Botvinnik, M.M. – Levenfish, G.Y. 1937




Results
 
Name   Edo    Dev.   Score  /  Games 
Botvinnik, Mikhail    2605 (38) 6.5/13 
Levenfish, Grigory    2539 (34) 6.5/13 
 
Status: formal

Event table notes

Event data
Place: Moscow and Leningrad
Start date: 5 Oct. 1937
End date: 9 Nov. 1937
 
Notes:
Soltis, in Soviet Chess, says that this match started 4 days after the end of the Soviet Championships, which finished 14 May 1937. In his biography of Botvinnik (p.100), Soltis says that the match started on 5 Oct. 1937. Chessgames.com dates the games to 5 Oct. - 9 Nov. 1937.
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 144
   Feenstra Kuiper, 100 Jahre Schachzweikämpfe, page 65
   Soltis, Mikhail Botvinnik, page 100
   Soltis, Soviet Chess, page 119
Web
   [Botvinnik - Levenfish (1937)]

Match information updated: 8 Dec. 2023