Abramovic – Botvinnik Abramovic Botvinnik Result: 0-1 Metadata » Click to open. Date: 1924.??.?? Location: ? Tournament: Soviet Union Round: Opening: Submitted by: Published on: February 9, 2020 [Event "Soviet Union"] [Site "?"] [Date "1924.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Abramovic"] [Black "Botvinnik"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "34"] 1.d4 f5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 b6 {Black aims his queen bishop at the kingside, also further restraining e4 by White.} 5.Bg5 Be7 6.e3 Bb7 7.Bd3 O-O 8.O-O Ne4 {So Black occupies this key square, hoping the knight will support a kingside attack, while simultaneously encouraging White to trade off his most active piece.} 9.Bxe7 Qxe7 10.Rc1 {White doesn't want to trade on e4, which would give Black both the open f-file and a cramping pawn on e4, and he also doesn't want Black to leave him with doubled c-pawns, but this move wastes time.} Na6 {Black connects his rooks while supporting both c7 and c5 in the event White tries to break on the c-file.} 11.a3 {Losing more time.} Rf6 {Black brings the heavy artillery to bear against White's kingside.} 12.Qa4 {After this White is lost; his queen is cut off from the kingside, and Black will trade off his only good defensive piece there, the knight on f3.} Nxc3 13.Rxc3 Bxf3 14.Qxa6 {White thinks he is keeping his kingside intact by not taking on f3, but the bishop is a one piece mating net while the knight had nothing to do with the attack. White would still be lost after: 14.gxf3 Rg6+ 15.Kh1 Qg5 And White has no defence to the mate on g2.} Rg6 15.g3 Qg5 {Good enough, but Black could win faster by 15...Qh4.} 16.Re1 Qh5 17.e4 Qxh2+ 0-1 [Event "Soviet Union"] [Site "?"] [Date "1924.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Abramovic"] [Black "Botvinnik"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "34"] 1.d4 f5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 b6 {Black aims his queen bishop at the kingside, also further restraining e4 by White.} 5.Bg5 Be7 6.e3 Bb7 7.Bd3 O-O 8.O-O Ne4 {So Black occupies this key square, hoping the knight will support a kingside attack, while simultaneously encouraging White to trade off his most active piece.} 9.Bxe7 Qxe7 10.Rc1 {White doesn't want to trade on e4, which would give Black both the open f-file and a cramping pawn on e4, and he also doesn't want Black to leave him with doubled c-pawns, but this move wastes time.} Na6 {Black connects his rooks while supporting both c7 and c5 in the event White tries to break on the c-file.} 11.a3 {Losing more time.} Rf6 {Black brings the heavy artillery to bear against White's kingside.} 12.Qa4 {After this White is lost; his queen is cut off from the kingside, and Black will trade off his only good defensive piece there, the knight on f3.} Nxc3 13.Rxc3 Bxf3 14.Qxa6 {White thinks he is keeping his kingside intact by not taking on f3, but the bishop is a one piece mating net while the knight had nothing to do with the attack. White would still be lost after: 14.gxf3 Rg6+ 15.Kh1 Qg5 And White has no defence to the mate on g2.} Rg6 15.g3 Qg5 {Good enough, but Black could win faster by 15...Qh4.} 16.Re1 Qh5 17.e4 Qxh2+ 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.
