[Event "Leningrad Simul"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1925.11.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Capablanca"]
[Black "Botvinnik"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D51"]
[PlyCount "64"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 Bb4 (5... Be7 {Orthodox defense}
) 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Qb3 ({Botvinnik recommends simple, normal development:} 7.
Bd3) 7... c5 8. dxc5 {
Inaccuracy.  This move loses control of c5 square and loses a tempo.} 8... Qa5
9. Bxf6 {deflects N from c5 and eliminates the threat of Ne4.} 9... Nxf6 10.
O-O-O $2 {simple error, probably because game is simul.} (10. a3 $142) 10...
O-O 11. Nf3 (11. Nxd5 Nxd5 12. Qxd5 Be6 {is bad for White}) 11... Be6 12. Nd4
Rac8 13. c6 {Capablanca tries to keep the c file closed.} 13... Bxc3 14. Qxc3
Qxa2 15. Bd3 bxc6 {and Black is up a pawn, but his Q is in a dangerous position
} 16. Kc2 c5 17. Nxe6 (17. Ra1 cxd4 {is very bad for White}) 17... Qa4+ 18. b3
Qa2+ {to force clearing of pieces and allow Black to enter endgame a pawn up.}
19. Qb2 Qxb2+ 20. Kxb2 fxe6 21. f3 {prevents Ng4} 21... Rc7 {
protects a pawn and encourages Rb1.} 22. Ra1 c4 23. bxc4 dxc4 24. Bc2 Rb8+ 25.
Kc1 (25. Kc3 Nd5+ {and then Rb2 really hurts White}) 25... Nd5 26. Re1 c3 {
There is no defense against the coordinated action of Black's passed pawn,
rook pair, and knight.} 27. Ra3 Nb4 {threatening 28. ... Nxc2 29. Kxc2 Rb2+}
28. Re2 Rd8 {Bot's thinking that if b2 is blocked, then d2 might work.} 29. e4
(29. Bb3 c2 30. Bxc2 Rdc8 {ovewhelms White}) 29... Rc6 30. Re3 Rd2 31. Rexc3
Rxc2+ 32. Rxc2 Rxc2+ 0-1

[Event "Leningrad"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1927.07.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Botvinnik"]
[Black "Rochlin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E10"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 b5 6. a4 Qa5+ 7. Bd2 b4 8. e4
Be7 9. d6 Bd8 10. e5 Nd5 11. Bg5 b3+ 12. Bd2 Nb4 13. Qxb3 O-O 14. Na3 Ba6 15.
Bb5 Bxb5 16. axb5 Qb6 17. O-O a5 18. Rac1 Qa7 19. Qc4 Bb6 20. Bg5 Qb7 21. Rfd1
Re8 22. Be7 h6 23. Nh4 N8c6 24. bxc6 Nxc6 25. Qe4 Qa6 26. Nf5 Nd4 27. Rxd4 cxd4
28. Nxh6+ {and Black resigned here.} 28... gxh6 (28... Kh8 29. Nxf7+ Kg8 30.
Ng5 Rxe7 31. Qh7+ Kf8 32. Qh8#) 29. Bf6 Rxe5 30. Bxe5 Bc5 31. Qg4+ Kf8 32. Qg7+
Ke8 33. Qg8# 1-0

[Event "Novogorod"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1929.07.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Botvinnik"]
[Black "Sozin"]
[Result "*"]
[ECO "D30"]
[PlyCount "125"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 Nbd7 6. O-O Be7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. e4
dxe4 9. Nxe4 b6 10. Bf4 Bb7 11. Nc3 h6 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Qd2 Nf8 14. Rad1 Bd6 15.
Ne5 Qe7 16. Bxh6 gxh6 17. Qxh6 Bxe5 18. dxe5 Ng4 19. Qf4 f5 20. exf6 Nxf6 21.
Rd3 e5 22. Qh6 N6h7 23. Rg3+ Kh8 24. Ne4 Rad8 25. Ng5 (25. f4 exf4 26. Rxf4)
25... Rd7 26. Nxh7 (26. Rh3 Qg7 (26... Rd6 27. Qxd6 Qxd6 28. Nf7+ Kg7 29. Nxd6
$18) 27. Qh5 Ree7 28. Nxh7 Nxh7 29. Bxh7 Qxh7 30. Qf5) 26... Nxh7 (26... e4 27.
Bxe4 Qg7 28. Qh5 Rxe4 29. Nf6+ Qh7 30. Rg8#) 27. Bxh7 Qxh7 28. Qf6+ Rg7 29. Rd1
Bc8 30. h4 Reg8 31. Qxe5 Qf5 32. Qxf5 Bxf5 33. Rxg7 Rxg7 34. f3 Be6 35. b3 Kg8
36. Rd6 Bd7 37. g4 Kf8 38. Kf2 Ke7 39. Rd2 (39. Rd3) (39. Rd1 Bxg4 40. fxg4
Rxg4) 39... a5 40. Kg3 Be8 41. Kf4 Rf7+ 42. Kg3 Kf6 43. Re2 Re7 $2 44. Rxe7
Kxe7 45. h5 Kf6 46. Kf4 b5 47. cxb5 cxb5 48. g5+ Kg7 49. h6+ Kg6 50. Ke5 Bf7
51. f4 Bg8 52. Kd6 a4 53. bxa4 bxa4 54. a3 Bh7 55. Ke7 Bg8 56. Kd6 Kf5 57. Ke7
Kg6 58. Ke8 (58. Kd7 Kf5 59. Ke8 Kg6 60. Ke7 $18) (58. Kd7 Bh7 59. Ke6 Bg8+ 60.
Ke5 Bf7 61. f5+ Kxg5 62. h7) (58. Kd7 Kf7 59. f5 Bh7 60. g6+ Bxg6 61. fxg6+
Kxg6 62. Kc6 Kxh6 63. Kb5 Kg7 64. Kxa4 Kf8 65. Kb5 Ke8 66. Kb6 Kd8 67. Kb7 Kd7
68. a4 Kd6 69. a5 {Black cannot stop the pawn from promoting.}) (58. Kd7 Kf5
59. Ke8 Kg6 60. Ke7) 58... Be6 59. Kf8 Bf5 60. Ke7 Bc2 61. Kd6 Bd3 62. Ke6 Bc4+
63. Ke7 *

[Event "Leningrad"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1934.05.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Botvinnik"]
[Black "Belavienetz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D49"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. d4 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 Nbd7 6. Nc3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3
a6 9. e4 c5 10. e5 (10. d5 $142) 10... cxd4 11. Nxb5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 axb5 13. O-O
Qd5 14. Qe2 Ra5 15. f4 Bd6 16. Bd2 b4 17. a3 Bxe5 18. fxe5 Qxe5 19. Qf3 Qd5 20.
Qg3 Ra7 21. Rxf6 gxf6 22. Qg7 Rf8 23. Bxb4 Re7 24. Rc1 Bb7 25. Rc5 {
and Black resigned here} 25... Qxg2+ 26. Qxg2 Bxg2 27. Kxg2 Rg8+ 28. Kh1 Rd7
29. Rc8+ Rd8 30. Bb5# 1-0

[Event "Rotterdam"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1938.11.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Botvinnik"]
[Black "Capablanca"]
[Result "*"]
[ECO "E49"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 d5 (4... O-O) (4... c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3)
5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bd3 O-O 9. Ne2 b6 10. O-O Ba6 11. Bxa6
Nxa6 12. Bb2 (12. Qd3 $142 Qc8 (12... c4 13. Qf5)) 12... Qd7 13. a4 Rfe8 (13...
cxd4 14. cxd4 Rfc8 $19) 14. Qd3 c4 15. Qc2 Nb8 16. Rae1 (16. Ng3 $142) 16...
Nc6 (16... Nh5 $19) 17. Ng3 Na5 (17... Ne4 18. Nh1 {with f2-f3 to follow.}) 18.
f3 Nb3 19. e4 Qxa4 20. e5 Nd7 (20... Nc5 21. Re2 {and Black will lose a piece.}
) 21. Qf2 g6 22. f4 f5 23. exf6 Nxf6 24. f5 Rxe1 25. Rxe1 Re8 26. Re6 (26. fxg6
hxg6 27. Rxe8+ Nxe8) (26. Qf4 Qa2 27. fxg6 Qxb2 (27... hxg6 28. Qg5) 28. g7
Kxg7 29. Nf5+ Kh8 30. Qd6 Rxe1#) 26... Rxe6 27. fxe6 Kg7 28. Qf4 Qe8 (28... Qa2
29. Nf5+ gxf5 30. Qg5+ Kf8 31. Qxf6+ Ke8 32. Qf7+ Kd8 33. Qd7#) 29. Qe5 Qe7 30.
Ba3 Qxa3 31. Nh5+ gxh5 32. Qg5+ Kf8 33. Qxf6+ Kg8 34. e7 Qc1+ 35. Kf2 Qc2+ 36.
Kg3 Qd3+ 37. Kh4 Qe4+ 38. Kxh5 Qe2+ 39. Kh4 Qe4+ 40. g4 Qe1+ 41. Kh5 *

[Event "Groningen"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1946.08.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Botvinnik"]
[Black "Euwe"]
[Result "*"]
[ECO "D27"]
[PlyCount "103"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. a4 Nc6 8. Qe2
Be7 (8... cxd4 9. Rd1) 9. Rd1 (9. dxc5 Ne4) 9... Qc7 10. Nc3 (10. h3) 10... O-O
11. b3 (11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. h3 Ne5 13. Nxe5 Qxe5) (11. dxc5 $143 Bxc5 12. e4 Ng4)
11... Bd7 12. Bb2 Rac8 13. d5 exd5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Bxd5 Bg4 16. Qc4 (16. h3
Bh5 17. g4 Bg6 18. h4 h6 (18... h5 19. Ng5)) 16... Bh5 17. Bxc6 Qxc6 18. Ne5
Qe8 19. Rd5 (19. g4 Bf6 20. Rd5 b5) 19... Rd8 20. Nd7 (20. g4 Bg6 21. Rad1 Rxd5
22. Qxd5 Qc8 23. Nd7 Rd8 24. Bxg7 Bc2 25. Bc3 Bxd1 26. Qe5 f6 27. Qe6+) 20...
Rxd7 21. Rxh5 Qd8 22. Rf1 g6 23. Rh3 Rd1 24. g4 Rxf1+ 25. Kxf1 b5 26. axb5 axb5
27. Qf4 f6 28. e4 Qd1+ 29. Kg2 Bd6 30. Qf3 Qxf3+ 31. Rxf3 Be5 32. Bxe5 fxe5 33.
Rc3 Rc8 34. Kf3 Kf7 35. Ke3 Ke6 36. f4 exf4+ 37. Kxf4 c4 38. bxc4 bxc4 39. h4
h6 40. g5 h5 41. Ke3 Ke5 42. Rc2 c3 43. Kd3 Rd8+ 44. Ke3 Rd4 45. Rxc3 Rxe4+ 46.
Kf3 Rxh4 47. Rc6 Rf4+ 48. Ke3 Re4+ 49. Kf3 Kf5 50. Rf6+ Kxg5 51. Rxg6+ Kxg6 52.
Kxe4 *

[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1946.09.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Reshevsky"]
[Black "Botvinnik"]
[Result "*"]
[ECO "C17"]
[PlyCount "117"]

1. d4 e6 2. e4 d5 {
Interesting transposition from queen pawn opening to French Defense.
} 3. Nc3
Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Ba5 6. Qg4 Ne7 7. dxc5 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 Nd7 9. Qxg7 $2 (9. Nf3
$142) 9... Rg8 10. Qxh7 Nxe5 11. Be2 Qa5 (11... Rxg2 12. Qh8+ Kd7 (12... Rg8
13. Qxe5 Ng6)) 12. Bd2 Qxc5 13. Nf3 Nxf3+ 14. Bxf3 e5 15. Bh5 Bf5 (15... Be6
16. O-O O-O-O 17. Bxf7) 16. Bxf7+ Kd7 17. Qh6 Rxg2 (17... Rh8 18. Qf6 Qc6 19.
Qxe5 Rh7) 18. Rf1 Qb6 (18... Qc4 $142) 19. Qxb6 axb6 20. O-O-O Rxa3 21. Kb2 Ra4
22. Be3 Be6 23. Bxe6+ Kxe6 24. Bxb6 Rxh2 25. Rg1 Rh6 26. Rg7 Rg6 27. Rh7 Nf5 (
27... Rc4 $142) 28. Rxb7 Nd6 29. Kb3 Ra8 30. Rc7 Rb8 31. Rc6 Kd7 32. Rc7+ Ke6
33. Rc6 Rb7 34. c4 dxc4+ (34... d4 $142 35. Rh1 (35. c5 Kd5 36. Rxd6+ Rxd6 37.
cxd6 Kxd6 38. Kc4 Rxb6) 35... Kd7 36. Rc7+ Rxc7 37. Rh7+ Kc6 38. Bxc7) 35. Kb4
Ke7 36. Ka5 Kd7 37. Rxc4 Re6 (37... Rg8 $142) 38. Ka6 Rb8 39. Rc7+ Ke8 40. Ka7
Rd8 41. Rh1 Nb5+ 42. Kb7 Nxc7 43. Bxc7 Rd4 44. c3 Rc4 45. Ba5 Kd7 46. Rh8 Rf6
47. Rd8+ Ke7 48. Rd2 Rd6 49. Ra2 Kd7 50. Rb2 Rc5 51. Bb6 Rxc3 52. Rb4 Ke6 53.
Rb2 Rdd3 54. Ra2 Rd7+ 55. Ka6 Rb3 56. Be3 Rd6+ 57. Ka5 Rd8 58. Ka6 $2 Rxe3 59.
fxe3 *

[Event "Hague"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1948.03.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Botvinnik"]
[Black "Keres"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E28"]
[PlyCount "47"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Re8 (6... c5 $142)
7. Ne2 e5 8. Ng3 {to cover e4} 8... d6 9. Be2 Nbd7 10. O-O c5 11. f3 {
e4 is the critical square} 11... cxd4 12. cxd4 Nb6 13. Bb2 exd4 14. e4 Be6 15.
Rc1 Re7 (15... Rc8 $142 16. Qxd4 Na4 17. Ba1 Nc5) 16. Qxd4 Qc7 17. c5 dxc5 18.
Rxc5 Qf4 (18... Qd8 19. Qe3) (18... Qd8 19. Qxd8+ Rxd8 20. Bxf6) 19. Bc1 Qb8
20. Rg5 Nbd7 (20... Ne8 21. Nh5 f6 22. Nxf6+ Nxf6 23. Qxf6) 21. Rxg7+ Kxg7 22.
Nh5+ Kg6 23. Qe3 $1 {"This quiet move forces mate."} 23... Nxh5 (23... Kxh5 24.
Qh6#) 24. Qh6# 1-0

[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1948.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Botvinnik"]
[Black "Euwe"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D49"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3
a6 9. e4 c5 10. e5 (10. d5 $142) 10... cxd4 11. Nxb5 axb5 12. exf6 Qb6 13. fxg7
Bxg7 14. O-O Nc5 (14... Ba6 15. b4 {prevents Nc5} 15... O-O 16. Re1 Bb7 17. Bf4
{and White secures e5} 17... f5 18. a4 bxa4 19. Bc4 Bd5 (19... Rfe8 20. Rxe6
Rxe6 21. Ng5 Nf8 22. Qh5 Qc6 23. Bxe6+ Nxe6 24. Qxh7+ Kf8 25. Bd6+ $1 (25.
Qxf5+ Kg8 26. Qxe6+ Qxe6 27. Nxe6 Bf6 28. Nc5 Bc6 $13) 25... Qxd6 26. Qxf5+ Kg8
27. Qf7+ Kh8 28. Nxe6 Be5 (28... Rg8 29. Qh5+ Bh6 30. Qxh6#) 29. Qxb7) 20. Bxd5
exd5 21. Re7 $1 Rf7 22. Rxf7 Kxf7 23. Qd3 Nf6 (23... Qf6 24. Qb5 $1) 24. Qxf5
a3 25. Be5 Ra6 26. Ng5+ Kg8 27. Rc1 Qc6 28. Rxc6 Rxc6 29. g4) (14... O-O 15.
Re1 Bb7 16. Bf4 Bd5 17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. Bxe5 Bxe5 19. Rxe5 $18) 15. Bf4 Bb7 16.
Re1 Rd8 (16... Nxd3 $142 17. Qxd3 Bxf3 18. Qxf3 O-O) 17. Rc1 Rd5 18. Be5 Bxe5
19. Rxe5 Rxe5 20. Nxe5 Nxd3 21. Qxd3 f6 22. Qg3 $1 fxe5 23. Qg7 Rf8 24. Rc7
Qxc7 25. Qxc7 Bd5 26. Qxe5 d3 27. Qe3 Bc4 28. b3 Rf7 29. f3 Rd7 30. Qd2 e5 31.
bxc4 bxc4 32. Kf2 Kf7 33. Ke3 Ke6 34. Qb4 Rc7 35. Kd2 Rc6 36. a4 1-0

[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1948.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Botvinnik"]
[Black "Euwe"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D35"]
[PlyCount "28"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nc3 c6 6. Qc2 (6. Bg5) 6... g6 7.
Bg5 Bg7 (7... Bf5 8. Qb3 b6 9. e4 dxe4 10. Ne5 Be6 11. Bc4 {
powerful white attack plan}) 8. e3 Bf5 9. Bd3 (9. Qb3 {
doesn't work here because} 9... Qb6) 9... Bxd3 10. Qxd3 O-O 11. O-O Nbd7 12.
Ne5 Qe8 13. Nxd7 Qxd7 14. b4 Rfe8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1951.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Botvinnik"]
[Black "Bronstein"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A94"]
[PlyCount "131"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. g3 f5 5. Bg2 Nf6 6. O-O Be7 7. b3 (7. Nbd2 $142)
7... O-O 8. Ba3 b6 (8... Bxa3 9. Nxa3 {then Nc2, Nc4.}) 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Ne5
Bb7 11. Nd2 Nbd7 12. Nxd7 Nxd7 13. e3 Rac8 14. Rc1 c5 15. Qe2 Nf6 16. cxd5 Bxd5
17. Bxd5 exd5 (17... Nxd5 18. e4) 18. Nf3 Rc7 19. Rc2 Rfc8 20. Rfc1 Ne4 21. Ne5
Nf6 22. Qd3 g6 23. Qa6 Kg7 24. Qe2 Qd6 25. a4 Ne8 26. Qd2 Nf6 27. Qc3 Ne4 28.
Qd3 cxd4 29. exd4 a5 30. Kg2 Nf6 31. Qe2 f4 32. gxf4 Nh5 (32... Rxc2 $142 33.
Rxc2 Nh5 {regains P}) 33. Rxc7+ Rxc7 34. Rxc7+ Qxc7 35. Qg4 Nf6 36. Qe6 Nh5 $2
37. Qd7+ Qxd7 38. Nxd7 Nxf4+ 39. Kf3 Nd3 40. Nxb6 Nb4 41. Kf4 Kf6 42. Nd7+ Ke7
43. Ne5 Ke6 44. Ke3 Kf5 45. f3 g5 46. Kd2 h5 (46... Kf4 47. Nd3+ Nxd3 48. Kxd3
Kxf3 49. b4 axb4 50. a5 {and P goes on to Q.}) 47. Nd3 Na6 48. Nc5 Nb4 49. Nd3
Na6 50. h3 Nc7 (50... g4 51. hxg4+ hxg4 52. fxg4+ Kxg4 53. Ne5+ Kf5 54. Nc6 {
and Black loses P}) 51. Ke3 Na6 52. Ke2 Ke6 53. Kd2 (53. Nc5+ Nxc5 54. dxc5 Kd7
55. Kd3 Kc6 56. Kd4 h4 {And White would wish he was not on the move.}) 53...
Ke7 54. Kc3 Kd6 55. b4 axb4+ 56. Nxb4 Nc7 57. a5 Nb5+ 58. Kd3 Ke6 59. Ke3 Na7
60. a6 Nb5 61. Nc6 Nc7 62. Nb4 Kf5 (62... Nb5 63. Kf2) 63. a7 Ke6 64. Kf2 h4
65. f4 gxf4 66. Kf3 1-0

[Event "Budapest"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1952.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Szabo"]
[Black "Botvinnik"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A94"]
[PlyCount "156"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 d5 6. O-O O-O 7. b3 c6 8. Ba3
Nbd7 {This adds defense to e5 square.} 9. Qc1 (9. Ng5 Bxa3 10. Nxa3 Qe7) (9.
Ng5 Bxa3 10. Nxe6 Qe7 11. Nxf8 Nxf8) 9... Ne4 10. Nbd2 (10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Qa3
Qf6) 10... Bxa3 11. Qxa3 b6 12. Rac1 Bb7 13. Rfd1 Qf6 14. cxd5 exd5 15. Ne1 a5
(15... Qxd4 16. Nxe4) 16. Ndf3 (16. e3 $142) 16... f4 17. Nd3 fxg3 18. hxg3 (
18. fxg3 $142) 18... Rae8 19. Rc2 Qh6 20. Qc1 Qd6 21. Bh3 Rf6 22. Kg2 c5 23.
Bxd7 Qxd7 24. Nfe5 Qd6 25. f4 cxd4 26. Rc7 Nc5 27. Rxc5 bxc5 28. Qxc5 Qxc5 29.
Nxc5 Ba8 30. Rxd4 Rc8 31. Ncd3 Rc2 (31... Rb6 32. Ra4 Rb5) 32. Ra4 Rxe2+ 33.
Kf3 Rc2 34. Rxa5 Rf8 35. Ke3 d4+ (35... h5 $142) 36. Kxd4 Rd8+ 37. Ke3 Rg2 (
37... Bg2 $142) 38. g4 Rc2 39. b4 Bd5 40. a4 Bh1 41. Ra7 Ra2 42. b5 (42. a5 {
would have won}) 42... Ra3 43. a5 g5 (43... Ra8 44. Rxa8+ Bxa8 45. Nc6 Bxc6 46.
bxc6 Rxa5) 44. f5 Rd5 45. Re7 Rxb5 46. f6 Rxe5+ 47. Rxe5 Kf7 48. Rf5 Bb7 49.
Kd2 Bc8 50. Ne5+ Kf8 51. Rxg5 Rxa5 52. Nd7+ Bxd7 53. Rxa5 Bxg4 54. Ke3 Be6 55.
Kf4 Bc4 56. Ra7 h5 57. Kg5 h4 58. Kxh4 Bb3 59. Kg5 Bc4 60. Rc7 Ba2 61. Rc1 Bd5
62. Kf5 Kf7 63. Ke5 Bb3 64. Rc7+ Kf8 65. Rb7 Bc4 66. Rb4 (66. f7 Kg7) 66... Ba2
67. Kf5 Bd5 (67... Kf7 68. Rb7+ Kf8 69. Kg6 Bf7+ 70. Rxf7+ {and Black loses})
68. Kg6 Bf7+ 69. Kg5 Bd5 70. Rh4 Bb3 71. Rh8+ Kf7 72. Rh7+ Kf8 73. f7 Ke7 74.
Kg6 Bc4 (74... Bc2+ 75. Kg7 Bxh7 76. f8=Q+) 75. Rg7 Bb3 76. f8=Q+ Kxf8 77. Kf6
Ke8 78. Re7+ Kd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1958.04.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Smyslov"]
[Black "Botvinnik"]
[Result "*"]
[ECO "B12"]
[PlyCount "109"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. f3 e6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 Qb6 7. a3 c5 (7... Qxb2
$143 8. Na4 {traps queen}) 8. Nge2 Nc6 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Na4 (10. b4 Be7 11.
Bxf6 Bxf6 12. exd5 Ne7) 10... Qa5+ 11. Nec3 (11. b4 Qxa4 12. Nc3 (12. bxc5 dxe4
13. Bxf6) 12... Bxb4) 11... Be7 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. exd5 Nd4 14. Bd3 exd5 15. O-O
O-O 16. f4 g6 17. Qe1 Bg7 (17... Be6 18. Ne4 Qxe1 (18... Nf3+ 19. Rxf3 Bd4+ 20.
Nf2 Qxa4 21. c3 Bg4) 19. Raxe1 dxe4 20. Rxe4 Rac8) 18. Kh1 Bd7 19. b4 Qd8 20.
Rd1 (20. Nc5 Bc8 21. Rd1 b6 {and the knight has no where to go}) 20... b6 21.
Qf2 Be6 22. Ba6 Qf6 23. Rd2 Rad8 24. Nd1 {covers the e3 square} 24... Nf5 25.
Nac3 d4 26. Ne4 Qe7 27. Bd3 a5 28. bxa5 bxa5 29. a4 Qb4 30. Re2 Bd5 ({
Queen should not take pawn.} 30... Qxa4 31. Nc5 {and Black's bishop is lost})
31. Ng3 Nxg3+ 32. Qxg3 Rde8 33. Ref2 (33. Rxe8 Rxe8 34. f5 gxf5 35. Rxf5 Re1+
36. Rf1 Rxf1+ 37. Bxf1 Bc6) 33... Bf6 34. Qh3 Kg7 35. Bb5 Re1 $1 36. Qd3 Be4 $3
37. Qb3 Rxf1+ 38. Rxf1 (38. Bxf1 Qe1 39. Qb1 Bh4) 38... Qd2 {
threatens mate at g2} 39. Nf2 Ba8 40. Qd3 Qxf4 41. h3 h5 42. Qe2 Qe3 43. Qxe3
dxe3 44. Nd1 Rc8 (44... Bd4 $142 45. Re1 f5 46. Nxe3 f4 47. Nd1 f3 48. Bf1 Rc8
49. c4 fxg2+ 50. Bxg2 Bxg2+ 51. Kxg2 Rxc4 {
a4 pawn falls  next and the game is Black's}) 45. Nxe3 Rc3 46. Bd3 Rc5 47. Nc4
Rg5 48. Rf2 Bc6 (48... Bd4 49. Rd2 Bc6 50. Nd6) 49. Nd6 Re5 (49... Bxa4 50.
Rxf6 Kxf6 51. Ne4+ Kf5 52. Nc5+ Kf4 53. Nxa4) 50. Nc4 Rg5 (50... Re1+ 51. Rf1
Rxf1+ 52. Bxf1 Bxa4 53. Nxa5 Bxc2) 51. Nd6 Rd5 52. Nb5 Re5 53. Re2 Rxe2 54.
Bxe2 Be7 55. Kg1 *

[Event "Tel Aviv"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1964.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aloni"]
[Black "Botvinnik"]
[Result "*"]
[ECO "E71"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 g6 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 Bg7 6. h3 (6. Bd3) 6... O-O 7. Be3
e6 8. dxe6 Bxe6 9. Nf3 Qa5 10. Qd2 Nc6 11. Be2 Nd7 12. O-O Nde5 13. Nxe5 (13.
Qxd6 Nxf3+ 14. gxf3 Nd4) (13. Qxd6 Nxc4) 13... dxe5 (13... Nxe5 14. Qxd6 Nxc4
15. Bxc4 Bxc4 16. Rfd1) (13... Nxe5 14. Qxd6 Nxc4 15. Qxc5 Qxc5 16. Bxc5 Rfc8)
14. Rad1 Nd4 15. Bd3 Bxh3 16. b4 (16. Bxd4 exd4 17. gxh3 dxc3 $19) 16... cxb4 (
16... Qxb4 17. Rb1 Qa5 18. Rxb7) 17. Nd5 Bg4 18. Rb1 Qd8 19. Bxd4 exd4 20. Rxb4
b6 21. a4 f5 22. exf5 Bxf5 23. a5 bxa5 24. Rb5 (24. Rb7 $142 Bxd3 25. Qxd3 Rf7
26. Rxf7 Kxf7 27. Qf3+ Kg8 28. c5 Rc8 29. c6) (24. Rb7 Qh4 25. g3 Qg4 26. Kg2 {
with Ne7+ threat}) 24... Bxd3 25. Qxd3 Qh4 26. g3 Qg4 27. Re1 Rf3 28. Qb1 Raf8
29. Re4 Rxg3+ (29... Qh3 30. Ne7+ Kh8 31. Nxg6+ hxg6 32. Rh4+) 30. fxg3 Qxg3+
31. Kh1 d3 32. Ne7+ Kh8 33. Qe1 Qh3+ 34. Kg1 d2 35. Nxg6+ hxg6 36. Qh4+ (36.
Rh4+ Kg8 37. Qxd2 (37. Rxh3 dxe1=Q+ 38. Kg2 Qf2+ 39. Kh1 Qf1+ 40. Kh2 Rf2+ 41.
Kg3 Rf3+ 42. Kg4 Qxh3+ 43. Kg5 Qh5#) 37... Rf1#) 36... Kg8 37. Qxh3 (37. Rb1
Qb3 38. Rxb3 d1=Q+ 39. Kh2 Rf2+) 37... d1=Q+ 38. Kh2 Rf2+ 39. Kg3 Qg1+ 40. Kh4
Bf6+ 41. Rg5 Qxg5# *

[Event "Belgrade"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1969.11.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Sahovic"]
[Black "Botvinnik"]
[Result "*"]
[ECO "B15"]
[PlyCount "45"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 g6 4. h3 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bg7 6. Nf3 Bf5 7. Ng3 Nf6 8.
Nxf5 gxf5 9. Bd3 e6 10. Qe2 c5 11. dxc5 (11. Bxf5 cxd4) 11... Qa5+ 12. Bd2 Qxc5
13. Bc3 Nc6 14. O-O-O O-O-O 15. g4 Ne8 16. Bxg7 Nxg7 17. Qe3 Qxe3+ 18. fxe3
fxg4 19. hxg4 h5 20. gxh5 Rxh5 21. Rxh5 Nxh5 22. Ng5 Ne5 (22... Rd7 23. Nxf7
Rxf7 24. Bg6 Rf3 25. Bxh5 Rxe3) 23. Rh1 (23. Nxf7 Nxf7 24. Bg6 Ng3 25. Rxd8+ (
25. Bxf7 Ne2+ 26. Kb1 Rxd1#) 25... Nxd8) *

