Lyublinsky vs Botvinnik
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[Event "Moscow"] [Site "?"] [Round "0"] [White "Lyublinsky"] [Black "Botvinnik"] [Result "0-1"] [FEN "1r1r2k1/2b1qp1p/b1p3p1/p1p1p3/2P1P3/1PN1BP2/P1Q3PP/R2R2K1 b - - 0 1"] {The placeing of a Rook at a strongly supported point on an open file gives winning chances, especially if the Bishop pair is retained. In the present case this possibility is in fact Black's only chance, in view of his seriously weakened pawn position} 1... Rd4 $1 2. Ne2 $2 (2. Bxd4 cxd4 3. Na4 c5) 2... Bc8 3. Nxd4 cxd4 4. Bf2 (4. Bd2 {covering two diagonals and in a position to support either Queenside operations by Pa3, Pb4 or advance Pf4}) 4... c5 5. Rf1 f5 6. Bg3 {to provoke ... Pf4} 6... Bd7 7. Rae1 (7. f4 Bc6 { securing united passed pawns} 8. exf5 e4 $1) 7... f4 8. Bf2 g5 9. g4 $2 { The White Rooks have no open files so can not make their weight felt. The best plan consists in opening a file on the Queenside, the natural method being Pa3, Pb4. It is possible that this was White's intention, but that he wished to see the Kingside closed first. This was false reason. Black does not permit the closing, and it transpires that the move played only provided more targets for attack} 9... fxg3 10. Bxg3 (10. hxg3 Bh3 11. g4 Bxf1 12. Rxf1 {Now the game has suddenly become a struggle between White's good Bishop at g3 against Black's bad one on c7. Nevertheless, Black still has the better of it, with more freedom of movement and with a choice of attacking lines ( ... Pa5 or ... Ph5)}) 10... Bh3 11. Rf2 h5 12. Rd2 h4 {The Steinitz method for making the best of two Bishops is in operation here: depriving the enemy pieces of all their best squares} 13. Bf2 Rf8 14. Rd3 Rf4 15. Kh1 Kh7 16. Rg1 Bd8 17. Qe2 Qf7 18. Qd1 (18. Be1 g4 19. fxg4 Bxg4 20. Rxg4 Rxg4 21. Qxg4 Qf1+ 22. Qg1 Qxd3 $17) 18... Qh5 (18... g4 19. fxg4 Rxf2 20. Rxh3) 19. Be3 Qxf3+ 20. Qxf3 Rxf3 21. Bxg5 Rxd3 22. Bxd8 Re3 {Destroying s last hope, which was based on the opposite coloured Bishops. After this move Black gets connected passed pawns, which will care little about the colour of bishops} 23. Bb6 Rxe4 24. Bxc5 Re2 25. Rd1 Bg4 26. h3 Bxh3 27. b4 Bf5 28. Bd6 d3 29. bxa5 h3 0-1
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WhiteLyublinsky
BlackBotvinnik
Game
Moves29
Opening
Result0-1
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TournamentMoscow
Location?
Round0