Mikhail Botvinnik Games: 1924-1948 v. 1

CIIESS STARS

IM Sergei Soloviov IM Semko Semkov Olga Krylova

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Original idea, composition, whole editing, design Technical editor

Exclusive editor

With contribution of

Oleg Biriukov IM Vladimir Ivanov llja Manakov Alexander Shashin

Special thanks to

Sergei Bystrov Kate Krylova Boris Kurkhinen, Director of Chigorin Chess Club Sergei Sudakov, Librarian of Chigorin Chess Club Viktor Zorin

Programming support

Alexander Fedorov Sergei Shkurat

Design of cover

Kalojan Nachev (Bulgaria)

© Sergei Soloviov 2000

ISBN 954 8782 13 8

MIKHAIL

BOTVINNIK I GAMES

1924-1948

Chess editor FIDE World Chess Champion 1999 GM Alexander Khalifman

CONTENTS

E arly games 1924- 1926 ...................................................................... 7 Sth Leningrad Championship

1926 ................................................ 36

North - West Region Championship, Leningrad 1926 -

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41

Events 1926- 1927 ............................................................................... 50

Tournament of Six, Leningrad 1927

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Sth USSR Championship, Moscow 1927 ...

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Events 1927 - 1929 ............................................................................. 74

6th USSR Championship, Odessa 1929

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Leningrad Masters Tournament - 1930 .......................................... 9 1 Events 1930

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8th Leningrad ,Championship - 1930/3 1 ........................................ 105 Trade Union Leningrad Teams Championship - 1931 .............. 1 18

Semi-final of 7th USSR Championship, Moscow 1931

7th USSR Championship, Moscow 1931 . ..

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9th Leningrad Championship - 1932 .............................................. 144

Leningrad Masters Tournament - 1932/33 .................................. 154 Leningrad Masters Tournament - 1933 ........................................ 159

8th USSR Championship, Leningrad 1933

Match Botvinnik - Flohr, Moscow- Leningrad 1933

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Events 1934 ......................................................................................... 188 USSR Masters Tournament, Leningrad 1934

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Hastings - 1934/35 ............................................................................ 20 1 Moscow

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1935 .................................................................................. 208

Moscow - 1936 .................................................................................. 227 Nottingham - 1936 ............................................................................ 247 USSR Championship Match Levenfish - Botvinnik

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Semi-final of ll1h USSR Championship, Leningrad 1938 A.V.R.O., Netherlands 1938

1 1th USSR Championship, Leningrad 1939 .

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Match Botvinnik - Ragozin, Leningrad 1940

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121h USSR Championship, Moscow 1940

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Supreme USSR Championship, Leningrad- Moscow 1941

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Sverdlovsk - 1943 .............................................................................. 370

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Mikhail Botvinnik. Games 1924-1948

2Jrd Moscow Championship - 1943/44 .......................................... 385 13th USSR Championship, Moscow 1944

14th USSR Championship, Moscow 1945

Radiomatch USSR- USA, 1945

Radiomatch USSR - Great Britain, 1946

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Groningen - 1946 ............................................................................. 434

Match USSR- USA, Moscow 1946

Chigorin Memorial, Moscow 1947

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World Ch. Match-Tournament, The Hague- Moscow 1948 . . . . ....... . . . . . ............ . . .......

Training Games - 1936/47 ............................................................... 494

Index of Openings Index of Opponents

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Early Games

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1924-26

EARLY GAMES

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1924-26

Mikhail Moiseevich Botvinnik was born in a small village Kuokkala (now Repino) near Leningrad, on August 17, 1 9 1 1 . He started playing chess when he was twelve and in 1 924 Botvinnik won his first tournament - school championship:

The same year Botvinnik won another tournament and got the third category:

l.Botvinnik -

1 0.5, 2-3.Fidelsky, Zlotchevsky - 1 0 (games 5 - 7). d Botvinnik obtained the 2n category after he had successfully played in the tournament of the nd t 2 and 3rd categories. Since 1 925 Botvinnik had the 1 s category and played in the

tournament from which four winners had an opportunity to participate in the tournament of the cities : l .Model - 8 . 5, 2.Zverev

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3-4.Botvinnik, Venalein - 7 . 5 (games 21 - 24).

However Botvinnik could not play in the tournament of the cities because he had to study. His first games against the famous players were successful: the win over World Champion Capablanca in simultaneous (game competition (game

30) and the draw with Iljin-Zhenevsky in a team

31).

84 players toof part in preliminary tournaments of the 5

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Leningrad championship in 1926.

There were six groups and Botvinnik won in one of them after persistent fight against Shebarshin (games

32- 37).

1

072 Miliutin - Botvinnik

School Ch Leningrad 1924

1. d4 �f6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 i.g7 4. i.g2 d5 5. cd �d5 6. e4 �b6 7. fle2 e5 [7 ... 0-0; 7 ... c5 8. d5 e6 9. o-o 0-0] 8. i.e3 [8.

d5!? c6 9. 0-0 0-0 10. flbc3 (10. flec3!? 6a4, �a3 Anand) �a6 11. b3 cd (11... �c7 12. a4 i.g4 13. aS �c8 14. i.a3 I.'\e8 15. I.'\cl cd 16. ed fld6 17. i.d6 �d6 18. �e4± Akopian) 12. ed f5 13. i.a3 I.'\f7 14. �b5 i.f8 15. i.b2 �c7 16. flc7 �c7 17. a4± Tkachiev - David, Cannes, 1999; 10... cd 11. ed i.f5 12. b3 �c8 (12 ... �a6 13. i.a3

I.'\e8 14. d6 �d7 15. �d5 fld5 16. �d5 e4 17. I.'\acl±) 13. i.a3 �d6 14. h3 h5 15. �d2;;!;; Stohl - Doncevic, Germany, 1993] ed 9. fld4? [o9. i.d4] c5 10. �b3?! [o10. �b5 �d1 11. Wd1 i.b2 12. i.cs �a6 13. i.d4+] �d1 11. Wdl �b2 12. i.c5 i.al [12... i.e6! ? 13. fl1d2 i.a1 14. �a1 i.a2-+] 13. �at �a4 14. i.a3 [14. i.d4!? 0-0 15. �b3] i.e6 15. flb3 �c6 16. flct [16. f4 0-0-0 17. Wc2 �d4 18. �d4 I.'\d4-+] 0-0-0 17. We1I.'\d7 18. f4 i.g4 [18 ... b5 19. �b3 �d4-+] 19. Wf2 fld4 [19... I.'\hd8!?] 20. �d3 [20. flb3 I.'\hd8 21. �d4 I.'\d4 22. I.'\cl Wb8 23. e5 I.'\d1-+] f6 21. �d2? [o21. I.'\cl Wd8 22. �b2] �b5 22.

I.'\cl Wb8 23. �c4 �a3

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053 Bot vinnik - Zil berman

School Ch Leningrad 1924

1. d4 dS 2. e4 e6 3. fle3 fl£6 4. Jt,gs f'lbd7 S. e3 if.e7 6. .fJ£3 h6 7. �£6 fl£6 8. i.d3 i.d6?! [8... 0-0 9. 0-0 de 10. 1t,c4 c5=] 9. �b3 [9. c5 il.e7 10. 0-0 o-o 11. .£les;t] e6 10. 0-0 �e7 11. ed [11. e4 de 12. fle4 fle4 13. il.e4 0-0 14. �c2 615. �d3;t] ed? [11 ... ed 12. l"ffcl �e7=] 12.

.fJbS �b8 13 . .£ld6 �d6 14. ldact;; 0-0 ts. fles f'ld7 16. f'ld7 �d7 [16... il.d7 17. �b7 ldfb8 18. �c7± Botvinnik] 17. i.bS?! [o17. hlc3 b6 18. l"ffcl il.b7 19. ldc7

l"ffc8 20. l"fd7 ldcl 21. il.fl �a6 22. h4 l"ffl 23. Wh2 ldf2 24. �a3±] �d6 18. lde2 a6

19. .te2 bS 20. ldfel �d7 21. !deS ldac8

22. �a3! ldeS [22... f6 23. b4 e5 24. �b3;t] 23. de �e6 24. b4 eS 2S. �e3 lde8 26. il.£3 e4 [26... �e6 27. c6 (27. �d2 �c6) il.c8 28. ldd1;t] 27. 1t,e2 lda8 28. ldal �g6 29. �eS �h3? [o29... il.c6] 30. �g3? [30. if.fl il.e6 31. a4 ba 32. lda4 il.d7 33. lda5±] �g3 31. hg �d7 32. i.dt lde8? [32... aS 33. i.b3 if.c6 34. ldd1 ab 35. ldd4;t] 33. a4 aS? [33 ... ba 34. �a4 �a4 35. lda4 ldc6 36. Wfl±] 34. ba? [34. ab ab (34 ... it,bS 35. lda5) 35. c6+-] !deS 3S. ab ldbS? [35... il.bS 36. Wh2 (36. a6? il.a6 37. lda6 !del} il.a6 37. g4;t] 36.

a6 ldb8 37. a7 lda8 38. ldaS i.e6 39. rt?ft W£8 40. We2! [40. .tb3 We7 41.

il.dS il.dS 42. ldd5 lda7 43. !deS Wf6 44.

lde4;t] We7 41. Wd2 Wd6 42. �e3 We7 43. Wd4 ':?lb6 44. !"Xa2 '::.a7?

[o44 ... f6 45. �b3 g6 46. g4! (46. �dS?! ldd8 47. a8� ldd5 48. We4 !deS 49. �d3 ldd5 50. We2 �a8 51. lda8 f5±) g5 47. it,ds ldd8 48. a8� ldd5 49. We4 he5 50. Wd3 �a8 51. hla8 652. ldh8+-] 4S. �a7

rt?a7 46. it,b3 rtlb6 47. �ds �dS 48. t:O WdS E61

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A bra movie - Bot vinnik School Ch Leningrad 1924

1. d4 .fJ£6 2. e4 g6 3. fle3 !!g7 4. cD£3 d6 S. �£4 flhS 6. �d2?! [6. il.gS h6 7.

Ae3 c6!? 8. g3 f'ld7 9. �g2 4:lhf6 10. h3 0-0 11. 0-0 Wh7 12: g4 e5>= Keres - Pet­ rosian, Moscow, 1949] fl£4 7. �£4 �d7 8. fJgS?! [68 ... f6?? 9. f'le6; o8. e3 e5] 0-0 9. e3 h6 [o9 ... e5 10. de .£le5!? (10 ... de 11. �g3 c6=) 11. �g3 (11. il.e2 �h6!+) h6 12 . .fJn .fJB 13. �£3 �gs+J to. f'l£3 eS 11. de de 12. �e4 [12. �g3 c6=] f'lb6 [12... c6 Botvinnik; 12... flcS! ? 13. �c2 (13. �d5 �e7 Bolvinnik) f5 14. ldd1 �e7 15. .£ld5 �f7+] 13. flbS?! [13. c5!? f'ld7 14. ldd1 c6=] a6 [13 ... f5 14. �c2 c6!? 15. ldd1 �e7 16. 4:lc3 (16. fld6 Botvinnik; 16... e4!? 17. .£lc8 !"rac8 18. fld4 f4! 19. ef !"rcd8 20. 4Je2 �b4+) il.e6+] 14. !ddt �e7 lS. fle3 e6 [15 ... f5!? 16. �c2 (16. fldS �d6 17. �c2 4Jd5 18. ldd5 �e7+) il.e6+] 16. �e2?! [o16. �c2 �e6+] .tfS! [16 ... �e6 17. ; 18 ... W'g8 19. W'g8 Wg8 20. d6!+-] 19. fld5 ed 20. e6 l"f£6 [20... i.e6 21. 'lf:fh6 Wg8 22. �e6 l"f£7 23. 4:le5+-] 21. i.d4! i.e6 [21... �£8 22. i£lg5! +-] 22. 4Jg5! i.g8 [22 ...

�b4 23. Wfl �e7 24. i.£6 "&£6 25. "&h7#]

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23. �h6

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6 Andreev - Bot vinnik

Beginners Leningrad 1924

1. d4 fl£6 2. �£3 g6 3. c4 �g7 4. e3 d6 5. 4:lc3 0-0 6. i.d3 [o6. i.e2 4:lbd7 7. 0-0 e5 8. b3=] 4:lc6 7. 0-0 e5 8. de [8. d5 4:le7 9. e4 h6 64Jh7, f5] de 9. e4 i.e6

[9 ... l"fe8!? 10. i.g5 4Jb4 11. 4Jd5 (11. i.e2 W'd1 12. l"fad1 e6) 4:ld3 12. �d3 e6 13. fl£6 �£6 14. �d8 i.d8 15. i.d8 l"id8 16. l"ffd1 Jbe6 17. 4:le5 £6 18. �d3 i.e4+] 10. i.g5 W'd6 [10 ... h6!? 11. i.£6 (11. i.h4 g5 12. �g3 �h5) �£6 12. 4:ld5 i.g7] 11. i.e2 [11. 4Jb5 �d7 6h6; 11. fld5!? fld7 12. i.e3 l"fad8 (12 ... h6?! 13. "&cl 4:le5 14. l"id1 Wh7 15. i.e2±) 13. �g5 �d4oo] "&cS [11... 4:ld4 12. 4Jd5 (12. �d3 4Jd7 13. l"ffd1 fle5oo) fld5 13. ed Jbd7 14. 4Jd4 ed 15. f4 �b6 16. "&d3oo] 12. 'i'2Jd5 .f'le4!? [12 ... �d5 13. ed (13. i.e3 fld4 14. 4Jd4 4:lg4! 15. 4:lb3 fle3 16. fle5 fld1 17. ed flb2 18. l"iab1 e4 19. "2lb7 'i'2la4oo) �d4 14. �d4 ed 15. l"fcl W'b6 (15 ... W'd6 16. W'd4 4:lg4 17. e5 fle5 18. W'e5;\;) 16. W'e2 l"ffe8 17. i.d3oo] 13. flc7 l"fac8 14. .f'le6 fe 15. i.e3 [o15. W'd7 fld4 16. fJd4 W'd4 17. W'e6 Wh8 18. i.e3 W'b2oo] 4Jd4 16. a3 [16. fld2 fld2 17. "&d2 fle2 18. W'e2 W'e4 19. 'lf:fe4 l"fe4 20. i.a7 e4i] fle2?! [16 ... l"fed8! 17. i.d3 W'e6 18. 4:lg5 (18. i.e4 �e4 19. fld2 W'd3i) fle5

Early Games

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1924-26

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M 27. Wg1 �e3 28. Wh2 �f4 29. Wg1 �d1-+] �c5-+ [24 ... e3? 2S. l"rg7!+- Bot­ vinnik] 25. e3 �£3 26. �£2 [26. Wg1 �e3 27. Wh2 �£4 28. Wg1 �g4-+ Spiel­ mann] �ht 27. \"Ve2 �h3 28. £5 [28. l"rb7?! l"rd8 629 ... �g4] �g4 29. Wd2 hr£8 30. e6 �£5 [30... l"rfS? 31. l"rd8 �f8 32. �fS! �fS 33. e7= Botvinnik] 3t. �£5 hr£5 32. l"rb7 hr£2 33. Wet hr£6 [33 ... �e3!?] 34. b4 [34. 8b8 8£8 3S. 8b7 8e8]

1i,e3 35. We2 �gt 36. e7 W£7 37. e8� We8 38. brg7 brg6 [38... �d4 39. d.g4 l"re6-+] 39. l"rh7 �d4 40. c5 8g2 4t. Wft 8£2 42. Wet e3 [643 ... �c3 44. Wd1 e2] O:t 86 Botvinnik - Perfiliev

Rou nd 4

30.09.27

t/2 The score of this game is not available 87

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v. Makogonov - Botvinnik

Round S

1.10.27

t. d4 tfl£6 2. fJ£3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 �b7 5. �g2 �e7 6. 0-0 0-0 7. tflc3 tfle4 8. �c2 tflc3 9. �c3 £5 [9 ... cS 10. 8d1 d6 11. b3 �f6 12. �b2 �e7oo] tO. �e3 [10. b3

�f6 11. �b2 d6 12. l"rad1 aS 13. tfle1 i.g2 14. lflg2 4:lc6 15. �f3 W'd7 16. lfl£4 �d4 17. �d4 fJd4 18. 8d4 eS= Polugaevsky Korchnoi, Buenos Aires (m/2), 1980; 10. dS �f6 11. 'fflc2 4:la6 12. hrd1 tflcs 13. i.e3

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d6 14. 4'le1 fie7 1S. 1dab1 aS (Sosonko Stean, Malta, 1980) 16. de;;l;; ; 10... ed 11. �e1 d4 12. fid4 �g2 13. �g2 1df7 (13 ... �c6 14. fid3! it.d6 1S. �f4;;l;; Sosonko Seirawan, Bad Kissingen, 1981) 14. �e3 4'lc6 1S. fidS �f6 16. 1dab1;;l;; Timman Ehlvest, Linares, 1991] it.£6 [10 ... aS!? 11. dS (11. a3 a4 12. 1dfd1 �f6 13. l'dacl �c6 14. �es 4'las 1S. i.b7 �b7 16. b4 ab 17. fib3 4'las 18. fibS c6 19. fib1 d6 20. 4'lf3 dS 21. cd cd+ Landgren - Christensen, Halls­ berg, 1998) ed 12. �e1 cS 13. i.dS i.dS 14. cd d6 1S. a4 �a6oo Belakovskaia - De Fotis, Philadelphia, 1999] 11. 1dad1 [11. fid2 - game 368] fie8!? [11 ... d6 12. fid2 fie8 (12... �d7 13. 4'lgs i.g2 14. 4'le6 fie7 1S. �f8 �fl 16. 4'ld7 fid7 17. hrfl±; 12 ... i.e4 13. dS eS 14. �gS i.g2 1S. �e6 fie1 16. Wg2;;l;; ) 13. dS eS 14. i.gs fi 9"6 1S. i.f6 1df6 16. �gS;;l;; ] 12. fict �c6!? l12... d6 13. dS!? eS 14. i.gs fia4?! 1S. i.f6 hrf6 16. �gS fia2 17. �e6 �a6 18. figS 1dg6 19. fie7-+] 13. i.£4 [13. i.gS!? d6 14. dS �d8! 1S. �f6 hrf6oo] 1dc8 14. i.gS d6 1S. i.£6 hr£6 16. fic3 [16. hrfe1! ? eS!? (16... fihS?! 17. figS;;l;; ) 17. de �eS 18. �eS �g2 19. Wg2 (19. �f3 i.f3 20. ef fift 21. fif4 1de6 22. 1de6 fie6 23. l'ddS g6oo) de 20. l'ddS c6 21. 1dd2 f4oo] fibS! [16... eS 17. de �eS 18. �eS i.g2 19. Wg2 fieS 20. fieS de 21. l'ddS;;l;;] 17. fia3 [11. b4 aS 18. a3 (18. bS �e7 19. hrfe1 f4! 20. e4 �d8 21. eS l'd6f7-+) f4 19. gf 1df4 20. fie3 fig4 21. h3 fifS 22. �e1oo] 1dh6 18. h3 [18. h4!? f4 (18... aS 19. 4'lgS;;l;;) 19. dS �aS 20. fic3 ed 21. cd cS 22. �h3 1de8 23. i.e6 1dhe6 24. de 1de6 2S. 4'lgS 1df6�] aS 19. §d2 [19. fie3!? eS 20. �gS e4 21. g4 (21. f4oo) fg 22. i.e4 �d8 23. i.fS gh 24. Wh2 §a8 2S. 1'dg1oo] � b4 20. fib3 i.e4!? [20 ... §£8 21. a3 �a6 22. l'=fe1 f4 23. g4 fie8 24. e4 fe 2S. 1de3=] 21. a3 4'lc6 22. fie3?! [22. h4!? f4 23. �gS i.g2 24. Wg2oo; 22. dS!? ed 23. cd �eS 24. l'dcl �d7 (24... ·gS?! 2S. 1dc3 g4 26. �eS i.g2 21. h4 i.e4 28. 4'lc6±) 2S. fibS 4'lf6 26. fia6 fie8 21. �gS i.g2 28. Wg2 �e4 29. �e4 feoo] (diagram)

22... eS! 23. g4?? [23. de! 4'leS 24. fib3 i.£3 2S. ef a4 (2S ... f4 26. cS Wh8 27. gf

�g6 28. cd �f4 29. de figS 30. 1dd8 1dd8 31. cdfi fid8 32. 1de1oo) 26. fia4 �f3 21. i.£3 fif3 28. 1de1 1df8 29. 1de3 fihS+] fg 24. fie4 gh [2S. i.h1 h2 26. Wg2 fih3#] 0:1

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co Bot vinnik - R.oaanovsky

Round 6

2.10.27

1. e4 eS 2. �£3 d6 3. d4 �£6 4. 4'lc3 [ 4. de!? �e4 S. 4'lbd2 Sokolsky] 4'lbd7 S. i.c4 �e7 6. 0-0 0-0 7. fie2 c6 8. a4 fic7 9. 1dd1 h6 10. i.a2 a6 11. h3 [11. de

4'les (11 ... de 12. �h4 L.�fS) 12. 4'ld4 Bot­ vinnik] Wh7 [11 ... b6 12. �e3 i.b7 13. dS;;l;;] 12. 4'lh4!? [12. i.e3 bS 13. ab ab 14. b4!?;;l;; ] g6 [12 ... ed 13. 1dd4 4'lcs 14. fif3 4'le6 1S. J"fd1;;l;; ] 13. �£3 4Jg8 14. i.b3 �d£6?! [14 ... b6 1S. �e3 fS 16. ef gf 17. de de 18. i.e6;;l;;] 1S. i.e3 [1S. aS!?] i.d7

16. aS! 1dae8 [16... cS?! 11. de de 18. �dS±] 17. de de 18. i.b6 fibS 19. 1dd2 i.c8 20. 1dad1 4'lhS 21. fie3 gS [21... 4'lf4 22. �e2±] 22. �a4 [o22. �e2 �f4 (22...

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g4 23. hg lt.g4 24. W'e3±) 23. �f4 gf 24. W'e3±] g4 23. hg lt.g4 24. �c5 �gf6 [24... �£4 25. �d3±] 25. hre1 [25. �d3 �d72;] �f4 26. �d3 �d3 27. hrd3 �h5 28. �h2 i.g5 29. W'c5 i.e7?! [29... W'e8!? 30. f3 (30. �g4 W'g4 31. W'e4 �f4 32. hrg3 W'hS;\;) it.e6 31. it.e6 W'e6;\;] 30. W'e3?! [30. W'e3!] it.g5 31. W'c5 i.e7?! [31... W'e8]

32. W'c3!± W'c8 [32... lt.e8! ?] 33. g3 f6 34. W'd2 [34. lt.e3 lt.e6 35. lt.e6 W'e62;] it.e6 35. it.e6 [35. W'e2! it.b3 36. eb �g7 37. W'g4! Botvinnik] W'e6 36. W'e2 [36.

hrd7 (�hrb7; 6lt.es) W'h3 (36 ... hrb8!? 37. it.eS hr£7 38. lt.a7 hrg8 e3 game 368] �f6 11. 'f#e3 [11. �f4 d6 12. b4 W'e7=] W'e8 [11... W'e7!?; 11... �e4 12. �d2

[14 ... 'f#e7 1S. �g7 Wg7 16. 'f#d4 f6 17. �He1 b:'rfe8 18. ge3±] 15. �g7 Wg7 16.

'f#d4 Wg8 17. cb �bS 18. gfe1 'f#d7

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157 Bot vinnik - Breitman

1931

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120

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C92 Boleslavsky - Botvinnik

Round 7

08.1946

1. e4 e5 2. �f3 �c6 3. �b5 a6 4. �a4

441

Groninqen - 1946

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