Botvinnik vs Golombek
Moscow Olympiad | ?
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[Event "Moscow Olympiad"] [Site "?"] [Round "0"] [White "Botvinnik"] [Black "Golombek"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A15"] [Opening "English: Anglo-Indian, 2.Nf3"] 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. g3 g6 4. b3 Bg7 5. Bb2 O-O 6. Bg2 Nc6 7. O-O b6 { This is weak, since after White's next Black won't be able to trade knights and thus he'll get stuck with a permanent cramp.} 8. d4 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Bb7 10. Nc3 Qc8 11. Nc2 {Avoiding exchanges and preparing Ne3-d5.} 11... d6 12. e4 Nd7 13. Qd2 Nc5 14. f4 Ne6 15. Rad1 Ned4 {Black finally trades knights, but in the meantime White has got his pieces to very active squares.} 16. Nxd4 Nxd4 { Black should have recaptured with the bishop, as the knight can't stay on d4.} 17. Nd5 {White lets Black take his knight, but the price is a strong c- file and an even better center. Black must now try 17...Nc6 and suffer.} 17... Bxd5 18. cxd5 Nb5 {Losing at once. He had to play 18...e5, though White is winning after 19 dxe6 Nxe6 20 Bxg7 and 21 Qxd6.} 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Rc1 { Black loses his knight after 20...Qany 21 a4 and 22 Qb2+ or Qc3+.} 1-0
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