Dubinin – Botvinnik Dubinin Botvinnik Result: 0-1 Metadata » Click to open. Date: 1939.??.?? Location: ? Tournament: USSR Championship Round: Opening: Submitted by: Published on: February 9, 2020 [Event "USSR Championship"] [Site "?"] [Date "1939.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Dubinin"] [Black "Botvinnik"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "58"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 O-O 9.d3 {The normal move is 9.h3, preventing the enemy bishop from reaching g4.} Na5 10.Bc2 c5 11.Nbd2 Qc7 12.Nf1 h6 13.h3 {We have transposed back to more normal lines of the Spanish Game, except that usually White's pawn is at d4 rather than d3.} Be6 14.Ne3 Rad8 15.Nf5 {A typical maneuver. Black cannot let the knight remain in attacking position.} Bxf5 16.exf5 Nc6 17.d4 exd4 18.cxd4 d5 19.Be3 Rfe8 20.Rc1 c4 {Black has a pleasant position, with a strong queenside initiative and control of key squares in the center.} 21.g4 Ne4 22.Bb1 Bd6 {Now it is Black who is attacking on the kingside, and White has to be concerned with the pawn at d4, which requires constant defense.} 23.Nh4 Bf4 24.Qf3 Bg5 25.Ng2 Bxe3 26.Qxe3 {26.fxe3 Ng5} Re7 {Now Black wins material.} 27.Qf4 Nxd4 28.Qxc7 {Now Black wins in two moves. Do you see how?} Nf3+ 29.Kf1 Ned2# 0-1 [Event "USSR Championship"] [Site "?"] [Date "1939.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Dubinin"] [Black "Botvinnik"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "58"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 O-O 9.d3 {The normal move is 9.h3, preventing the enemy bishop from reaching g4.} Na5 10.Bc2 c5 11.Nbd2 Qc7 12.Nf1 h6 13.h3 {We have transposed back to more normal lines of the Spanish Game, except that usually White's pawn is at d4 rather than d3.} Be6 14.Ne3 Rad8 15.Nf5 {A typical maneuver. Black cannot let the knight remain in attacking position.} Bxf5 16.exf5 Nc6 17.d4 exd4 18.cxd4 d5 19.Be3 Rfe8 20.Rc1 c4 {Black has a pleasant position, with a strong queenside initiative and control of key squares in the center.} 21.g4 Ne4 22.Bb1 Bd6 {Now it is Black who is attacking on the kingside, and White has to be concerned with the pawn at d4, which requires constant defense.} 23.Nh4 Bf4 24.Qf3 Bg5 25.Ng2 Bxe3 26.Qxe3 {26.fxe3 Ng5} Re7 {Now Black wins material.} 27.Qf4 Nxd4 28.Qxc7 {Now Black wins in two moves. Do you see how?} Nf3+ 29.Kf1 Ned2# 0-1 White to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Black to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Warning: This game can only be seen if JavaScript is enabled in your browser. No related posts.