[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Botvinnik on the endgame"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "Mikhail Botvinnik"]
[PlyCount "0"]

 *

[Event "Leningrad Championship"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1926.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Botvinnik"]
[Black "Shebarshin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/R7/P5rp/6p1/2k3P1/6P1/4K3/8 w - - 0 73"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "2001.11.28"]

73. Rc7+ (73. Ra8 Kb5 74. a7 Kb6) 73... Kb5 (73... Kd4 74. a7 Ra6 75. Kd2 Ke4
76. Rf7 $1 (76. Kc3 Kf3 77. Kb4 Kg2 $1 (77... Kxg4 78. Kb5 Ra1 79. Rc4+) (77...
Kxg3 78. Rc3+ Kxg4 79. Ra3 Rxa7 80. Rxa7 Kf3 (80... h5 81. Kc4 h4 82. Kd3 h3
83. Ke2 h2 84. Rh7 Kg3 85. Kf1) 81. Kc3 g4 82. Kd2 g3 83. Ke1 g2 84. Ra3+) 78.
Kb5 (78. Rc2+ Kh3 $1) 78... Ra1 79. Kb6 Kxg3 80. Rc8 (80. Rc4 Kh4 81. Kb7 h5)
80... Kxg4 81. a8=Q Rxa8 82. Rxa8 h5 83. Kc5 h4 84. Kd4 h3 85. Ke3 h2 86. Rh8
Kg3) 76... Kd4 77. Kc2 Kc4 78. Rc7+ Kd4 79. Kb3 Ke4 80. Rf7 $1) 74. a7 Ra6 75.
Kf3 Ra4 76. Rh7 Kc5 77. Rxh6 Rxa7 78. Ke4 Rg7 79. Ke5 Rg8 80. Re6 Rf8 81. Rg6
Re8+ 82. Kf6 Re4 83. Kxg5 Kd5 84. Rf6 1-0

[Event "Soviet Championship"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1927.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Grigoriev"]
[Black "Botvinnik"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/6p1/1n2Nk1p/p7/b4K1P/1BP5/6P1/8 w - - 0 46"]
[PlyCount "26"]
[EventDate "2001.11.28"]

46. Nd4 (46. Ba2 Bc6 47. Nc5 Bxg2 48. Ne4+ Ke7) 46... Bxb3 47. Nxb3 a4 $1 48.
Nc5 a3 (48... Nd5+ 49. Ke4 Nxc3+ 50. Kd4 (50. Kd3 Nd5 51. Nxa4 Nf4+) 50... Nb5+
51. Kc4 Nd6+ 52. Kd5 Nf5 53. Nxa4 Ne3+) 49. g4 a2 50. Nb3 Nd5+ 51. Ke4 Nxc3+
52. Kd4 Na4 53. Kc4 (53. Kd5 g5 54. h5 Nc3+ 55. Kd4 Nd1 56. Ke4 Nf2+ 57. Kf3
Nd3) 53... g5 54. hxg5+ Kxg5 55. Kb4 Kxg4 56. Ka3 (56. Kxa4 h5 57. Ka3 h4 58.
Kxa2 h3) 56... Nc5 57. Na1 Ne6 58. Kxa2 Nd4 $1 (58... Nd4 59. Kb2 h5 60. Kc3 h4
61. Kxd4 h3) 0-1

[Event "Leningrad Masters' Tournament"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1930.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ragozin"]
[Black "Botvinnik"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r5k1/2p4p/6p1/N1P3P1/RP1K1p1P/2P1rP2/8/8 w - - 0 38"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "2001.11.28"]

38. b5 Rxf3 39. b6 cxb6 40. cxb6 Rd8+ (40... Re3 41. b7 Rd8+ 42. Kc5 $1 f3 (
42... Rxc3+) 43. Nc4) 41. Kc4 (41. Ke5 Rxc3 42. Kxf4 Rc5 43. b7 Rb5) 41... Re3
42. Nc6 (42. Ra2 $1 Rc8+ $1 43. Kb4 Re6 44. Kb5 Re5+ 45. Kb4 (45. Ka6 Ra8+)
45... Re6 $1) 42... Re4+ 43. Nd4 f3 44. Ra2 Rc8+ 45. Kb4 $1 (45. Kd3 Re7) (45.
Kd5 Re7 46. Nxf3 Rd7+ 47. Ke6 Rb7) (45. Kb5 Re5+ 46. Kb4 Rb8) 45... Re1 46. c4
(46. b7 Rb8 47. Ra7 Ree8) 46... Re4 47. Kc3 Re3+ 48. Kb4 Re4 49. Kc3 Rd8 50.
Nc6 (50. Nb3 Re2 51. Ra1 f2 52. Rf1 Rf8 53. b7 Rb8 54. Na5) 50... Re3+ 51. Kb4
Re2 52. Ra1 f2 $1 53. Nxd8 (53. Rf1 Rf8 54. b7 Rb2+) 53... Re1 54. Ra8 (54. b7
Rxa1) 54... f1=Q 55. Nc6+ (55. Ne6+ Kf7 56. Rf8+ Kxe6 57. Rxf1 Rxf1) 55... Kg7
56. Ra7+ Kf8 57. b7 Rb1+ 58. Kc5 Qf5+ 0-1

[Event "Nottingham"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1936.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Botvinnik"]
[Black "Thomas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/1p5p/p1p5/2Pp4/3Pp2k/4Pp2/PP3N1K/8 w - - 0 40"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2001.11.28"]

40. b4 Kg5 41. Kg3 Kf5 42. Nh3 Kf6 43. a4 Kf5 44. Nf4 Kf6 45. b5 axb5 46. axb5
Ke7 47. b6 Kd7 48. Nh5 $1 Kd8 (48... Ke7 49. Ng7 Kd7 50. Nf5 Kc8 51. Nd6+ Kb8
52. Ne8 Kc8 53. Nf6) 49. Nf6 h6 50. Ng4 h5 51. Nf2 Kd7 52. Kh4 Kd8 53. Kxh5 Ke7
54. Kg4 Ke6 55. Kg3 Kd7 56. Nh3 Kd8 57. Nf4 (57. Ng5 Ke7 58. Nxf3 exf3 59. Kxf3
Kf6 60. e4 dxe4+ 61. Kxe4 Ke6 62. d5+ cxd5+ 63. Kd4 Kd7 (63... Ke7 64. c6 $1)
64. Kxd5 Kc8 65. Ke6 Kd8 66. Kd6 Kc8 67. Ke7 Kb8 68. Kd7 Ka8 69. c6 bxc6 70.
Kc7) 57... Kd7 58. Nh5 Ke6 59. Ng7+ Kd7 60. Nf5 Kc8 61. Nd6+ Kb8 62. Nf5 Kc8
63. Kf4 $1 Kb8 (63... Kd7 64. Ke5) 64. Ke5 Kc8 65. Ke6 Kb8 66. Kd7 Ka8 67. Ng3
$1 (67. Kc7 $2 f2 68. Ng3 f1=Q 69. Nxf1) 67... Kb8 68. Nf1 Ka8 69. Kc8 (69. Kc8
f2 70. Kd7 Kb8 71. Ke6) 1-0

[Event "AVRO Tournament"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1938.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Botvinnik"]
[Black "Alekhine"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1n3rk1/2R2ppp/pp6/3p4/3P4/5N2/PP3PPP/6K1 b - - 0 22"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2001.11.28"]

22... f6 $1 23. Kf1 (23. Rb7 Rc8 $1 24. Kf1 b5) 23... Rf7 24. Rc8+ Rf8 25. Rc3
$1 g5 26. Ne1 h5 (26... h6 27. Nc2 Kf7 28. Ne3 Ke6 29. g4) 27. h4 $1 (27. Nc2
Kf7 28. Rc7+ Ke6) 27... Nd7 (27... gxh4 28. Nf3) (27... Kf7 28. Nf3 (28. hxg5
fxg5 29. Nf3 g4 30. Ne5+) 28... g4 29. Ne1 Ke6 30. Nd3 Kf5 31. g3 (31. f3)
31... Ke4 32. Nf4) 28. Rc7 Rf7 29. Nf3 g4 30. Ne1 f5 31. Nd3 f4 32. f3 gxf3 33.
gxf3 a5 34. a4 Kf8 35. Rc6 Ke7 36. Kf2 Rf5 37. b3 Kd8 38. Ke2 Nb8 39. Rg6 (39.
Rxb6 Kc7) 39... Kc7 40. Ne5 Na6 41. Rg7+ (41. Rg5) 41... Kc8 42. Nc6 Rf6 43.
Ne7+ Kb8 44. Nxd5 Rd6 45. Rg5 Nb4 46. Nxb4 axb4 47. Rxh5 Rc6 (47... Rxd4 48.
Rf5 $1 Kb7 49. Rf6 Kc7 50. h5) 48. Rb5 Kc7 49. Rxb4 Rh6 50. Rb5 Rxh4 51. Kd3
1-0

[Event "Groningen"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1946.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Tartakower"]
[Black "Botvinnik"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/1N1k3p/8/6p1/5n1p/PP3P2/7K b - - 0 41"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "2001.11.28"]

41... h5 42. Nc4+ (42. a4 Nd2 $1 43. a5 h4 44. a6 g3 45. fxg3 (45. a7 gxf2 46.
a8=Q f1=Q+ 47. Kh2 Nf3+) 45... hxg3 46. a7 g2+ 47. Kh2 Nf3+ 48. Kxh3 g1=Q 49.
a8=Q Qh2+ 50. Kg4 Ne5+) 42... Kd5 43. Ne3+ Ke4 44. a4 (44. b4 Kd3 45. b5 Ke2
46. b6 Kxf2 47. Nf5 h4 48. Nxh4 g3 $1 (48... Nxh4 49. b7 g3 50. b8=Q g2+ 51.
Kh2 g1=Q+ 52. Kxh3) 49. Nxf3 Kxf3 50. b7 Kf2 51. b8=Q g2+ 52. Kh2 g1=Q+ 53.
Kxh3) 44... Kd3 (44... Nd4 $1) 45. Nd5 Ke2 46. Nf4+ Kxf2 47. Nxh3+ (47. Nxh5 g3
48. Nxg3 Kxg3 49. a5 h2 50. a6 Ng5 51. a7 Ne4) 47... Kf1 (47... gxh3 48. a5 Kg3
49. a6 Ng5 50. a7 Ne4 51. a8=Q Nf2+ 52. Kg1 h2+ 53. Kf1 h1=Q+ 54. Qxh1 Nxh1 55.
b4 Nf2 56. b5 Ne4 57. b6 Nd6 58. Kg1 h4 59. Kh1 h3 60. Kg1 h2+ 61. Kh1 Ne4) 48.
Nf4 g3 49. Ng2 Kf2 50. a5 h4 51. Nf4 Kf1 52. Ng2 h3 53. Ne3+ Kf2 54. Ng4+ Ke2
0-1

[Event "World Championship"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1951.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Botvinnik"]
[Black "Bronstein"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/1p5p/np2p1k1/n2p1p2/P2PP3/2KB1PB1/7P/8 w - - 0 42"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "2001.11.28"]

42. Bd6 (42. Bb1 Nc6 (42... Nc4 43. Bf4) (42... fxe4 43. fxe4 dxe4 44. Bxe4+
Kg7 45. Bxb7 Nxb7 46. Kc4) 43. exd5 exd5 44. Ba2 Nab4 (44... Ne7 45. Bh4) 45.
Bb3) 42... Nc6 43. Bb1 Kf6 (43... Na7 44. exd5 exd5 45. Ba2 b5 46. a5 b4+ 47.
Kd3 Nb5 48. Be5 Nac7 49. Kc2 Kf7 50. Kb3 Na6) 44. Bg3 $3 fxe4 (44... Nab4 45.
Be5+ Kg6 (45... Nxe5 46. dxe5+) 46. Bd6 Na6 47. exd5 exd5 48. Ba2) 45. fxe4 h6
46. Bf4 h5 47. exd5 exd5 48. h4 Nab8 49. Bg5+ Kf7 50. Bf5 Na7 (50... Ne7 51.
Bxe7 (51. Bh3 Nbc6 52. Bg2 Kg7 53. Bxe7 Nxe7 54. Kb4 Nc6+ 55. Kb5 Nxd4+ 56.
Kxb6) 51... Kxe7 52. Bg6 Nc6 53. Bxh5 Na7 54. Kb4) 51. Bf4 Nbc6 52. Bd3 Nc8 53.
Be2 Kg6 54. Bd3+ Kf6 55. Be2 Kg6 56. Bf3 N6e7 (56... N8e7 57. Bc7 (57. Bg5 Nf5
58. Bxd5 Nfxd4 59. Be4+ Kg7 60. Kc4) 57... Nf5 58. Bxd5 Nfxd4 59. Bxb6) 57. Bg5
(57. Bg5 Nc6 58. Bxd5 Nd6 59. Bf3 Kf5 60. Bc1 $1 b5 61. Bxc6 bxc6 62. a5) 1-0

[Event "URSS Championship"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1951.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Botvinnik"]
[Black "Keres"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6k1/5npp/3p1p2/2PPp3/4PP2/4r1P1/1R5P/7K b - - 0 49"]
[PlyCount "19"]
[EventDate "2001.11.28"]

49... g6 (49... h5 $1 50. c6 (50. Rb8+ Kh7 51. Rf8 dxc5 $1 (51... Nh6 52. cxd6)
52. Rxf7 exf4 53. gxf4 Rxe4) 50... Rc3 51. Rb7 Nh6 52. Rd7 Ng4 53. Rxd6 Rc1+
54. Kg2 Rc2+ 55. Kg1 Nxh2) 50. c6 Rc3 51. Rb7 $1 Kg7 (51... Kf8 $1 52. Rb8+ (
52. c7 Ke8) 52... Kg7 $1 (52... Ke7 53. Rb7+ Ke8 54. Rb8+ Nd8 55. Rc8 Ke7 56.
Rc7+ Ke8 57. Rc8) 53. Rb7 f5 $1 54. fxe5 dxe5 55. exf5 gxf5 56. Rd7 (56. c7 Kf6
) 56... Kf8 $1 57. c7 Ke8) 52. c7 $1 Rc2 (52... f5 53. fxe5 dxe5 54. exf5 gxf5
55. d6) 53. Kg1 h5 54. h4 Rc4 55. Kg2 Rc2+ 56. Kf1 Rc4 57. Kg2 Rc2+ 58. Kf1 Rc4
1/2-1/2

[Event "20th URSS Championship"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1952.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Moiseyev"]
[Black "Botvinnik"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/6p1/5k1p/3r3P/5BKR/6P1/1r6 w - - 0 57"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "2001.11.28"]

57. Be2 (57. Rh2 Rg4+ 58. Bxg4+ (58. Kf2 Kf4) (58. Kh3 Kf4) 58... hxg4 59. Kf2
(59. h5 Rb3+ 60. Kh4 g5#) 59... Kf4) 57... Rd2 (57... Rg4+ 58. Kh2) 58. Bf3 Rf1
59. Rh2 (59. Kh2 Kf4 60. Rg3 Rh1+) 59... Rc2 60. Bd5 Rc3+ 61. Bf3 Ke5 62. Rh3
Rcc1 63. Bb7 Rh1 64. Rxh1 Rxh1 65. Bc8 Kf6 $1 66. Bd7 g5 67. hxg5+ Kxg5 68. Bc8
h4+ 69. Kf3 Rc1 70. Bd7 Rc2 (70... Rc3+ 71. Ke4 Rg3 72. Bh3) 71. Be6 (71. Bh3
Rc3+ 72. Ke4 Rg3) 71... Rc7 $3 72. g4 (72. Bh3) (72. Ke4 Re7 73. Ke5 Re8) 72...
Rc3+ 73. Kg2 h3+ 74. Kh2 Kh4 75. g5 Rc2+ 0-1

[Event "20th URSS Championship"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1952.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Suetin"]
[Black "Botvinnik"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/1p2k3/p3p3/8/PPB5/8/Kb3r2/3R4 b - - 0 58"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2001.11.28"]

58... a5 59. bxa5 Bc3+ 60. Kb3 Bxa5 61. Bb5 b6 62. Kc4 Kf6 63. Kd4 Rf4+ 64. Ke3
Ke5 65. Rh1 Re4+ 66. Kd3 Rg4 67. Rh5+ Kd6 68. Rh8 Ke5 69. Rh5+ Kf4 70. Rh3 Rg8
(70... e5 71. Bc6) (70... Ke5 71. Rh5+) 71. Rh4+ Ke5 72. Rh5+ Kd6 73. Rh4 (73.
Rh3) 73... Rg3+ 74. Ke4 (74. Kd4 Bc3+ 75. Kc4) 74... Bd2 $1 75. Bd3 (75. Kd4
e5+ (75... Re3 76. Rh6) 76. Ke4 Re3+ 77. Kf5 Kd5 78. Bc4+) 75... Bg5 $1 76. Rh5
(76. Rh8 Rg4+ 77. Kf3) 76... Kc5 $3 (76... Kc5 77. Rxg5+ (77. Ke5 Rxd3 78. Rxg5
Re3+)) 0-1

[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1953.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Taimanov"]
[Black "Botvinnik"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4r2k/4q2p/4rp2/p2pP3/1ppP3P/2P2P2/P2QR3/K3R3 b - - 0 42"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "2001.11.28"]

42... bxc3 43. Qxc3 Qb4 44. Qb2 (44. Qxb4 axb4 45. f4 f5 46. Rg2 Rh6 47. Rh1
Ra8 48. Kb1 Rha6 49. Rh3 b3 50. Rhh2) 44... fxe5 45. Qxb4 (45. Rxe5 Qxe1+) (45.
dxe5 Qc5 $1) 45... axb4 46. Rxe5 (46. dxe5 d4) 46... Rxe5 47. Rxe5 (47. dxe5
Kg7) 47... Rxe5 48. dxe5 d4 $1 49. e6 Kg7 50. f4 Kf6 51. f5 d3 52. Kb2 h5 (
52... h5 53. Kb1 b3 54. axb3 cxb3 55. Kc1 Ke7) 0-1

[Event "11th Olympiad, Amsterdam"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1954.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Botvinnik"]
[Black "Minev"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3q4/8/6P1/4Q1K1/k7/8/8/8 w - - 0 74"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "2001.11.28"]

74. Qf6 $1 (74. Kh6 Qh4+ 75. Kg7 Qh3) 74... Qd5+ 75. Qf5 Qd8+ 76. Kh5 Qe8 (
76... Qh8+ 77. Kg4 Qg7 78. Qf7 $1 Qc3 79. g7 $1) 77. Qf4+ Ka5 78. Qd2+ Ka4 79.
Qd4+ Ka5 80. Kg5 Qe7+ 81. Kf5 $1 Qf8+ 82. Ke4 Qh6 83. Qe5+ Ka4 84. g7 Qh1+ 85.
Kd4 Qd1+ 86. Kc5 Qc1+ 87. Kd6 (87. Kd5) 87... Qd2+ (87... Qh6+ 88. Kd5 $1) 88.
Ke6 Qa2+ 89. Qd5 Qe2+ 90. Kd6 Qh2+ 91. Kc5 $3 1-0

[Event "13th URSS Championship"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1944.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Botvinnik"]
[Black "Ravinsky"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4q3/6P1/5Q1K/k7/8/8/8/8 b - - 0 123"]
[PlyCount "6"]
[EventDate "2001.11.28"]

123... Qg8 (123... Qe3+ 124. Qg5+) 124. Qe5+ Ka4 125. Kg6 Qc8 126. Qf4+ 1-0

[Event "11th Olympiad, Amsterdam"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1954.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Unzicker"]
[Black "Botvinnik"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4k3/R7/4pp2/1r6/3p3P/3P4/5PP1/5K2 b - - 0 48"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2001.11.28"]

48... f5 (48... Rb1+ 49. Ke2 Rh1 (49... Rb2+ 50. Kf3 Rd2 51. h5 Rxd3+ 52. Ke2)
50. g3 e5 51. Kf3 f5 52. Ke2) 49. g3 (49. h5 Rb1+ 50. Ke2 Rh1) 49... Kf8 50.
Rd7 (50. h5 Kg8 (50... Rb1+ 51. Kg2 Kg8 52. Re7 Re1 53. h6 e5 54. Kf3 Kh8 55.
g4 e4+ 56. Kf4 e3 57. fxe3 fxg4 58. e4 g3 59. Rg7) 51. Re7 $1 e5 52. h6 Kh8 53.
Kg2) 50... e5 51. Kg2 Kg8 52. h5 (52. f4 exf4 53. gxf4 Rb2+ 54. Kg3 Rb1 55.
Rxd4 Rg1+) 52... Ra5 (52... Rb1 53. Re7 e4 54. Rd7 Rb4 55. dxe4 fxe4 56. g4)
53. h6 Rb5 54. Rg7+ Kh8 55. Re7 Ra5 56. Kf3 Rd5 57. g4 (57. h7 Ra5 (57... e4+
58. dxe4 fxe4+ 59. Rxe4) 58. Rf7) 57... e4+ 58. dxe4 fxg4+ 59. Ke2 (59. Kxg4 $2
d3) 59... d3+ 60. Kd2 (60. Kd1 Rd4 (60... Ra5 $1) 61. Kd2) 60... Rd4 61. Re8+ (
61. e5 $1 Rf4 (61... Rd5 62. e6 Rd6 63. Re8+ $1 Kh7 64. e7 Re6 65. Kxd3 Re5 66.
Kd4 Re6 67. Kd5 Re2 68. Kd6 Rd2+ 69. Ke5 $1 Re2+ 70. Kf4 Rxf2+ 71. Ke3) 62. Rg7
$1) 61... Kh7 62. Re6 Ra4 $1 63. Kxd3 Ra3+ 64. Ke2 Rf3 65. e5 Rf5 66. Ke1 Rf4
67. Rf6 (67. Kf1 g3 68. Rf6 (68. f3 Rxf3+ 69. Kg2 Re3 70. Kh3 Ra3) 68... Rxf6
69. exf6 Kxh6 70. fxg3 Kg6 71. Kg2 Kxf6 72. Kh3 Kg5) 67... Re4+ (67... Rxf6 68.
exf6 Kxh6 69. Ke2 Kg6 70. Ke3 Kxf6 71. Kf4 g3 72. fxg3 $1) 68. Kf1 Rxe5 69. Kg2
Ra5 70. Kg3 Rg5 71. Kh4 Rg8 72. Kh5 g3 (72... g3 73. Rf7+ Kh8 74. h7 Rg4 $1 (
74... Ra8 75. fxg3 Ra5+ 76. Kg4 Rg5+ 77. Kf4 Rg4+)) 1/2-1/2

[Event "22nd URSS Championship"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1955.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kotov"]
[Black "Botvinnik"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/5Bp1/3p3p/1p2bPkP/4P3/3K4/8 w - - 0 55"]
[PlyCount "22"]
[EventDate "2001.11.28"]

55. Be7 Bf5 $1 56. Bf6 Kf3 57. Be7 b3 58. Kc3 Be6 (58... Kxe3 59. Kxb3 Kxf4 60.
Kc3 Ke3 61. Bg5+ Ke4 62. Kd2) 59. Bc5 (59. Kxb3 d4+ 60. Kc2 dxe3 61. Kd1 Kf2
62. Bc5 Bb3+ 63. Kc1 Kf3) (59. Kd2 b2 60. Kc2 Kxe3 61. Kxb2 Kxf4 62. Kc3) 59...
g5 $3 60. fxg5 (60. hxg5 h4 61. f5 (61. Bd6 Bf5 62. g6 Bxg6 63. f5 Bxf5 64.
Kxb3 Kg2) 61... Bxf5 62. Kxb3 h3 63. Bd6 Kxe3) 60... d4+ $1 61. exd4 (61. Bxd4
Kg3 62. g6 Kxh4 63. Kd2 Kh3 $3 64. Ke2 Kg2 65. Bf6 h4) 61... Kg3 (61... Kg4 $2
62. d5 Bxd5 63. Bf2) 62. Ba3 Kxh4 63. Kd3 Kxg5 64. Ke4 h4 65. Kf3 (65. d5 Bxd5+
) 65... Bd5+ 0-1

[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1956.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Botvinnik"]
[Black "Najdorf"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6k1/1R4p1/1P3p1p/7P/p3PKP1/1r3P2/8/8 w - - 0 56"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "2001.11.28"]

56. Kf5 Rb5+ (56... Rxf3+ 57. Kg6) 57. Ke6 (57. Kg6 Rg5#) 57... a3 58. f4 $1 a2
(58... Kh7 59. Kd7 a2 60. Ra7 Rxb6 61. Rxa2) (58... Ra5 59. Ra7) 59. Ra7 Rxb6+
60. Kf5 Rb7 (60... Rb2 61. Kg6 Kf8 62. Ra8+ Ke7 63. Kxg7 Rg2 64. Ra7+ Ke6 65.
f5+ Ke5 66. Ra5+ Kxe4 67. Kxf6 Kd3 68. g5 $1) 61. Rxa2 Kf7 62. Ra5 Rc7 63. Rd5
Ra7 64. e5 fxe5 65. fxe5 Ke7 66. e6 (66. Rd4) 66... Ra4 (66... Ra6 67. Rd7+ Kf8
68. Kg6 $1 Rxe6+ 69. Kh7) 67. g5 (67. Rd7+ Kf8) 67... hxg5 (67... Ra7 68. Rd7+
(68. Re5 $1 hxg5 69. Kxg5 Ra1 (69... Kf8) (69... Ra6 70. Kg6) 70. Kg6 Rf1 $1
71. Kxg7 Rg1+ 72. Kh6 $1 Rg2 73. Rg5 Rf2 74. Kg7 Kxe6 75. h6 Rf7+ 76. Kg8 Ra7
77. h7) 68... Rxd7 69. exd7 Kxd7 70. Kg6 hxg5 71. Kxg7 g4) 68. Rd7+ Kf8 69.
Rf7+ Kg8 70. Kg6 g4 71. h6 $1 gxh6 (71... Ra8 72. hxg7 g3 73. e7 Ra6+ 74. Rf6)
72. e7 Ra8 73. Rf6 1-0

[Event "Alekhin Memorial Tournament, Moscow"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1956.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Sliwa"]
[Black "Botvinnik"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/8/6pk/3Pq2p/2P1n2P/P1P3PQ/7K b - - 0 41"]
[PlyCount "9"]
[EventDate "2001.11.28"]

41... Qc6 (41... Qxc2 42. g4+ hxg3 (42... Kg6 43. Qd6+) 43. Qxc2 Nxc2 44. d5 $1
Kh4 45. d6 Kxh3 46. d7 g2+ 47. Kg1 Ne1 48. d8=Q Nf3+ 49. Kf2 g1=Q+ 50. Kxf3)
42. Qg1 (42. a4 Qxc3 (42... Qxa4 43. Qg1 $1 (43. g4+ hxg3 44. Qe2+ (44. Qxg3
Qa1+ 45. Qg1 Qa8+ 46. Kh2 Qf3) 44... Kh4 45. Qxe3 Qxc2 46. Qg1 Kxh3) 43... Nf5
44. Qd1+ Kg6) 43. a5 Qxa5 44. g4+ hxg3 45. Qe2+ Kh4 46. Qxe3 Qd5+ 47. Kg1 Kxh3
48. Kf1) (42. Kg1 Qxc3 (42... Kg6 43. g4 (43. a4 g4 44. hxg4 Qf6 45. Kh1 Nxg4
46. Qg1 Qf4) 43... hxg3 44. Qxg3 Qxc3 45. h4 g4 46. Qd6+ Kh5 47. Qe5+ Kxh4 48.
Qf6+ Kh3 49. Qh6+ Kg3 50. Qd6+ Kf3 51. Qf6+ Ke2 52. Qf2+ Kd1 53. d5 Qe5 54. d6
g3 55. Qf3+ Kd2) 43. Qe5 Qe1+ 44. Kh2 Nf1+ 45. Kg1) 42... Qxc3 43. a4 g4 $1 (
43... Qxd4 44. a5 Nxc2 45. a6) 44. hxg4+ (44. a5 gxh3 45. gxh3 Qc6+ 46. Kh2
Qxc2+ 47. Kh1 Qe4+ 48. Kh2 Qf4+ 49. Kh1 Qf3+ 50. Kh2 Nf1+) 44... Kg5 $1 (44...
Nxg4 45. Qf1) 45. a5 (45. Qc1 Kxg4 46. a5 Qxd4 47. a6 h3 48. gxh3+ Kxh3) 45...
h3 $1 (45... h3 46. gxh3 (46. g3 Qc6+ 47. Kh2 Qxc2+ 48. Kh1 Nxg4) 46... Qc6+
47. Kh2 Qf3) 0-1

[Event "World Championship, Moscow"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1958.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Botvinnik"]
[Black "Smyslov"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6R1/2p5/ppr2k2/5p2/P1P4p/2K1P2P/5P2/8 w - - 0 41"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2001.11.28"]

41. Rh8 Kg5 42. Kd4 (42. Kb4 Rd6) 42... Rc5 (42... Rd6+ 43. Ke5) 43. Rh7 (43.
f4+ Kg6 44. Rxh4 Ra5 45. Rh8 Rxa4 46. Rc8 c5+ $1 47. Kd5 Ra3) (43. Ra8 Ra5)
43... Kg6 (43... Rc6 $1 44. Rd7 Kf6 45. Rd5 Ke6 46. Kc3 Rd6) 44. Rd7 Kf6 45.
Rd5 Rc6 46. Kc3 Re6 (46... Ke6 47. Rd4) (46... Rd6 47. Rxd6+ cxd6 48. Kd4 Ke6
49. f3 Ke7 50. Kd5 Kd7 51. f4 a5 52. e4) 47. Rd4 Kg5 48. Rd7 Rc6 49. Kb4 Kf6
50. Rd4 (50. Rd8 Ke5) 50... Kg5 51. Rd8 Re6 52. Rc8 f4 53. exf4+ Kxf4 54. Rxc7
Kf3 55. Rh7 $1 Re4 56. Rh6 b5 (56... Kg2 57. Rxb6 Kxh3 58. Rxa6 Kg2 59. a5 h3
60. Rg6+ Kxf2 61. Rh6 Kg2 62. a6 Re1 63. c5 Ra1 64. Kb5 Rb1+ 65. Kc6 h2 66. a7
Ra1 67. Kb7 Rb1+ 68. Ka8 Rc1 69. c6 h1=Q (69... Rxc6 70. Rxh2+ Kxh2 71. Kb7)
70. Rxh1 Kxh1 71. Kb7 Rb1+ 72. Ka6 Ra1+ 73. Kb6 Rb1+ 74. Kc5 Rc1+ 75. Kb4 Rb1+
76. Kc3 Ra1 77. c7) 57. axb5 (57. Rxa6 bxc4 58. Rc6 c3+ 59. Kb3 Kxf2 60. Rxc3)
57... axb5 58. Rf6+ Kg2 59. Kxb5 Re2 (59... Kxh3 60. c5 Kg2 61. c6 h3 62. c7
Re8 63. Rh6 h2 64. Kc6 h1=Q 65. Rxh1 Kxh1 66. Kd7) (59... Re1 60. c5 Rb1+ 61.
Ka6 Kxh3 62. Rf4 (62. c6 Ra1+ 63. Kb7 Rb1+ 64. Kc8 Kg2 65. f4 (65. c7 h3 66.
Kd7 Rd1+ 67. Rd6 Rxd6+ 68. Kxd6 Kxf2) 65... h3 66. Rg6+ Kf3 67. Rh6 Kg3 68. f5
h2 69. f6 Rf1 70. Rg6+ Kh4 71. c7 Kh5 72. Rg8 Rxf6) 62... Ra1+ 63. Kb7 Rb1+ 64.
Kc7 Rh1 $3 65. c6 Kg2) 60. c5 Rb2+ 61. Ka6 Ra2+ (61... Kxh3 62. Rf4) 62. Kb7
Rb2+ 63. Rb6 Rc2 (63... Rxf2 64. Rb3) 64. c6 Kxh3 65. c7 Kg2 66. Rc6 Rb2+ 67.
Rb6 Rc2 68. f4 1-0

[Event "World Championship"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1961.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Tal"]
[Black "Botvinnik"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "R7/2k5/P1p5/2Pp1p2/3P1P2/1K6/8/1r6 w - - 0 89"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2001.11.28"]

89. Ka2 Rb5 90. a7 (90. Rf8 Ra5+ 91. Kb3 Rxa6 92. Rxf5 Kd7 93. Rf6 Ra1 94. f5
Rd1 95. Kc3 Rc1+ 96. Kd2 Rf1 97. Rf7+ Kd8 98. Kc3 Rb1 99. f6 (99. Kc2 Rb4 100.
Kd3 Rb3+ 101. Ke2 Rh3 102. f6 Rh4 103. Ke3 Re4+ 104. Kd3 Rf4) 99... Rf1 100.
Kb4 Ke8) 90... Ra5+ 91. Kb3 Kb7 92. Rf8 Rb5+ 93. Ka4 (93. Kc3 Ra5) 93... Kxa7
94. Rxf5 Rb1 95. Rf6 (95. Rf7+ Ka6 96. Rc7 Rb4+ $3 97. Kxb4) 95... Kb7 96. f5
Ra1+ 97. Kb4 Rb1+ 98. Kc3 Rc1+ 99. Kd2 Rf1 100. Ke3 Kc7 101. Rf7+ Kd8 102. Ke2
Rf4 103. Kd3 Rf3+ 104. Kd2 Kc8 105. Ke2 Rf4 106. Ke3 Rf1 107. Rf8+ Kd7 108. Rf6
Kc7 109. Rf7+ Kd8 110. Ke2 Rf4 111. Kd3 Rf3+ 112. Kc2 Kc8 113. f6 Kd8 114. Rf8+
Kc7 115. Kd2 Kb7 116. Ke2 Rf4 117. Ke3 Rf1 118. Rf7+ Kc8 119. Kd2 Rf3 120. Kc2
Kd8 121. Rf8+ Kc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Team Championship, Oberhausen"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1961.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Botvinnik"]
[Black "Unzicker"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/p5k1/8/5p2/2Br1n1P/1P6/P1R5/4K3 w - - 0 49"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "2001.11.28"]

49. Bf1 Kh6 50. Rc5 $1 Kh5 51. Rxf5+ Kxh4 52. Ra5 Rd7 53. Kf2 Re7 54. Kf3 Ng6 (
54... Rf7 55. Bc4) 55. Bc4 Ne5+ 56. Kf4 Ng4 (56... Nxc4 57. bxc4) (56... Ng6+)
57. Ra6 Kh5 58. Bd5 Ne5 59. Be4 (59. Be4 Kh4 (59... Nf7 60. Bf3+ Kh4 61. Ra5) (
59... Ng4 60. Bf3 Rf7+ 61. Kg3) 60. Rh6#) 0-1

[Event "XVth Chess Olympiad, Varna"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1962.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Botvinnik"]
[Black "Fisher"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/p6p/1p4p1/6k1/4r3/2R3KP/P4P2/8 w - - 0 43"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2001.11.28"]

43. Ra3 (43. Rc7 Ra4) 43... Re7 (43... a5 44. Rb3 Rb4 45. Rxb4 axb4 46. f4+ Kf5
47. Kf3 Ke6 48. Ke4 Kd6 49. Kd4 b5) 44. Rf3 Rc7 (44... Kh6) 45. a4 Rc5 (45...
Kh6 46. Rd3 Rc5 47. h4 Ra5 48. Rd4) (45... Rc4 46. a5 bxa5 (46... b5 47. Rf7)
47. Rf7 a6 48. h4+ Kh6 49. Rd7) 46. Rf7 Ra5 47. Rxh7 $3 Rxa4 48. h4+ Kf5 (48...
Kf6 49. Rb7 Ra5 50. Kg4 b5 51. f4 a6 52. Rb6+ Kf7) 49. Rf7+ Ke5 50. Rg7 Ra1 51.
Kf3 b5 (51... Kf6 52. Rb7) (51... Kd4 52. Rxg6 b5 53. h5 b4 54. h6 b3 (54...
Rh1 55. Kg2 Rh5 56. Ra6 b3 57. Rxa7 Rxh6 58. Rb7 Kc4 59. Kf3) 55. Rg4+ Kc5 56.
Rg5+ Kc6 (56... Kb4 57. Rg7 b2 58. h7 Rh1 59. Rxa7) 57. Rg6+ Kb7 58. Rg7+ Ka6
59. Rg6+ Ka5 60. Rg5+ Ka4 61. Rg4+ Ka3 62. Rh4 b2 63. h7 b1=Q 64. h8=Q Qb3+ 65.
Ke2 Qd1+ 66. Ke3 Rb1 67. Qf8+ (67. Rc4 $1 Rb3+ 68. Rc3 Qe1+ 69. Kd3 Qf1+ 70.
Kd2 (70. Ke3 $2 Qh3+) 70... Qxf2+ 71. Kd3) 67... Ka2 68. Qc5) 52. h5 $1 Ra3+
53. Kg2 gxh5 54. Rg5+ Kd6 55. Rxb5 h4 56. f4 Kc6 57. Rb8 h3+ 58. Kh2 a5 59. f5
Kc7 60. Rb5 Kd6 61. f6 Ke6 62. Rb6+ Kf7 63. Ra6 Kg6 64. Rc6 a4 65. Ra6 Kf7 66.
Rc6 Rd3 67. Ra6 a3 68. Kg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "3rd URSS Peoples' Spartakiade"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1963.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kholmov"]
[Black "Botvinnik"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/pp6/7R/2kP4/3r2p1/P5K1/1P6/8 w - - 0 56"]
[PlyCount "28"]
[EventDate "2001.11.28"]

56. Rh7 Kb6 57. Rh6+ Kb5 58. Rh7 Ka6 59. Rh6+ b6 60. Rh7 Rxd5 61. Kxg4 Rd2 62.
b4 Rb2 $1 (62... Ra2 $2 63. b5+ Kxb5 64. Rxa7) 63. Rh3 Ra2 $1 64. Kf4 Kb5 65.
Ke4 Ka4 66. Rh7 Rxa3 67. Rxa7+ Kxb4 68. Rh7 b5 69. Kd4 Ra8 (69... Ra8 70. Kd3
Kb3) (69... Rg3 70. Rh1 Ka3) 0-1

[Event "Noordwijk"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1965.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Botvinnik"]
[Black "Donner"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/5kp1/pp3q1p/7P/5pQ1/1P3P2/P4PK1/8 w - - 0 40"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "2001.11.28"]

40. Qd7+ Kg8 41. Qc8+ Kh7 42. Qxa6 Qg5+ 43. Kf1 Qxh5 44. Qd3+ Kg8 (44... Qg6
45. Qe4 $1 Qxe4 46. fxe4) 45. a4 Qh1+ 46. Ke2 h5 47. Qd5+ Kh7 (47... Kf8) 48.
Qd1 $1 Qh2 49. b4 h4 50. Qf1 $1 g5 (50... h3 51. a5 bxa5 52. bxa5 Qg2 53. a6)
51. a5 bxa5 52. bxa5 g4 53. a6 (53. a6 g3 54. a7 g2 55. Qb1+) 1-0

[Event "Wijk an Zee"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1969.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Portisch"]
[Black "Botvinnik"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3n4/5B2/pk6/4P1p1/6P1/5K2/8/8 w - - 0 73"]
[PlyCount "32"]
[EventDate "2001.11.28"]

73. Ba2 Nc6 74. Ke4 Ne7 75. e6 Kc5 76. Ke5 a5 77. Kf6 Kd6 78. Kxg5 Ke5 79. Bb3
a4 80. Ba2 a3 81. Bb3 $1 Nc6 $1 82. Kg6 Ne7+ $1 83. Kg7 (83. Kf7 Nc6 84. g5 (
84. e7 Nxe7 85. Kxe7 Kf4 86. Be6 a2) 84... Kf5 85. g6 Ne5+) 83... Nc6 84. g5
Kf5 85. Kh6 Ne7 86. Ba2 Ke5 $1 87. Kg7 Kf5 88. Kf7 Ng6 (88... Ng6 89. Bb1+ Kxg5
90. Bxg6 a2 91. e7 a1=Q 92. e8=Q Qf6+) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Belgrade"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1969.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Matanovic"]
[Black "Botvinnik"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/7p/5kp1/p4p2/P2RpP2/3N2PP/6K1/3r4 w - - 0 43"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "2001.11.28"]

43. Rd6+ (43. Rd5 exd3 (43... Rd2+ 44. Kf1 Rxd3 45. Rxd3 exd3 46. Kf2 g5 $1 (
46... Ke6 47. Ke3 Kd6 48. Kxd3 Kd5 49. g4 $1 fxg4 50. hxg4 h5 51. f5) 47. fxg5+
(47. Ke3 gxf4+ 48. gxf4 Ke6 49. Kxd3 Kd5) 47... Kxg5 48. Ke3 h5 49. Kxd3 h4 50.
gxh4+ Kxh4 51. Ke2 (51. Ke3 $3 Kg3 52. Ke2 f4 53. Kf1 $1 Kxh3 54. Kf2 Kg4)
51... Kg3 52. h4 (52. Ke3 f4+) 52... Kxh4 53. Kf3 Kg5) 44. Rxa5 Ke6 45. Re5+
Kd6 46. Kf2 d2 47. Ke2 Rg1 48. Kxd2 Rxg3 49. Re3) 43... Ke7 44. Ra6 exd3 (44...
Rd2+ 45. Nf2 e3 46. Rxa5 Rxf2+ 47. Kg1) 45. Rxa5 Kd6 46. Ra8 (46. Kf2 Rg1 $1
47. Ra8 Kc7 48. Ra7+ Kc6 49. Ra6+ Kc5 50. Ra5+ Kc4) 46... Kc7 (46... Kc5) 47.
Ra5 Kc6 48. Ra8 Kc5 49. Kf2 Ra1 50. Rd8 (50. Ke3 Rg1) 50... Kc4 51. Ke3 Re1+ (
51... Rg1 52. Rd4+) 52. Kf2 Re2+ 53. Kf3 Re6 54. a5 Kc3 55. Rc8+ Kd2 (55... Kb3
56. a6 $1 Rxa6 (56... d2 57. Rd8 Kc2 58. a7) 57. Ke3 Rd6 58. Kd2) 56. h4 (56.
Rc7 Re1 (56... h5 57. Kf2 Kd1 58. Kf3 d2 59. Kf2 Re2+ $1 60. Kf1 Re3 61. Kf2 (
61. a6 Rxg3 62. a7 Ra3 63. Kf2 h4 64. Kf1 Ra4 65. Kg2 Ke2 66. Re7+ Kd3 67. Rd7+
Ke3) 61... Ra3) 57. a6 Ra1 58. a7) 56... Re1 $1 57. a6 Ra1 58. Rc7 (58. Rc6 Ke1
59. Re6+ Kf1 60. Rd6 (60. Ke3 $2 Re1+) 60... d2 61. Rxd2 Ra3+) (58. Ra8 Ke1 59.
a7 d2 60. Re8+ Kf1 61. Rd8 Ra3+) 58... Ke1 59. Kg2 Rxa6 60. Re7+ Kd1 61. Rxh7
Ra2+ 62. Kf1 (62. Kf3 Ke1 $1) 62... d2 63. Rc7 Ra1 64. Kf2 Rc1 0-1

[Event "Leyden"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1970.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Botvinnik"]
[Black "Larsen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2r2k2/4bp2/2p1p3/2PpPp1p/1P3P2/R4K2/3B2PP/8 w - - 0 44"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2001.11.28"]

44. Ke2 $1 Kg7 45. Be1 Kg6 46. Ra7 Bd8 47. Bc3 h4 48. Kd3 h3 49. gxh3 Bh4 50.
Ke2 Bd8 51. Kf3 Bh4 52. Kg2 Rd8 53. Kf3 (53. Rc7 Ra8 (53... d4 54. Bd2 Ra8))
53... Rc8 54. Ke2 Bd8 (54... f6 55. Re7 fxe5 56. Rxe6+) (54... Kg7) 55. Be1 f6
56. Kf3 fxe5 57. fxe5 Rc7 58. Ra8 Bg5 59. Rg8+ Kh5 60. h4 $1 Bh6 (60... Bxh4 $2
61. Rh8+) 61. Rh8 Kg6 62. h5+ $1 Kg7 (62... Kxh5 63. Bd2) 63. Ra8 Bg5 64. Ra6
Rc8 65. b5 $1 cxb5 66. Rxe6 Bc1 67. Bb4 d4 68. Rg6+ Kh7 69. Rd6 Bb2 70. Rd7+
Kg8 (70... Kh6 71. Bd2+ Kxh5 72. Rd6 Rh8 73. c6) 71. e6 Bc3 72. e7 Re8 73. Rd8
Kf7 74. Rxe8 Kxe8 75. c6 1-0

