Botvinnik – Robatsch Botvinnik Robatsch Result: 1-0 Metadata » Click to open. Date: 1966.??.?? Location: ? Tournament: Amsterdam Round: Opening: Submitted by: Published on: February 9, 2020 [Event "Amsterdam"] [Site "?"] [Date "1966.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Botvinnik"] [Black "Robatsch"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "55"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.d4 d5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.e3 Be7 7.Qc2 O-O {7...Ne4 8.Bxe7 Qxe7 9.Nxd5} 8.Bd3 Nbd7 9.Nf3 Re8 10.O-O Nf8 {A typical maneuver in the Exchange Variation of the Queen's Gambit.} 11.Rae1 Ne4 12.Bxe7 Qxe7 13.Bxe4 dxe4 14.Nd2 {Black is now faced with a difficult, but hardly new, choice. 14...f5 was known to be bad, but after an hour's thought he chose a move which was no better.} b6 {The threat is Ba6.} 15.Qa4 f5 16.f3 exf3 17.Nxf3 Bb7 18.Ne5 {This knight is more powerful than both of Black's minor pieces! White's future plans involve getting the pawn at f5 out of the way so that the rook can infiltrate on the seventh rank.} Qe6 19.Qc2 Bc8 20.e4 Qd6 21.Rd1 Ne6 22.Qb3 {Now there is the serious threat of 23.exf5, so Black must open up the line.} fxe4 23.Rf7 a5 {This is a very complicated position, as can bee seen in the variations 23...Ng5 24.Nxe4 Nxe4 25.Rf8+ Kxf8 26.Qf7++, 23...Nxd4 24.Rf8+ Kxf8 25.Qf7++ , 23...Rf8 24.Rxf8+ Kxf8 25.Nxe4 Qd5 26.Qf3+ and finally 23...e3 24.Ne4 Qd5 25.Qxe3 Nxd4 26.Nf6+ gxf6 27.Qg3+ Bg4 28.Qxg4+ Kh8 29.Qg7+} 24.Nxe4 {Here Black resigned. Do you see what happens on 24...Qd5? If not, challenge Gambit with the game because it is very entertaining!} Qd5 25.Rxg7+ Kxg7 {25...Nxg7 26.Nf6+ Kh8 27.Qxd5 cxd5 28.Nf7++} 26.Qg3+ Kf8 27.Rf1+ Ke7 28.Qh4+ 1-0 [Event "Amsterdam"] [Site "?"] [Date "1966.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Botvinnik"] [Black "Robatsch"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "55"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.d4 d5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.e3 Be7 7.Qc2 O-O {7...Ne4 8.Bxe7 Qxe7 9.Nxd5} 8.Bd3 Nbd7 9.Nf3 Re8 10.O-O Nf8 {A typical maneuver in the Exchange Variation of the Queen's Gambit.} 11.Rae1 Ne4 12.Bxe7 Qxe7 13.Bxe4 dxe4 14.Nd2 {Black is now faced with a difficult, but hardly new, choice. 14...f5 was known to be bad, but after an hour's thought he chose a move which was no better.} b6 {The threat is Ba6.} 15.Qa4 f5 16.f3 exf3 17.Nxf3 Bb7 18.Ne5 {This knight is more powerful than both of Black's minor pieces! White's future plans involve getting the pawn at f5 out of the way so that the rook can infiltrate on the seventh rank.} Qe6 19.Qc2 Bc8 20.e4 Qd6 21.Rd1 Ne6 22.Qb3 {Now there is the serious threat of 23.exf5, so Black must open up the line.} fxe4 23.Rf7 a5 {This is a very complicated position, as can bee seen in the variations 23...Ng5 24.Nxe4 Nxe4 25.Rf8+ Kxf8 26.Qf7++, 23...Nxd4 24.Rf8+ Kxf8 25.Qf7++ , 23...Rf8 24.Rxf8+ Kxf8 25.Nxe4 Qd5 26.Qf3+ and finally 23...e3 24.Ne4 Qd5 25.Qxe3 Nxd4 26.Nf6+ gxf6 27.Qg3+ Bg4 28.Qxg4+ Kh8 29.Qg7+} 24.Nxe4 {Here Black resigned. Do you see what happens on 24...Qd5? If not, challenge Gambit with the game because it is very entertaining!} Qd5 25.Rxg7+ Kxg7 {25...Nxg7 26.Nf6+ Kh8 27.Qxd5 cxd5 28.Nf7++} 26.Qg3+ Kf8 27.Rf1+ Ke7 28.Qh4+ 1-0 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.
