Botvinnik vs Gligoric
418
[Event "Moscow Olympiad"]
[Site "?"]
[Round "0"]
[White "Botvinnik"]
[Black "Gligoric"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A10"]
[Opening "English: 1...g6 2.g3"]
1. c4 g6 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Nh6 { A rather artificial
formation.} 6. h4 d6 7. d3 Rb8 8. h5 Bd7 9. Bxh6 Bxh6 10. hxg6 hxg6 {White's
tactical operations on the kingside have resulted in an open h- file and a pin
on the bishop at h6.} 11. Qc1 {This forces Black's reply, since the queen
cannot be captured because of mate at h8.} 11... Bg7 12. Rxh8+ Bxh8 13. Qh6 {
White is attacking effectively with the queen, to be supported by a knight.}
13... Bxc3+ 14. bxc3 {Now the Black king has no defense. We soon have an
example of a king hunt, where the enemy monarch will be chased all over the
board and finally snared far from home.} 14... e6 15. Ng5 Ke7 16. Kd2 { The
White king will be safe here and now the rook can transfer to the h-file.}
16... Be8 17. Qg7 Kd7 18. f4 {18.Nxf7 Qe7} 18... Qe7 19. Rh1 Nd8 20. Ne4 Kc7
21. Rh8 Bc6 22. Nf6 {What happens if Black captures the bishop at g2?} 22...
Kb6 {22...Bxg2 23.Re8} 23. Bxc6 Nxc6 24. Rh7 Nd8 { Now White exploits the pin
on the seventh rank.} 25. Qxg6 Ka6 {Black appr es the danger. Once White
captures at f7 there will be a fork available at d7.} 26. a4 {Keeping the
Black king hemmed in. Otherwise b7-b5 would be possible.} 26... Ka5 27. Qg5
Kxa4 28. Rh1 { The threat is Kc2, depriving the enemy king of another flight
square.} 28... Kb3 29. Qh4 Kb2 30. g4 {This is the simple way, but Botvinnik
could have finished more elegantly. 30.Rb1+ Kxb1 31.Qh1+ Kb2 32.Qc1+ Kb3
33.Qb1+ Ka3 34. Kc2 and mate next move.} 1-0
1-0
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