Bondarevsky vs Botvinnik
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[Event "Soviet Championship"] [Site "?"] [Round "0"] [White "Bondarevsky"] [Black "Botvinnik"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C02"] [Opening "French: Advance, 4.Nf3"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bd3 cxd4 6. O-O {A well-known gambit line. Usually this pawn can be captured later on, though in this game it survives to the end, and delivers the crushing blow that finishes the game.} 6... Bc5 7. a3 {7.Nbd2 was correct, intending 8.Nb3.} 7... Nge7 8. Nbd2 Ng6 9. Nb3 Bb6 10. Re1 Bd7 11. g3 {11.Bxg6 hxg6 12.Nbxd4 Nxd4 13.Nxd4 Qh4} 11... f6 12. Bxg6+ hxg6 13. Qd3 {13.Nbxd4 Nxd4 14.Nxd4 fxe5 15.Rxe5 is good for White.} 13... Kf7 {The king will be quite safe here, and now Black's heavy artillery can be transfered to the h-file.} 14. h4 {14.exf6 gxf6 15.Nbxd4 Nxd4 16.Nxd4 e5 } 14... Qg8 {A very strong move. The idea is to play the queen to h7, advance the g- pawn, exchange queens, and use all of the remaining pieces to attack the enemy king.} 15. Bd2 Qh7 16. Bb4 g5 17. Qxh7 Rxh7 18. exf6 {18.hxg5 fxe5 19.Nxe5+ Nxe5 20.Rxe5 Bc7 21.Re2 e5 The central pawns give Black a decisive advantage.} 18... gxf6 19. hxg5 e5 20. gxf6 Kxf6 21. Bd6 Re8 22. Nh4 Rg8 23. Kh2 Bf5 24. Re2 d3 25. Rd2 {25.cxd3 Bxd3 26.Rd2 Bc4 27.Nc1 Nd4} 25... dxc2 26. f4 Be3 27. Bxe5+ Nxe5 28. fxe5+ Ke7 { The threat is Rxh4+ followed by Bf4+ and mate in a few moves.} 29. Rf1 { Now all Black has to do is decoy the rook away from the f-file.} 29... c1=Q { White resigned, because he either loses a rook or gets checkmated.} 30. Rxc1 { 30.Nxc1 Bxd2 31.Rxf5 Bxc1} 30... Rxh4+ 31. gxh4 Bf4+ 32. Kh1 Be4+ 0-1
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Players
WhiteBondarevsky
BlackBotvinnik
Game
Moves32
OpeningC02 — French: Advance, 4.Nf3
Result0-1
Date
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Tournament
TournamentSoviet Championship
Location?
Round0