Alexander V Tolush vs Mikhail Botvinnik

URS-ch11 · 1939 · Grünfeld Defense · 0-1 in 37 moves

The Game

White Alexander V Tolush
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 0-1
Event URS-ch11
Site Leningrad
Round 2
Date 1939.00.00
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D82)
Moves 37
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

R7/R3ppkp/6p1/1q6/1p6/p3PKP1/5P1P/8 w - - 1 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Bf4 Bg7
  5. 5.e3 O-O
  6. 6.Rc1 c5
  7. 7.dxc5 Qa5
  8. 8.cxd5 Rd8
  9. 9.Qd2 Nxd5
  10. 10.Bc7 Qxc7
  11. 11.Nxd5 Rxd5
  12. 12.Qxd5 Be6
  13. 13.Qd2 Nc6
  14. 14.Rd1 Rd8
  15. 15.Qc1 Qa5+
  16. 16.Rd2 Rd5
  17. 17.Ne2 Rxc5
  18. 18.Nc3 Bxc3
  19. 19.bxc3 Rxc3
  20. 20.Qb2 Ra3
  21. 21.Qb5 Qc3
  22. 22.Qb2 Qc5
  23. 23.Qb1 Bxa2
  24. 24.Rxa2 Qa5+
  25. 25.Rd2 Ra1
  26. 26.Bd3 Rxb1+
  27. 27.Bxb1 Ne5
  28. 28.Ke2 Qb5+
  29. 29.Bd3 Nxd3
  30. 30.Rxd3 a5
  31. 31.Rd1 Qc4
  32. 32.Kf3 b5
  33. 33.Rd7 b4
  34. 34.Ra7 a4
  35. 35.Rd8+ Kg7
  36. 36.Rda8 a3
  37. 37.g3 Qb5

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