Grigory Levenfish vs Mikhail Botvinnik

The Game

White	Grigory Levenfish
Black	Mikhail Botvinnik
Result	1-0
Event	Moscow/Leningrad m
Site	Leningrad
Round	13
Date	1937.00.00
Opening	Caro-Kann, Exchange (B14)
Moves	41

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3r4/3P1pk1/6p1/3R1p1p/1p6/7P/1P3PP1/5K2 b - - 2 41

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.Qb3 c5
7. 7.cxd5 cxd4
8. 8.exd4 Nbd7
9. 9.Be2 Nb6
10. 10.Bf3 Bf5
11. 11.Rd1 Qd7
12. 12.h3 h5
13. 13.Be5 Rfd8
14. 14.Bxf6 exf6
15. 15.Nge2 Rac8
16. 16.O-O Nc4
17. 17.Ng3 Nd6
18. 18.Rfe1 Bf8
19. 19.Be4 Bxe4
20. 20.Ngxe4 Nxe4
21. 21.Nxe4 Kg7
22. 22.Qf3 f5
23. 23.Nc3 b5
24. 24.a3 a5
25. 25.Qg3 b4
26. 26.axb4 axb4
27. 27.Ne2 Kh7
28. 28.Nf4 Re8
29. 29.Qf3 Rcd8
30. 30.Re5 Bg7
31. 31.Rde1 Rc8
32. 32.d6 Rf8
33. 33.Rd5 Rfe8
34. 34.Rxe8 Rxe8
35. 35.Nd3 Rd8
36. 36.Nc5 Qc6
37. 37.d7 Bxd4
38. 38.Rxd4 Qxc5
39. 39.Qd5 Qxd5
40. 40.Rxd5 Kg7
41. 41.Kf1

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