[Event "URS-ch11 Semifinal"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1938.05.20"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Sokolsky, Alexey Pavlovich"]
[Black "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Result "0-1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O b6 8. cxd5 exd5 9. b3
Bb7 10. Bb2 Nbd7 11. Qc2 a6 12. Rac1 Rc8 13. Rfd1 Qe7 14. Qb1 Rfd8 15. Bf1 c5 16. dxc5
bxc5 17. Ne2 Bh6 18. Ba3 Ng4 19. Qd3 Nde5 20. Nxe5 Qxe5 21. Ng3 Qf6 22. Nh1 d4 23. Qe2 Ne5
24. exd4 cxd4 25. Rxc8 Bxc8 26. Re1 d3 27. Qd1 Bg4 28. Qa1 d2 29. Rxe5 d1=Q 30. Re8+ Rxe8
31. Qxf6 Be2 32. Ng3 Bg7 33. Qc6 Bb5 34. Qc1 Qxc1 35. Bxc1 Re1 36. Be3 Ra1 37. a4 Bd3 38.
f4 Rb1 39. Kf2 Bxf1 40. Nxf1 Rxb3 0-1