Grigory Levenfish vs Mikhail Botvinnik

Moscow/Leningrad m · 1937 · French, Advance · 1/2-1/2 in 58 moves

The Game

White Grigory Levenfish
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Moscow/Leningrad m
Site Leningrad
Round 9
Date 1937.00.00
Opening French, Advance (C02)
Moves 58
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Final Position

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

8/1p6/1B3b2/PP1k4/8/1K6/8/8 b - - 4 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.e5 c5
  4. 4.Nf3 Nc6
  5. 5.Bd3 cxd4
  6. 6.O-O Bc5
  7. 7.Nbd2 Nge7
  8. 8.Nb3 Bb6
  9. 9.Bf4 Ng6
  10. 10.Bxg6 hxg6
  11. 11.Re1 Bd7
  12. 12.Bg3 Rc8
  13. 13.Re2 Ne7
  14. 14.Nbxd4 Nf5
  15. 15.Nxf5 gxf5
  16. 16.Bf4 Bb5
  17. 17.Rd2 Rc4
  18. 18.g3 Qe7
  19. 19.c3 Bd7
  20. 20.Rd3 Re4
  21. 21.a4 f6
  22. 22.a5 Bd8
  23. 23.Rd4 Qf7
  24. 24.exf6 gxf6
  25. 25.Nd2 e5
  26. 26.Nxe4 dxe4
  27. 27.Rxd7 Qxd7
  28. 28.Qxd7+ Kxd7
  29. 29.Be3 a6
  30. 30.b4 Be7
  31. 31.Rd1+ Kc6
  32. 32.h4 f4
  33. 33.gxf4 exf4
  34. 34.Bxf4 Rxh4
  35. 35.Bg3 Rg4
  36. 36.Kf1 e3
  37. 37.Rd3 exf2
  38. 38.Kxf2 f5
  39. 39.Rf3 Rc4
  40. 40.Be5 f4
  41. 41.Bxf4 Re4
  42. 42.Bd2 Bh4+
  43. 43.Kf1 Re6
  44. 44.Rh3 Re4
  45. 45.Rf3 Re6
  46. 46.Rf5 Rf6
  47. 47.Rxf6+ Bxf6
  48. 48.Ke2 Kd5
  49. 49.Kd3 Bh4
  50. 50.Be3 Bf6
  51. 51.c4+ Kc6
  52. 52.Kc2 Bh4
  53. 53.Kb3 Bf6
  54. 54.Ka4 Bh4
  55. 55.b5+ axb5+
  56. 56.cxb5+ Kd5
  57. 57.Bb6 Bf6
  58. 58.Kb3

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