Szabo vs Botvinnik
Amsterdam | ?
488
[Event "Amsterdam"] [Site "?"] [Round "0"] [White "Szabo"] [Black "Botvinnik"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A34"] [Opening "English: Symmetrical, 2...g6"] 1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Nc2 d6 7. e4 Nh6 8. h4 {when Black places a knight at f6 and has fianchettoed the bishop at g7, then this is usually the appropriate strategy.} 8... f5 9. h5 fxe4 10. hxg6 { But this is overambitious. White should simply have recaptured at e4.} 10... hxg6 11. Nxe4 Bf5 {Black is way ahead in development and continues to bring his forces into the game quickly.} 12. Nc3 Qa5 13. Bd2 Qe5+ 14. Ne3 O-O-O 15. Qa4 {Black has completed development, and White has not, so it is time for the action to begin.} 15... Ng4 16. Rxh8 Rxh8 17. Qb5 {White wants to reduce the pressure by exchanging queens but Botvinnik will not cooperate.} 17... Qf4 18. Ncd1 Nd4 19. Qa5 Rh1 20. Rc1 Ne5 {The threat is Nd3++.} 21. Qc7+ Kxc7 22. Nd5+ Kd7 23. Nxf4 g5 {The queens may be gone, but the attack continues unabated. Black resigned. Here is one reason why:} 24. Be3 gxf4 25. Bxd4 Nd3+ 26. Kd2 Nxc1 27. Bxg7 Rxf1 28. Kxc1 e5 29. Kd2 Bg4 30. f3 Be6 31. b3 Rg1 0-1
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