Botvinnik – Timofeyev Botvinnik Timofeyev Result: 1-0 Metadata » Click to open. Date: 1924.??.?? Location: ? Tournament: Leningrad Round: Opening: Submitted by: Published on: February 9, 2020 [Event "Leningrad"] [Site "?"] [Date "1924.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Botvinnik"] [Black "Timofeyev"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "45"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 Bb4+ 6.Nc3 a6 7.Qc2 Nfd7 8.e4 Nc6 9.Be3 {White has complete control of the center, which will provide the basis for an attack. The 17-year old Botvinnik shows that he understands the opening well.} Na5 {His opponent lacks such wisdom, and violates opening principles by failing to continue with development.} 10.Bd3 Nb6 11.a3 Bd6 12.Rd1 O-O {Finally! But now this loses a pawn immediately.} 13.e5 Be7 14.Bxh7+ Kh8 15.Qe4 g6 {Does Black think the bishop is trapped?} 16.Bxg6 fxg6 17.Qxg6 {And now the Black king is hopelessly exposed.} Rf5 18.d5 {This move contains many threats, from the discovered attack on the queen with 19.dxe6, which also removes the defender from the rook, and also there is a threat to capture at b6 and create a passed pawn with d5-d6.} Nxd5 19.Nxd5 exd5 20.e6 Rf6 21.Bd4 {The pin forces the win of material.} Bxe6 22.Ng5 {And now mate is threatened.} Bg8 23.Qh6+ 1-0 [Event "Leningrad"] [Site "?"] [Date "1924.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Botvinnik"] [Black "Timofeyev"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "45"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 Bb4+ 6.Nc3 a6 7.Qc2 Nfd7 8.e4 Nc6 9.Be3 {White has complete control of the center, which will provide the basis for an attack. The 17-year old Botvinnik shows that he understands the opening well.} Na5 {His opponent lacks such wisdom, and violates opening principles by failing to continue with development.} 10.Bd3 Nb6 11.a3 Bd6 12.Rd1 O-O {Finally! But now this loses a pawn immediately.} 13.e5 Be7 14.Bxh7+ Kh8 15.Qe4 g6 {Does Black think the bishop is trapped?} 16.Bxg6 fxg6 17.Qxg6 {And now the Black king is hopelessly exposed.} Rf5 18.d5 {This move contains many threats, from the discovered attack on the queen with 19.dxe6, which also removes the defender from the rook, and also there is a threat to capture at b6 and create a passed pawn with d5-d6.} Nxd5 19.Nxd5 exd5 20.e6 Rf6 21.Bd4 {The pin forces the win of material.} Bxe6 22.Ng5 {And now mate is threatened.} Bg8 23.Qh6+ 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.
