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 "131"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Be7 6.O-O O-O 7.d4 Ne4 8.Qc2 Nxc3 9.Qxc3 f5 10.b3 Bf6 11.Bb2 d6 12.Rad1 Nd7 13.Ne1 Bxg2 14.Nxg2 Bg5 {14...Qe7 Finishing Black's development is also possible.} 15.Qc2 Bh6 16.e4 f4 17.Ne1 Qe7 {This move does nothing to stop White's play in the center. Better was 17...Qg5. 17...Qg5 18.e5 dxe5 19.dxe5 Nxe5} 18.e5 dxe5 19.dxe5 Rad8 20.Qe2 Qg5 21.Kg2 a5 22.Nf3 Qh5 23.Ba3 Rfe8 {23...Rf7 Followed up by pawn g5 would retain Black's attacking chances.} 24.Rd4 {With Black's kingside attack having been repulsed, White directs his attention to the center.} Nb8 25.Rfd1 Rxd4 26.Rxd4 fxg3 27.hxg3 {White stands better due to his more active pieces and better pawn structure.} Qf7 28.Qe4 g6 29.Qb7 Bg7 30.c5 {This thrust creates further holes in Black's pawn structure.} bxc5 31.Bxc5 Nd7 32.Qxc7 Nxe5 33.Qxf7+ Nxf7 34.Ra4 Bc3 35.Rc4 {35.Bd4 Also puts great pressure on Black's position.} Bf6 36.Bb6 Ra8 37.Ra4 Bc3 38.Bd4 Bb4 39.a3 Bd6 {39...Be7 40.b4 Bd8 41.Bc3 Rc8 would put up more resistance.} 40.b4 Bc7 41.Bc3 Kf8 42.b5 {White creates a very strong passed pawn. 42.bxa5 was also good.} Ke8 43.Rc4 Kd7 44.a4 Rc8 45.Nd2 Nd6 46.Rd4 Ke7 47.Rd3 Nb7 48.Ne4 {Black can offer little resistance to White's protected passed pawn and more active pieces.} e5 49.Bb2 Bb6 50.Ba3+ Ke6 51.Ng5+ Kf5 52.Nxh7 e4 53.g4+ {53.Rd7 would have been more active.} Kf4 54.Rd7 Rc7 55.Rxc7 Bxc7 56.Nf6 Bd8 57.Nd7 Kxg4 58.b6 Bg5 59.Nc5 Nxc5 60.Bxc5 Bf4 61.b7 Bb8 62.Be3 g5 {62...Kf5 63.Kh3 g5 64.Bd2 Ke6 65.Kg4 Kd7 66.Bxg5 Kc7 67.Bf4+ Kxb7 68.Bxb8 Kxb8 69.Kf5 with a won king and pawn ending for White.} 63.Bd2 Kf5 64.Kh3 Bd6 65.Bxa5 g4+ 66.Kg2 {Black resigned in view of White's queenside pawns.} 1-0 [Event "World Championship"] [Site "?"] [Date "1963.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Petrosian"] [Black "Botvinnik"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "131"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Be7 6.O-O O-O 7.d4 Ne4 8.Qc2 Nxc3 9.Qxc3 f5 10.b3 Bf6 11.Bb2 d6 12.Rad1 Nd7 13.Ne1 Bxg2 14.Nxg2 Bg5 {14...Qe7 Finishing Black's development is also possible.} 15.Qc2 Bh6 16.e4 f4 17.Ne1 Qe7 {This move does nothing to stop White's play in the center. Better was 17...Qg5. 17...Qg5 18.e5 dxe5 19.dxe5 Nxe5} 18.e5 dxe5 19.dxe5 Rad8 20.Qe2 Qg5 21.Kg2 a5 22.Nf3 Qh5 23.Ba3 Rfe8 {23...Rf7 Followed up by pawn g5 would retain Black's attacking chances.} 24.Rd4 {With Black's kingside attack having been repulsed, White directs his attention to the center.} Nb8 25.Rfd1 Rxd4 26.Rxd4 fxg3 27.hxg3 {White stands better due to his more active pieces and better pawn structure.} Qf7 28.Qe4 g6 29.Qb7 Bg7 30.c5 {This thrust creates further holes in Black's pawn structure.} bxc5 31.Bxc5 Nd7 32.Qxc7 Nxe5 33.Qxf7+ Nxf7 34.Ra4 Bc3 35.Rc4 {35.Bd4 Also puts great pressure on Black's position.} Bf6 36.Bb6 Ra8 37.Ra4 Bc3 38.Bd4 Bb4 39.a3 Bd6 {39...Be7 40.b4 Bd8 41.Bc3 Rc8 would put up more resistance.} 40.b4 Bc7 41.Bc3 Kf8 42.b5 {White creates a very strong passed pawn. 42.bxa5 was also good.} Ke8 43.Rc4 Kd7 44.a4 Rc8 45.Nd2 Nd6 46.Rd4 Ke7 47.Rd3 Nb7 48.Ne4 {Black can offer little resistance to White's protected passed pawn and more active pieces.} e5 49.Bb2 Bb6 50.Ba3+ Ke6 51.Ng5+ Kf5 52.Nxh7 e4 53.g4+ {53.Rd7 would have been more active.} Kf4 54.Rd7 Rc7 55.Rxc7 Bxc7 56.Nf6 Bd8 57.Nd7 Kxg4 58.b6 Bg5 59.Nc5 Nxc5 60.Bxc5 Bf4 61.b7 Bb8 62.Be3 g5 {62...Kf5 63.Kh3 g5 64.Bd2 Ke6 65.Kg4 Kd7 66.Bxg5 Kc7 67.Bf4+ Kxb7 68.Bxb8 Kxb8 69.Kf5 with a won king and pawn ending for White.} 63.Bd2 Kf5 64.Kh3 Bd6 65.Bxa5 g4+ 66.Kg2 {Black resigned in view of White's queenside 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.
