Botvinnik – Petrosian Botvinnik Petrosian Result: 0-1 Metadata » Click to open. Date: 1963.??.?? Location: ? Tournament: World Championship Round: Opening: Submitted by: Published on: February 9, 2020 [Event "World Championship"] [Site "?"] [Date "1963.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Botvinnik"] [Black "Petrosian"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "122"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Be7 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bf4 c6 6.e3 Bf5 7.g4 Be6 8.h3 Nf6 9.Nf3 Nbd7 10.Bd3 Nb6 11.Qc2 Nc4 12.Kf1 {The White king will find safety on the g2 square.} Nd6 13.Nd2 Qc8 14.Kg2 Nd7 15.f3 {15.Bxh7 g6 16.Bxg6 fxg6 17.Bxd6 Bxd6 18.Qxg6+ Ke7 The piece would be more valuable than the three pawns.} g6 16.Rac1 {16.e4 gaining key central ground was better.} Nb6 17.b3 Qd7 18.Ne2 Ndc8 {Black's idea is to oppose the powerful bishop on f4, with Bd6. While the knight heads towards e7.} 19.a4 a5 20.Bg3 Bd6 21.Nf4 Ne7 22.Nf1 h5 {Now that Black has the center under control, he gains ground on the flank.} 23.Be2 h4 24.Bh2 g5 25.Nd3 Qc7 26.Qd2 Nd7 27.Bg1 {White is wrong to run from the fight. As Black now has possession of the b8-h2 diagonal.} Ng6 28.Bh2 Ne7 {This move can be explained by the match standing. Black was willing to take a draw by repeating the position over and over.} 29.Bd1 b6 30.Kg1 f6 31.e4 Bxh2+ 32.Qxh2 Qxh2+ 33.Rxh2 Rd8 34.Kf2 Kf7 35.Ke3 Rhe8 36.Rd2 Kg7 37.Kf2 dxe4 38.fxe4 Nf8 39.Ne1 Nfg6 40.Ng2 Rd7 {A dynamic pos ition. The question is whether White's center pawns are strong or targets for the Black pieces to attack.} 41.Bc2 Bf7 42.Nfe3 c5 43.d5 Ne5 44.Rf1 {44.Nc4 challenging the Black knight on e5 was a better choice.} Bg6 45.Ke1 {45.Nc4} Nc8 46.Rdf2 Rf7 47.Kd2 Nd6 {The Black knights have set up a powerful blockade and soon advance with decisive effect.} 48.Nf5+ Bxf5 49.exf5 c4 {The White pieces, consisting of a bad bishop, two inactive rooks and a knight that is out of play, can only watch as the queenside is torn apart.} 50.Rb1 b5 51.b4 c3+ {Black clears the c-file for the decisive attack.} 52.Kxc3 Rc7+ 53.Kd2 Nec4+ 54.Kd1 Na3 55.Rb2 Ndc4 56.Ra2 axb4 57.axb5 Nxb5 {The Black knights rule the board.} 58.Ra6 Nc3+ 59.Kc1 Nxd5 60.Ba4 Rec8 61.Ne1 Nf4 {Faced with multiple threats White resigned.} 0-1 [Event "World Championship"] [Site "?"] [Date "1963.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Botvinnik"] [Black "Petrosian"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "122"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Be7 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bf4 c6 6.e3 Bf5 7.g4 Be6 8.h3 Nf6 9.Nf3 Nbd7 10.Bd3 Nb6 11.Qc2 Nc4 12.Kf1 {The White king will find safety on the g2 square.} Nd6 13.Nd2 Qc8 14.Kg2 Nd7 15.f3 {15.Bxh7 g6 16.Bxg6 fxg6 17.Bxd6 Bxd6 18.Qxg6+ Ke7 The piece would be more valuable than the three pawns.} g6 16.Rac1 {16.e4 gaining key central ground was better.} Nb6 17.b3 Qd7 18.Ne2 Ndc8 {Black's idea is to oppose the powerful bishop on f4, with Bd6. While the knight heads towards e7.} 19.a4 a5 20.Bg3 Bd6 21.Nf4 Ne7 22.Nf1 h5 {Now that Black has the center under control, he gains ground on the flank.} 23.Be2 h4 24.Bh2 g5 25.Nd3 Qc7 26.Qd2 Nd7 27.Bg1 {White is wrong to run from the fight. As Black now has possession of the b8-h2 diagonal.} Ng6 28.Bh2 Ne7 {This move can be explained by the match standing. Black was willing to take a draw by repeating the position over and over.} 29.Bd1 b6 30.Kg1 f6 31.e4 Bxh2+ 32.Qxh2 Qxh2+ 33.Rxh2 Rd8 34.Kf2 Kf7 35.Ke3 Rhe8 36.Rd2 Kg7 37.Kf2 dxe4 38.fxe4 Nf8 39.Ne1 Nfg6 40.Ng2 Rd7 {A dynamic pos ition. The question is whether White's center pawns are strong or targets for the Black pieces to attack.} 41.Bc2 Bf7 42.Nfe3 c5 43.d5 Ne5 44.Rf1 {44.Nc4 challenging the Black knight on e5 was a better choice.} Bg6 45.Ke1 {45.Nc4} Nc8 46.Rdf2 Rf7 47.Kd2 Nd6 {The Black knights have set up a powerful blockade and soon advance with decisive effect.} 48.Nf5+ Bxf5 49.exf5 c4 {The White pieces, consisting of a bad bishop, two inactive rooks and a knight that is out of play, can only watch as the queenside is torn apart.} 50.Rb1 b5 51.b4 c3+ {Black clears the c-file for the decisive attack.} 52.Kxc3 Rc7+ 53.Kd2 Nec4+ 54.Kd1 Na3 55.Rb2 Ndc4 56.Ra2 axb4 57.axb5 Nxb5 {The Black knights rule the board.} 58.Ra6 Nc3+ 59.Kc1 Nxd5 60.Ba4 Rec8 61.Ne1 Nf4 {Faced with multiple threats White resigned.} 0-1 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.
