Petrosian – Botvinnik Petrosian Botvinnik Result: 1-0 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 "Petrosian"] [Black "Botvinnik"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "95"] 1.c4 g6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.e3 O-O 6.Be2 dxc4 7.Bxc4 c5 8.d5 e6 9.dxe6 Qxd1+ 10.Kxd1 Bxe6 11.Bxe6 fxe6 12.Ke2 {A dynamic position has arisen. True Black has an isolated e-pawn. However, this is compensated for by his queenside pawn majority and slightly more active pieces.} Nc6 13.Rd1 Rad8 {13...Kf7 Giving the e-pawn protection is preferable.} 14.Rxd8 Rxd8 15.Ng5 {A well disguised idea. The knight is actually heading to e4 but is currently attacking the e-pawn.} Re8 16.Nge4 Nxe4 17.Nxe4 b6 18.Rb1 {Freeing the bishop from the defense of the b-pawn.} Nb4 19.Bd2 {The a-pawn is poisoned.} Nd5 {19...Nxa2 20.Ra1 Nb4 21.Bxb4 cxb4 22.Rxa7 Bxb2 23.Rb7 Regains the pawn while leaving Black with all the weaknesses.} 20.a4 {White restrains the enemy pawn majority.} Rc8 21.b3 Bf8 {The Black bishop heads to e7 to keep the reins on the White knight.} 22.Rc1 Be7 {22...Rc7 would have protected the Black rook and thus of broken the pin.} 23.b4 c4 {23...Kf7 24.bxc5 bxc5 would leave Black with an isolated pawn at c5.} 24.b5 Kf7 25.Bc3 {Remember these three steps to winning an isolated pawn, blockade, attack, destroy.} Ba3 26.Rc2 Nxc3+ 27.Rxc3 Bb4 28.Rc2 Ke7 29.Nd2 c3 30.Ne4 Ba5 31.Kd3 Rd8+ 32.Kc4 Rd1 33.Nxc3 {White has followed through on his plan, blockade, attack, destroy.} Rh1 34.Ne4 {A deep move to understand with variations. The idea is that the h2 pawn is insignificant compared with the dominant posts White gains for his pieces.} Rxh2 35.Kd4 Kd7 {Played to stop the White rook from penetrating to the 7th. 35...Rxg2 36.Rc7+ Ke8 37.Ke5 leaves the Black king in a mating net.} 36.g3 Bb4 37.Ke5 Rh5+ 38.Kf6 Be7+ 39.Kg7 e5 40.Rc6 Rh1 {White has an overwhelming advantage because of his swarming pieces.} 41.Kf7 Ra1 42.Re6 Bd8 43.Rd6+ Kc8 44.Ke8 Bc7 45.Rc6 Rd1 46.Ng5 Rd8+ 47.Kf7 Rd7+ 48.Kg8 {Black resigned because he will be unable to save his kingside pawns.} 1-0 [Event "World Championship"] [Site "?"] [Date "1963.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Petrosian"] [Black "Botvinnik"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "95"] 1.c4 g6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.e3 O-O 6.Be2 dxc4 7.Bxc4 c5 8.d5 e6 9.dxe6 Qxd1+ 10.Kxd1 Bxe6 11.Bxe6 fxe6 12.Ke2 {A dynamic position has arisen. True Black has an isolated e-pawn. However, this is compensated for by his queenside pawn majority and slightly more active pieces.} Nc6 13.Rd1 Rad8 {13...Kf7 Giving the e-pawn protection is preferable.} 14.Rxd8 Rxd8 15.Ng5 {A well disguised idea. The knight is actually heading to e4 but is currently attacking the e-pawn.} Re8 16.Nge4 Nxe4 17.Nxe4 b6 18.Rb1 {Freeing the bishop from the defense of the b-pawn.} Nb4 19.Bd2 {The a-pawn is poisoned.} Nd5 {19...Nxa2 20.Ra1 Nb4 21.Bxb4 cxb4 22.Rxa7 Bxb2 23.Rb7 Regains the pawn while leaving Black with all the weaknesses.} 20.a4 {White restrains the enemy pawn majority.} Rc8 21.b3 Bf8 {The Black bishop heads to e7 to keep the reins on the White knight.} 22.Rc1 Be7 {22...Rc7 would have protected the Black rook and thus of broken the pin.} 23.b4 c4 {23...Kf7 24.bxc5 bxc5 would leave Black with an isolated pawn at c5.} 24.b5 Kf7 25.Bc3 {Remember these three steps to winning an isolated pawn, blockade, attack, destroy.} Ba3 26.Rc2 Nxc3+ 27.Rxc3 Bb4 28.Rc2 Ke7 29.Nd2 c3 30.Ne4 Ba5 31.Kd3 Rd8+ 32.Kc4 Rd1 33.Nxc3 {White has followed through on his plan, blockade, attack, destroy.} Rh1 34.Ne4 {A deep move to understand with variations. The idea is that the h2 pawn is insignificant compared with the dominant posts White gains for his pieces.} Rxh2 35.Kd4 Kd7 {Played to stop the White rook from penetrating to the 7th. 35...Rxg2 36.Rc7+ Ke8 37.Ke5 leaves the Black king in a mating net.} 36.g3 Bb4 37.Ke5 Rh5+ 38.Kf6 Be7+ 39.Kg7 e5 40.Rc6 Rh1 {White has an overwhelming advantage because of his swarming pieces.} 41.Kf7 Ra1 42.Re6 Bd8 43.Rd6+ Kc8 44.Ke8 Bc7 45.Rc6 Rd1 46.Ng5 Rd8+ 47.Kf7 Rd7+ 48.Kg8 {Black resigned because he will be unable to save his kingside pawns.} 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.
