinnik

The Game

White	Grigory Levenfish
Black	Mikhail Botvinnik
Result	0-1
Event	Moscow/Leningrad m
Site	Leningrad
Round	1
Date	1937.00.00
Opening	Queen's Indian Defense (E17)
Moves	41

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/p4p2/1p4p1/5b1p/P1R1p2P/6P1/1r2PP1K/5B2 b - - 5 41

All The Moves

1. 1.c4 Nf6
2. 2.Nc3 e6
3. 3.Nf3 b6
4. 4.g3 Bb7
5. 5.Bg2 Be7
6. 6.O-O O-O
7. 7.b3 d5
8. 8.cxd5 exd5
9. 9.d4 Nbd7
10. 10.Bb2 Re8
11. 11.Rc1 c6
12. 12.Qd2 Ne4
13. 13.Qc2 Nxc3
14. 14.Bxc3 Bd6
15. 15.Rfe1 Nf6
16. 16.Nd2 Bf8
17. 17.Bb2 Rc8
18. 18.Qd3 Rc7
19. 19.Rcd1 g6
20. 20.Nb1 Bc8
21. 21.Ba3 Bf5
22. 22.Qa6 Bg7
23. 23.Nc3 h5
24. 24.Bc1 Ne4
25. 25.Nxe4 dxe4
26. 26.h4 Rd7
27. 27.Bg5 Bf6
28. 28.Bxf6 Qxf6
29. 29.Qc4 Red8
30. 30.Rc1 Rd6
31. 31.Qc3 Qxd4
32. 32.Qxd4 Rxd4
33. 33.Rxc6 Rd2
34. 34.a4 Rb2
35. 35.Rc3 Rd4
36. 36.Re3 Rb4
37. 37.Rc1 R2xb3
38. 38.Rxb3 Rxb3
39. 39.Rc4 Rb1+
40. 40.Kh2 Rb2
41. 41.Bf1

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