Alexey Sokolsky vs Mikhail Botvinnik

URS-ch sf · 1938 · Grünfeld Defense · 0-1 in 40 moves

The Game

White Alexey Sokolsky
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 0-1
Event URS-ch sf
Site Leningrad
Date 1938.00.00
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D94)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/5pbp/p5p1/8/P4P2/1r2B3/5KPP/5N2 w - - 0 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 d5
  3. 3.d4 g6
  4. 4.Nf3 Bg7
  5. 5.e3 O-O
  6. 6.Be2 e6
  7. 7.O-O b6
  8. 8.cxd5 exd5
  9. 9.b3 Bb7
  10. 10.Bb2 Nbd7
  11. 11.Qc2 a6
  12. 12.Rac1 Rc8
  13. 13.Rfd1 Qe7
  14. 14.Qb1 Rfd8
  15. 15.Bf1 c5
  16. 16.dxc5 bxc5
  17. 17.Ne2 Bh6
  18. 18.Ba3 Ng4
  19. 19.Qd3 Nde5
  20. 20.Nxe5 Qxe5
  21. 21.Ng3 Qf6
  22. 22.Nh1 d4
  23. 23.Qe2 Ne5
  24. 24.exd4 cxd4
  25. 25.Rxc8 Bxc8
  26. 26.Re1 d3
  27. 27.Qd1 Bg4
  28. 28.Qa1 d2
  29. 29.Rxe5 d1=Q
  30. 30.Re8+ Rxe8
  31. 31.Qxf6 Be2
  32. 32.Ng3 Bg7
  33. 33.Qc6 Bb5
  34. 34.Qc1 Qxc1
  35. 35.Bxc1 Re1
  36. 36.Be3 Ra1
  37. 37.a4 Bd3
  38. 38.f4 Rb1
  39. 39.Kf2 Bxf1
  40. 40.Nxf1 Rxb3

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