Botvinnik – Gligoric Botvinnik Gligoric Result: 1-0 Metadata » Click to open. Date: 1956.??.?? Location: ? Tournament: Moscow Olympiad Round: Opening: Submitted by: Published on: February 9, 2020 [Event "Moscow Olympiad"] [Site "?"] [Date "1956.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Botvinnik"] [Black "Gligoric"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "59"] 1.c4 g6 2.g3 c5 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.Nc3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Nh6 {A rather artificial formation.} 6.h4 d6 7.d3 Rb8 8.h5 Bd7 9.Bxh6 Bxh6 10.hxg6 hxg6 {White's tactical operations on the kingside have resulted in an open h- file and a pin on the bishop at h6.} 11.Qc1 {This forces Black's reply, since the queen cannot be captured because of mate at h8.} Bg7 12.Rxh8+ Bxh8 13.Qh6 {White is attacking effectively with the queen, to be supported by a knight.} Bxc3+ 14.bxc3 {Now the Black king has no defense. We soon have an example of a king hunt, where the enemy monarch will be chased all over the board and finally snared far from home.} e6 15.Ng5 Ke7 16.Kd2 {The White king will be safe here and now the rook can transfer to the h-file.} Be8 17.Qg7 Kd7 18.f4 {18.Nxf7 Qe7} Qe7 19.Rh1 Nd8 20.Ne4 Kc7 21.Rh8 Bc6 22.Nf6 {What happens if Black captures the bishop at g2?} Kb6 {22...Bxg2 23.Re8} 23.Bxc6 Nxc6 24.Rh7 Nd8 {Now White exploits the pin on the seventh rank.} 25.Qxg6 Ka6 {Black appr eciates the danger. Once White captures at f7 there will be a fork available at d7.} 26.a4 {Keeping the Black king hemmed in. Otherwise b7-b5 would be possible.} Ka5 27.Qg5 Kxa4 28.Rh1 {The threat is Kc2, depriving the enemy king of another flight square.} Kb3 29.Qh4 Kb2 30.g4 {This is the simple way, but Botvinnik could have finished more elegantly. 30.Rb1+ Kxb1 31.Qh1+ Kb2 32.Qc1+ Kb3 33.Qb1+ Ka3 34. Kc2 and mate next move.} 1-0 [Event "Moscow Olympiad"] [Site "?"] [Date "1956.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Botvinnik"] [Black "Gligoric"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "59"] 1.c4 g6 2.g3 c5 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.Nc3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Nh6 {A rather artificial formation.} 6.h4 d6 7.d3 Rb8 8.h5 Bd7 9.Bxh6 Bxh6 10.hxg6 hxg6 {White's tactical operations on the kingside have resulted in an open h- file and a pin on the bishop at h6.} 11.Qc1 {This forces Black's reply, since the queen cannot be captured because of mate at h8.} Bg7 12.Rxh8+ Bxh8 13.Qh6 {White is attacking effectively with the queen, to be supported by a knight.} Bxc3+ 14.bxc3 {Now the Black king has no defense. We soon have an example of a king hunt, where the enemy monarch will be chased all over the board and finally snared far from home.} e6 15.Ng5 Ke7 16.Kd2 {The White king will be safe here and now the rook can transfer to the h-file.} Be8 17.Qg7 Kd7 18.f4 {18.Nxf7 Qe7} Qe7 19.Rh1 Nd8 20.Ne4 Kc7 21.Rh8 Bc6 22.Nf6 {What happens if Black captures the bishop at g2?} Kb6 {22...Bxg2 23.Re8} 23.Bxc6 Nxc6 24.Rh7 Nd8 {Now White exploits the pin on the seventh rank.} 25.Qxg6 Ka6 {Black appr eciates the danger. Once White captures at f7 there will be a fork available at d7.} 26.a4 {Keeping the Black king hemmed in. Otherwise b7-b5 would be possible.} Ka5 27.Qg5 Kxa4 28.Rh1 {The threat is Kc2, depriving the enemy king of another flight square.} Kb3 29.Qh4 Kb2 30.g4 {This is the simple way, but Botvinnik could have finished more elegantly. 30.Rb1+ Kxb1 31.Qh1+ Kb2 32.Qc1+ Kb3 33.Qb1+ Ka3 34. Kc2 and mate next move.} 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.
