Georgy Lisitsin vs Mikhail Botvinnik

Leningrad-ch · 1932 · English Opening · 0-1 in 44 moves

The Game

White Georgy Lisitsin
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 0-1
Event Leningrad-ch
Site Leningrad
Date 1932.00.00
Opening English Opening (A30)
Moves 44
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

4r2k/p1b1r1pp/1p3p2/2p5/P2p1P1P/NP1n4/4P1K1/1R2R1N1 w - - 0 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 c5
  2. 2.c4 Nf6
  3. 3.g3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.Bg2 Nc6
  6. 6.O-O e5
  7. 7.d3 Be7
  8. 8.Nbd2 O-O
  9. 9.Nc4 f6
  10. 10.Be3 Be6
  11. 11.a4 Qd7
  12. 12.Qd2 b6
  13. 13.Rfc1 Rac8
  14. 14.Qd1 Kh8
  15. 15.Bd2 Rfd8
  16. 16.Qb3 Nc7
  17. 17.Bc3 Rb8
  18. 18.Qc2 Nd5
  19. 19.Nfd2 Rbc8
  20. 20.Nf1 Nd4
  21. 21.Qd1 Bg4
  22. 22.Bxd4 exd4
  23. 23.Qd2 Bf8
  24. 24.Re1 Re8
  25. 25.h4 Bh3
  26. 26.Bf3 Re7
  27. 27.Nh2 Rce8
  28. 28.Kh1 Be6
  29. 29.b3 Nb4
  30. 30.Bg2 Bd5
  31. 31.Nf3 Rf7
  32. 32.Kh2 Bd6
  33. 33.Bh3 Qd8
  34. 34.Rab1 Rfe7
  35. 35.Ng1 Bc7
  36. 36.Na3 Bb7
  37. 37.Bg2 Bxg2
  38. 38.Kxg2 Nd5
  39. 39.Nc2 Qd6
  40. 40.Na3 Ne3+
  41. 41.Kh1 Ng4
  42. 42.Qf4 Qxf4
  43. 43.gxf4 Nxf2+
  44. 44.Kg2 Nxd3

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