Botvinnik – Koblents Botvinnik Koblents Result: 1-0 Metadata » Click to open. Date: 1945.??.?? Location: ? Tournament: Soviet Championship Round: Opening: Submitted by: Published on: February 9, 2020 [Event "Soviet Championship"] [Site "?"] [Date "1945.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Botvinnik"] [Black "Koblents"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "51"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 c6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 Be7 7.O-O O-O 8.b3 b6 9.Bb2 Bb7 10.Qe2 Rc8 11.Rac1 Bd6 {Both sides have developed in accordance with the principles of the opening. Now White takes action to secure more territory in the center.} 12.e4 dxc4 13.bxc4 e5 {Black is not about to permit his opponent to control the entire center!} 14.dxe5 Bxe5 15.Rcd1 Qe7 16.Nh4 {White now turns his attention to the kingside. Black should reply with a sensible move like 16...Rfd8. Instead, he makes a reckless move on the queenside.} Qb4 17.Qc2 {Black's king seems safe, but if the bishop is dislodged from e5, then the e-pawn will advance an open up a diagonal for the battery of queen and bishop.} Nc5 18.a3 Qa5 19.Nf5 Rcd8 20.f4 Nxd3 21.Rxd3 {White does not mind this exchange, since the rook can operate on the kingside. Black can win a pawn here, and does.} Qc5+ 22.Kh1 Qxc4 {The bishop at e5 is under attack, but so is the rook at d3. Black probably anticipated a series of exchanges on the third rank, but Botvinnik has a better idea.} 23.fxe5 Rxd3 24.exf6 {The attack is more important than a small amount of material.} Rd7 {24...Rxc3 25.Ne7+ Kh8 26.fxg7+ Kxg7 27.Bxc3+ f6 28.Bxf6+ Kh6 29.Qd2+ Kh5 30. Qg5+} 25.Qc1 Rfd8 {Now White would like to play Qg5, but there is a small problem -- the rook at f1 is en prise.} 26.Rg1 {Black resigned, because there was no hope of a successful defense. Try playing the Black side against Gambit and you will see why.} 1-0 [Event "Soviet Championship"] [Site "?"] [Date "1945.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Botvinnik"] [Black "Koblents"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "51"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 c6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 Be7 7.O-O O-O 8.b3 b6 9.Bb2 Bb7 10.Qe2 Rc8 11.Rac1 Bd6 {Both sides have developed in accordance with the principles of the opening. Now White takes action to secure more territory in the center.} 12.e4 dxc4 13.bxc4 e5 {Black is not about to permit his opponent to control the entire center!} 14.dxe5 Bxe5 15.Rcd1 Qe7 16.Nh4 {White now turns his attention to the kingside. Black should reply with a sensible move like 16...Rfd8. Instead, he makes a reckless move on the queenside.} Qb4 17.Qc2 {Black's king seems safe, but if the bishop is dislodged from e5, then the e-pawn will advance an open up a diagonal for the battery of queen and bishop.} Nc5 18.a3 Qa5 19.Nf5 Rcd8 20.f4 Nxd3 21.Rxd3 {White does not mind this exchange, since the rook can operate on the kingside. Black can win a pawn here, and does.} Qc5+ 22.Kh1 Qxc4 {The bishop at e5 is under attack, but so is the rook at d3. Black probably anticipated a series of exchanges on the third rank, but Botvinnik has a better idea.} 23.fxe5 Rxd3 24.exf6 {The attack is more important than a small amount of material.} Rd7 {24...Rxc3 25.Ne7+ Kh8 26.fxg7+ Kxg7 27.Bxc3+ f6 28.Bxf6+ Kh6 29.Qd2+ Kh5 30. Qg5+} 25.Qc1 Rfd8 {Now White would like to play Qg5, but there is a small problem -- the rook at f1 is en prise.} 26.Rg1 {Black resigned, because there was no hope of a successful defense. Try playing the Black side against Gambit and you will see why.} 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.
