Botvinnik vs Szabo
Moscow | ?
415
[Event "Moscow"] [Site "?"] [Round "0"] [White "Botvinnik"] [Black "Szabo"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A10"] [Opening "English: 1...g6 2.g3"] 1. c4 g6 2. g3 Bg7 3. Bg2 e5 4. Nc3 Ne7 5. d3 c6 6. e4 { A more hypermodern approach would be to allow Black to play d7-d5.} 6... d6 7. Nge2 a6 8. a4 a5 9. Be3 Be6 10. O-O Qd7 { This interferes with the development of the knight at b8.} 11. b3 h5 12. h4 Bh3 {Black's attack has too little force to cause any concern.} 13. d4 {White takes complete control of the center, which will give him a solid base from which to conduct operations on the flank.} 13... O-O 14. Ra2 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 d5 { Black allows the game to open up, even though his pieces are not well placed to do battle.} 16. dxe5 dxc4 17. bxc4 Bxe5 {17...Qxd1 18.Rxd1 Bxe5 19.Rb2} 18. Qxd7 Nxd7 19. Rd2 {White now controls the only open file, and will use it to infiltrate the seventh rank.} 19... Bxc3 {19...Rfd8 20.Rfd1} 20. Rxd7 Bb4 { Black seems to have coordinated his pieces, but this coordination can be disrupted.} 21. c5 Rfe8 22. Rfd1 f5 {22...Ra7 23.Rc7 Kf8 24.Rdd7} 23. Rxb7 fxe4 24. Rd6 Kf7 25. Nf4 Reb8 26. Rbd7 Ke8 27. Ne6 { Black resigned, since Bg5 is coming.} 1-0
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