Author: John Jack
Date: 18:25:42 10/28/05
Botvinnik,Mikhail - Fischer,Robert James [D98] Varna ol (Men) fin-A Varna (10), 1962 1.c4 g6 2.d4 [2.Nc3 Nf6 3.e4] 2...Nf6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 [4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4] 4...Bg7 5.Qb3 dxc4 [5...c6] 6.Qxc4 0–0 7.e4 Bg4 [7...Nc6 Byrne,D] 8.Be3 [8.Ne5 Be6 9.d5 Bc8= … e7-e6] 8...Nfd7 Smyslov,V 9.Be2 [9.0–0–0 Nc6 10.Be2 Nb6 11.Qc5 Qd6 12.h3 Bxf3 13.gxf3 f5! (13...Rfd8? 14.e5!+- Reshevsky,S-Evans,L Las Vegas 1965 14...Qd7 15.d5! Nxe5 16.f4) 14.d5 (14.e5 Qxc5 15.dxc5 f4!=) 14...Ne5 15.f4 (15.Nb5? Qf6 16.Bd4 fxe4 17.fxe4 Qf4+) 15...Ned7=; 9.Rd1 Nc6 10.Qb3 e5! 11.dxe5 Bxf3 12.gxf3 Ncxe5 13.Bh3 Nxf3+ 14.Ke2! Nfe5 15.Bxd7 Nxd7 16.Qb5 c6 17.Qxb7 Rb8 18.Qxd7 Rxb2+ 19.Kf1 Qxd7 (19...Qf6= Smagin,V) 20.Rxd7 Bxc3= Evans,L-Fischer,R ch-USA 1962] 9...Nc6 [9...Nb6 Botvinnik,M: ¹] 10.Rd1 Nb6 [10...Bxf3 … e7-e5 ƒ] 11.Qc5 Qd6! 12.h3 [12.Qxd6 cxd6!=] 12...Bxf3 13.gxf3 Rfd8 [13...Qxc5 14.dxc5 Bxc3+ 15.bxc3 Na4 16.Kd2! e6± Furman,S] 14.d5 [14.e5 Qxc5 15.dxc5 Rxd1+ 16.Kxd1 Nd7 17.f4 g5! 18.fxg5 Bxe5=; 14.Qxd6 cxd6=; 14.Nb5 Qxc5 15.dxc5 Na4!] 14...Ne5 15.Nb5 [15.f4 Nec4 (15...Ned7 16.Qb5 (16.Qxd6 cxd6=) 16...e5! 17.f5= (17.dxe6 Bxc3+! 18.bxc3 Qxe6) ) 16.Bxc4 Qxc5 17.Bxc5 Nxc4 18.e5 Nxb2 19.Rd4 f6!µ Botvinnik,M] 15...Qf6! [15...Qxc5 16.Bxc5 c6 17.Nc7 (17.Nxa7? Na4) 17...Rab8 18.Bxe7 Rd7 19.d6 Nc8 20.Ne8! (20.f4 Nxe7 21.fxe5 Bxe5 22.dxe7 Rxe7) 20...Nxe7 21.Nxg7 Kxg7 22.f4!] 16.f4 Ned7 17.e5 [17.Qxc7? Qxb2 … £b4+] 17...Qxf4! [17...Qf5 18.Qb4 a5 19.Qd4 … ¥g4; 17...Qh4 18.Qc2 g5 19.Rd4!] 18.Bxf4 [18.Qxb6 Qe4! 19.f3 Qh4+! 20.Bf2 Qb4+–+ … axb6!] 18...Nxc5 19.Nxc7 Rac8 20.d6 exd6 21.exd6 [21.Rxd6? Ncd7] 21...Bxb2 22.0–0 Nbd7 [22...Ncd7 23.Bf3 Be5 24.Bxe5 Nxe5 25.Bxb7 Rb8² Botvinnik,M] 23.Rd5 [23.Nd5 Kg7] 23...b6 24.Bf3? [24.Bc4! … ¦f1–e1–e7 ƒ 24...Ne6 25.Bh2 Nd4 26.Rb1 Bc3 27.Rc1 Bb2=] 24...Ne6! 25.Nxe6? [25.Bh2 Nd4 26.Bg2 Nf6 27.Rxd4 Geller,E 27...Bxd4 28.Re1 Bc5÷; 25.Be3] 25...fxe6 26.Rd3 [26.Rdd1? Rf8! 27.Bg4 Rxf4 28.Bxe6+ Rf7–+; 26.Rd2? Bc1 27.Rd4 e5] 26...Nc5 27.Re3 [27.Rd2 Rf8 28.d7 Rcd8] 27...e5 [27...Bd4 28.Ra3 e5 29.Bg5 Rxd6 30.Be7 Rd7 31.Bg4 Botvinnik,M] 28.Bxe5–+ [28.Rxe5!?] 28...Bxe5 29.Rxe5 Rxd6 30.Re7 Rd7 31.Rxd7 [31.Rfe1 Rcc7!] 31...Nxd7 32.Bg4 [32.Re1 ¹ 32...Kf8 33.Re3] 32...Rc7 33.Re1 [33.Bxd7 Rxd7–+] 33...Kf7 34.Kg2 [34.Be6+ ¹] 34...Nc5 35.Re3 Re7 36.Rf3+ [36.Kf3 h5!–+] 36...Kg7 37.Rc3 Re4 38.Bd1 Rd4 [38...Re1 39.Bb3 (39.Bc2? Botvinnik,M 39...Rc1) ] 39.Bc2 Kf6 40.Kf3 Kg5 41.Kg3 Ne4+ [41...Rb4 42.a3 Rd4 43.f3 a5 44.Kg2 Kh4–+ … ¤c5-e6-f4xh3; Botvinnik,M] 42.Bxe4 Rxe4 43.Ra3 [43.Rc7 Ra4 44.Rxh7 Ra3+! 45.f3 (45.Kg2 Rxa2 46.Rb7 Ra1 47.Kf3 Kf5 48.Rf7+ Ke5 49.Rg7 b5–+) 45...Rxa2 46.h4+–+] 43...Re7 [43...a5! 44.Rb3 Rb4 45.Rxb4 axb4 46.f4+ Kf5 47.Kf3 Ke6 48.Ke4 (48.Kg4 h6) 48...Kd6 49.Kd4 b5 50.Kd3 Kd5–+ Botvinnik,M] 44.Rf3 Rc7 45.a4 Rc5 [45...Rc4 46.a5 bxa5= Botvinnik,M(46...b5 47.Rf7 a6 48.h4+ Kh6 49.Rd7= Botvinnik,M) ; 45...Kh6 46.Rd3! Rc5 47.h4 Ra5 48.Rd4= Botvinnik,M] 46.7 Ra5 47.Rxh7! [47.Rf4 Rf5 48.Rc4 Rf7–+ … ¢f5] 47...Rxa4 48.h4+! Kf5 [48...Kf6 49.Rb7! Ra5 50.Kg4 b5 51.f4 a6 52.Rb6+ Kg7 53.Rb7+= Botvinnik,M] 49.Rf7+ Ke5 50.Rg7 Botvinnik,M: © 50...Ra1 51.Kf3 b5? [51...Kd5 52.Rxg6 b5 53.Ke2 Kc4 54.h5 b4 55.Rg4+ Kb5 (55...Kc3 56.Rh4 … h5-h6-h7-h8£) 56.Kd3= Botvinnik,M; 51...Kd4! 52.Rxg6 b5 53.h5 b4 54.Kg2 (54.h6! b3 (54...Rh1 55.Kg2! Rh5 56.Ra6 b3 57.Rxa7 Rxh6 58.Rb7 Kc4 59.Kf3=) 55.Rg4+ (55.h7 Rh1 56.Rg7 a5–+) 55...Kc5! (55...Kc3? 56.Rh4 b2 57.h7 b1Q 58.h8Q+; 55...Kd3? 56.Rb4 Kc2 57.Rc4+=) 56.Rg5+ Kc6! (56...Kb4 57.Rg7! b2 (57...a5? 58.Kg2!+-) 58.h7 Rh1! 59.Rxa7 Kb3 60.Rb7+ Kc2 61.Rc7+ Kd2 62.Rb7=) 57.Rg6+ Kb7! 58.Rg7+ (58.Rg4 a5–+) 58...Ka6! 59.Rg6+ (59.Kg2 b2 60.h7 b1Q 61.h8Q Qe4+–+) 59...Ka5 60.Rg5+ (60.Rg7? b2 61.Rxa7+ Kb6–+) 60...Ka4! 61.Rg4+ (61.Rg7 a5 62.Rb7 Rh1; 61.Rh5 b2 62.h7 b1Q 63.h8Q Qd3+ 64.Kf4 Re1! 65.Re5 Qd4+ 66.Kf5 Qxf2+ 67.Ke6 Qb6+–+) 61...Ka3 62.Rh4 b2 63.h7 b1Q 64.h8Q Qb3+! 65.Ke2 (65.Kf4 Qf7+; 65.Kg2 Qd5+ 66.f3 Qd2+) 65...Qd1+ 66.Ke3 Rb1!! 67.Qf8+ (67.Qc3+? Rb3; 67.Rh3 Ka2! 68.Qg8+ Qb3+–+) 67...Ka2‚) 54...b3 55.h6 b2 56.h7 Rh1! 57.Kxh1 b1Q+ 58.Kh2 Qb8+ 59.Kg1 Qh8 (59...Qe5! 60.Rg8 (60.Kf1 Qh2 61.Rg7 a5 62.Ra7 Kd3!) 60...Qe1+ 61.Kh2 Qxf2+ 62.Kh3 Qf3+!–+) 60.Rg4+ Kc3 61.Rh4 a5 62.Kg2 Kb3 63.Rh3+ Kc2 64.Rh4 a4 65.Rxa4 Qg7+! (65...Qxh7 66.Rg4= … ¦g3(-e3)) 66.Kf1 Qxh7 67.Ra2+ a) 67.Ra3 Qh1+ 68.Ke2 Qd1+ 69.Ke3 Qc1+–+; b) 67.Rg4 Qh1+ 68.Rg1 (68.Ke2 Qd1+–+) 68...Qh3+ 69.Rg2 (69.Ke1 Qf3–+) 69...Kd2 70.Kg1 Ke1 71.Rg3 Qf1+–+; 67...Kb3 68.Ra5÷] 52.h5!= [52.Rxg6 Kd4–+] 52...Ra3+ 53.Kg2 gxh5 54.Rg5+ Kd6 55.Rxb5 h4 56.f4 Kc6 57.Rb8! h3+ 58.Kh2 a5 59.f5 Kc7 60.Rb5 Kd6 61.f6 Ke6 62.Rb6+ Kf7 63.Ra6 Kg6 64.Rc6 a4 65.Ra6 Kf7 66.Rc6 Rd3 67.Ra6 a3 68.Kg1 ½–½
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