Uhlmann – Botvinnik Uhlmann Botvinnik Result: 0-1 Metadata » Click to open. Date: 1958.??.?? Location: ? Tournament: Munich Olympiad Round: Opening: Submitted by: Published on: February 9, 2020 [Event "Munich Olympiad"] [Site "?"] [Date "1958.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Uhlmann"] [Black "Botvinnik"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "46"] 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 b6 5.Bd3 Bb7 6.Nf3 Ne4 7.O-O f5 {The game has switched from a Nimzoindian to a Dutch Defense.} 8.Qc2 Bxc3 9.bxc3 O-O 10.Rb1 c5 {This prevents White from advancing his pawn, but at the same time it weakens the pawn structure on the queenside and White now puts some pressure there.} 11.a4 Qc7 12.a5 d6 13.Nd2 Nxd2 14.Bxd2 Nd7 15.Rb2 bxa5 16.Ra1 Nb6 17.Rxa5 {Otherwise Black would have advanced the pawn to a4. But now Black takes the initiative with a powerful pawn sacrifice.} Be4 18.Bxe4 fxe4 19.Qb3 {The pawn could not be accepted. 19.Qxe4 Nxc4 20.Qxe6+ Qf7} Nxc4 20.Qxc4 Qxa5 21.Qxe6+ Kh8 22.Ra2 Qc7 23.Qxe4 {After a series of moves which were pretty-much forced, the picture has become much clearer. Black has a material advantage (the exchange for a pawn) but more importantly, there is a strong double attack which wins the game.} Qf7 0-1 [Event "Munich Olympiad"] [Site "?"] [Date "1958.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Uhlmann"] [Black "Botvinnik"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "46"] 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 b6 5.Bd3 Bb7 6.Nf3 Ne4 7.O-O f5 {The game has switched from a Nimzoindian to a Dutch Defense.} 8.Qc2 Bxc3 9.bxc3 O-O 10.Rb1 c5 {This prevents White from advancing his pawn, but at the same time it weakens the pawn structure on the queenside and White now puts some pressure there.} 11.a4 Qc7 12.a5 d6 13.Nd2 Nxd2 14.Bxd2 Nd7 15.Rb2 bxa5 16.Ra1 Nb6 17.Rxa5 {Otherwise Black would have advanced the pawn to a4. But now Black takes the initiative with a powerful pawn sacrifice.} Be4 18.Bxe4 fxe4 19.Qb3 {The pawn could not be accepted. 19.Qxe4 Nxc4 20.Qxe6+ Qf7} Nxc4 20.Qxc4 Qxa5 21.Qxe6+ Kh8 22.Ra2 Qc7 23.Qxe4 {After a series of moves which were pretty-much forced, the picture has become much clearer. Black has a material advantage (the exchange for a pawn) but more importantly, there is a strong double attack which wins the game.} Qf7 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.
