Andor Lilienthal vs Mikhail Botvinnik

Leningrad/Moscow · 1941 · Semi-Slav Defense · 0-1 in 55 moves

The Game

White Andor Lilienthal
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 0-1
Event Leningrad/Moscow
Site Leningrad
Round 4
Date 1941.00.00
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D49)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/4k3/2Bbp1p1/5p1p/5P2/1P3K2/8/8 w - f6 0 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 c6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nf6
  5. 5.e3 Nbd7
  6. 6.Bd3 dxc4
  7. 7.Bxc4 b5
  8. 8.Bd3 a6
  9. 9.e4 c5
  10. 10.e5 cxd4
  11. 11.Nxb5 Nxe5
  12. 12.Nxe5 axb5
  13. 13.O-O Qd5
  14. 14.Qe2 Ba6
  15. 15.a4 Bd6
  16. 16.axb5 Bb7
  17. 17.Rxa8+ Bxa8
  18. 18.Nc6 Bxc6
  19. 19.bxc6 Ke7
  20. 20.Bc4 Qxc6
  21. 21.Bg5 Qc5
  22. 22.Bxf6+ Kxf6
  23. 23.b3 g6
  24. 24.Rd1 Rd8
  25. 25.g3 Kg7
  26. 26.Qf3 Be5
  27. 27.Qb7 Rb8
  28. 28.Qe4 Bf6
  29. 29.Kg2 Qa5
  30. 30.Qe2 Ra8
  31. 31.Rd3 Qc5
  32. 32.Qe4 Ra1
  33. 33.Rd2 Qa5
  34. 34.Qe2 Qa8+
  35. 35.Kh3 Rg1
  36. 36.f4 Qc8
  37. 37.Ba6 Qc5
  38. 38.Bd3 Qd5
  39. 39.Rd1 Rg2
  40. 40.Qe4 Rxh2+
  41. 41.Kxh2 Qh5+
  42. 42.Kg2 Qxd1
  43. 43.Bc4 h5
  44. 44.Qf3 Qxf3+
  45. 45.Kxf3 Be7
  46. 46.Ke4 Bc5
  47. 47.Bb5 Kf6
  48. 48.Be2 Ke7
  49. 49.Bb5 Bb4
  50. 50.Kxd4 Be1
  51. 51.Ke4 Bxg3
  52. 52.Kf3 Be1
  53. 53.Bc6 Bb4
  54. 54.Ba4 Bd6
  55. 55.Bc6 f5

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