Andor Lilienthal vs Mikhail Botvinnik

URS-ch13 · 1944 · Semi-Slav Defense · 0-1 in 57 moves

The Game

White Andor Lilienthal
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 0-1
Event URS-ch13
Site Moscow
Date 1944.00.00
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D44)
Moves 57
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/p7/5Pp1/P1q5/1k2K2P/6R1/8/3n4 w - - 0 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nc3 e6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nf6
  5. 5.Bg5 dxc4
  6. 6.e4 b5
  7. 7.e5 h6
  8. 8.Bh4 g5
  9. 9.Nxg5 hxg5
  10. 10.Bxg5 Nbd7
  11. 11.g3 Bb7
  12. 12.Bg2 Qa5
  13. 13.exf6 O-O-O
  14. 14.Qf3 Nb6
  15. 15.O-O Rxd4
  16. 16.Rfd1 Rxd1+
  17. 17.Qxd1 Nd5
  18. 18.Ne4 b4
  19. 19.a3 bxa3
  20. 20.Bd2 Qb6
  21. 21.bxa3 Qd4
  22. 22.Qc1 Bc5
  23. 23.Rb1 Rd8
  24. 24.Nxc5 Qxc5
  25. 25.Qb2 Qb6
  26. 26.Qa1 Qc5
  27. 27.Rc1 Ba6
  28. 28.Bf1 Nb6
  29. 29.Be3 Qf5
  30. 30.a4 c5
  31. 31.Qa3 Rd5
  32. 32.Bg2 Nd7
  33. 33.Bxd5 Qxd5
  34. 34.Bf4 e5
  35. 35.Bg5 Nf8
  36. 36.f3 Ne6
  37. 37.Qe3 Bb7
  38. 38.Rc3 e4
  39. 39.fxe4 Qxg5
  40. 40.Qxg5 Nxg5
  41. 41.Rxc4 Nxe4
  42. 42.h4 Kd7
  43. 43.g4 Bd5
  44. 44.Rc1 Ke6
  45. 45.g5 Ke5
  46. 46.a5 c4
  47. 47.Kf1 c3
  48. 48.Ke2 Kd4
  49. 49.Rd1+ Kc4
  50. 50.Ke3 c2
  51. 51.Rg1 Kc3
  52. 52.Kf4 Nf2
  53. 53.Ke5 Nd1
  54. 54.g6 c1=Q
  55. 55.Rg3+ Kb4
  56. 56.Kxd5 Qc5+
  57. 57.Ke4 fxg6

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