[Event "England"] [Site "It, Nottingham"] [Round "0"] [White "Reshevsky"] [Black "Botvinnik"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A40"] [Opening "Queen's Pawn: 1...e6 2.Nf3"] {Attack on the base pawn at c6} 1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 f5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 d5 7. Nc3 c6 8. Rb1 Qe8 9. c5 Qh5 {With his 8th and 9th moves, White lays his cards on the table. He intends an immediate assault against the base c6. From what follows it appears that in this line Black's Queen excursion to h5 is not particularly good, for the Queen will soon find it necessary to return nearer to base} 10. b4 Ne4 11. Qc2 Nd7 12. b5 Bf6 13. Bf4 $1 { Not only preventing ... Pe5 but} 13... Qe8 (13... Ndxc5 14. Nd1 $1 Nd7 15. bxc6 bxc6 16. Qxc6) 14. Bc7 Rf7 15. Ba5 {The means adopted by White for making his bad Bishop active is certainly noteworthy} 15... e5 16. e3 Nxc3 17. Bxc3 e4 18. Nd2 {We have now reached the formation studied with the e-pawn forward. On the basis of these examples given there we can make the following assertions: 1) Black has Kingside chances, but in view of White's defensive set-up (pawns on e3 and g3, Bg2), it may not be easy to make anything concrete out of them 2) White' Queenside attack is well advanced} 18... Nf8 19. f3 $1 {Another point in White's favour here. He does not have to wait for Black to attack with ... Pg5 but can himself take the initiative in this sector. This move involves a promising pawnsacrifice} 19... cxb5 (19... exf3 20. Rxf3 cxb5 21. Qb3 Bd7 22. Nf1 {White's King bishop comes vigorously into the fray - at least regaining the sacrificed pawn at d5} 22... -- 23. Rf2 -- 24. Rfb2) 20. fxe4 dxe4 21. d5 $1 {The point of White's 19th move} 21... Bxc3 22. Qxc3 Bd7 23. Nb3 Rc8 24. g4 $1 (24. Rfc1 -- 25. Nd4) 24... g6 (24... fxg4 25. Rxf7 Qxf7 26. Rf1) 25. Qd4 Qe7 26. Rbc1 Be8 27. Rf4 Rd8 28. Rcf1 Qd7 (28... Ne6 29. dxe6 Rxd4 30. exf7+ Bxf7 31. Nxd4 {getting two rooks and a knight for a Queen}) 29. gxf5 gxf5 30. Bh3 Qxd5 31. Rxf5 (31. Bxf5 {the e-pawn must fall as well}) 31... Qxd4 32. Nxd4 Rg7+ 33. Kh1 Bd7 34. Rh5 Bxh3 35. Rxh3 Rg5 36. Nf5 Rd7 37. Rh4 Rc7 38. Nh6+ Kg7 39. Nf5+ Kg8 40. Nh6+ Kg7 41. Nf5+ 1/2-1/2