Georgy Lisitsin vs Mikhail Botvinnik

Leningrad · 1934 · Grünfeld Defense · 1-0 in 60 moves

The Game

White Georgy Lisitsin
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 1-0
Event Leningrad
Site Leningrad
Date 1934.00.00
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D94)
Moves 60
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4k3/8/8/6Q1/q7/P5P1/5P1K/8 b - - 0 60

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.e3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 g6
  5. 5.d4 Bg7
  6. 6.Be2 O-O
  7. 7.O-O b6
  8. 8.cxd5 Nxd5
  9. 9.Bd2 Bb7
  10. 10.Rc1 e6
  11. 11.Qa4 Re8
  12. 12.Rfd1 Nd7
  13. 13.e4 Nxc3
  14. 14.Bxc3 Qc7
  15. 15.b4 a6
  16. 16.Qc2 Rad8
  17. 17.Bd2 Bf8
  18. 18.e5 Rc8
  19. 19.Qb2 c5
  20. 20.Be3 Bxf3
  21. 21.Bxf3 c4
  22. 22.b5 c3
  23. 23.Qb3 axb5
  24. 24.Qxb5 Ba3
  25. 25.Rc2 Nb8
  26. 26.Qb3 Bb2
  27. 27.Bc1 Qa7
  28. 28.Bxb2 cxb2
  29. 29.Qxb2 Rxc2
  30. 30.Qxc2 Rd8
  31. 31.h4 b5
  32. 32.d5 exd5
  33. 33.Bxd5 Re8
  34. 34.Bb3 Nd7
  35. 35.Qc6 Re7
  36. 36.e6 Ne5
  37. 37.exf7+ Nxf7
  38. 38.Qxb5 Kg7
  39. 39.Qd5 Qc7
  40. 40.Qd4+ Kh6
  41. 41.Qd2+ Kg7
  42. 42.Bxf7 Kxf7
  43. 43.h5 Qe5
  44. 44.hxg6+ hxg6
  45. 45.Qh6 Ra7
  46. 46.Qh7+ Qg7
  47. 47.Qh3 Qe5
  48. 48.Rd7+ Rxd7
  49. 49.Qxd7+ Kg8
  50. 50.Qc8+ Kg7
  51. 51.Qb7+ Kh6
  52. 52.Qb1 Qa5
  53. 53.Qc1+ Kh7
  54. 54.a3 Qa4
  55. 55.g3 Kg8
  56. 56.Qc8+ Kg7
  57. 57.Qc5 Kf7
  58. 58.Kh2 g5
  59. 59.Qf5+ Ke8
  60. 60.Qxg5

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