[Event "World Championship 22th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1958.03.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Smyslov, Vassily"]
[Black "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B11"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "1958.03.04"]
[EventRounds "23"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. h3 Bxf3 5. Qxf3 Nf6 6. d3 e6 7. Be2 Nbd7 8.
Qg3 g6 9. O-O Bg7 10. Bf4 Qb6 11. Rab1 O-O 12. Bc7 Qd4 13. Bf3 e5 14. Bd6 Rfe8
15. Ba3 dxe4 16. dxe4 b5 17. Rfd1 (17. Bg4 b4 18. Rfd1) (17. Kh1 b4) 17... Qb6
18. b3 Nc5 19. Bc1 Qc7 20. Be3 Ne6 21. a4 a6 22. b4 Rad8 23. Be2 Qe7 24. axb5
axb5 25. Rxd8 Rxd8 26. Bb6 Ra8 27. f3 Ra3 28. Qe1 Bh6 29. Bf1 Nd4 30. Bc5 Qe6
31. Bd3 Nd7 32. Bxd4 exd4 33. Ne2 Be3+ 34. Kh1 Ne5 35. Qf1 Qd6 36. f4 Nxd3 37.
cxd3 Rxd3 38. Qf3 Rd2 39. Rf1 Qxb4 40. e5 Qc4 41. Ng3 Rc2 42. f5 Rc1 43. e6
fxe6 44. fxg6 Rxf1+ 45. Nxf1 hxg6 46. Qf6 b4 47. Kh2 g5 48. Nxe3 dxe3 49. Qxg5+
Kf7 50. Qxe3 b3 51. Qe5 c5 52. Qc7+ Kg6 53. Qb8 Kf5 54. Qf8+ Ke4 55. Qf6 Qd5
56. Qf3+ Kd4 57. Qd1+ Ke5 58. Qe2+ Kd6 59. Qa6+ Ke7 60. Qa7+ Kf6 61. Qh7 Qe5+
62. Kh1 b2 0-1

[Event "World Championship 22th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1958.03.06"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Black "Smyslov, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E81"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1958.03.04"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "23"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 a6 7. Bd3 Nc6 8. Nge2
Rb8 9. a3 Nd7 10. Bb1 Na5 11. Ba2 b5 12. cxb5 axb5 13. b4 Nc4 14. Bxc4 bxc4 15.
O-O c6 16. Qd2 Nb6 17. Bh6 Bxh6 18. Qxh6 f6 19. a4 Na8 20. Rfb1 f5 21. Qe3 fxe4
22. fxe4 Nc7 23. d5 cxd5 24. exd5 Bb7 25. Rf1 Qd7 26. Qd4 e6 27. dxe6 Nxe6 28.
Qg4 Rfe8 29. Nd4 Qg7 30. Rad1 Nc7 31. Qf4 Re5 32. Nc6 Bxc6 33. Qxc4+ d5 34.
Qxc6 Rd8 35. Qb6 Qe7 36. Qd4 Qd6 37. Rfe1 Rde8 38. Rxe5 Rxe5 39. b5 Ne6 40. Qa7
d4 41. Ne4 1-0

[Event "World Championship 22th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1958.03.11"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Smyslov, Vassily"]
[Black "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B19"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "1958.03.04"]
[EventRounds "23"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. Bd3
Bxd3 9. Qxd3 Qc7 10. Bd2 Ngf6 11. O-O-O e6 12. Kb1 O-O-O 13. c4 c5 14. Bc3 cxd4
15. Nxd4 a6 16. Qe2 Bd6 17. Ne4 Nxe4 18. Qxe4 Nf6 19. Qe2 Rd7 20. Rc1 Qc5 21.
Nb3 Qf5+ 22. Rc2 Bc7 23. c5 Rd5 24. c6 Bb6 25. Nd2 Qd3 26. Nc4 Bc7 27. Qxd3
Rxd3 28. Ne5 $4 (28. Be5 $14) 28... Rxc3 29. cxb7+ Kxb7 30. Rxc3 Bxe5 31. Rb3+
Ka7 32. Rc1 Rb8 33. Rxb8 Kxb8 34. Rc4 Nd5 35. Kc2 h5 36. b4 Kb7 37. Kb3 Bd6 38.
a3 Bc7 39. Rc2 Bb6 40. Kc4 Nf4 41. g3 Nh3 42. f3 Ng1 43. f4 Nf3 44. a4 Nd4 45.
Rd2 Nf5 46. a5 Be3 47. Rd8 Bf2 48. b5 Kc7 49. Rg8 axb5+ 50. Kxb5 Bxg3 51. a6
Bf2 52. Ka5 g6 53. Ra8 Be1+ 54. Kb5 Nd6+ 55. Ka4 Nc8 56. Kb5 Bf2 57. Ka5 Ba7
58. Kb5 f6 59. Kb4 e5 60. fxe5 fxe5 61. Kc3 Bb8 62. Kd3 Nb6 63. a7 Nxa8 64.
axb8=Q+ Kxb8 65. Ke4 Nb6 66. Kxe5 Nd7+ 0-1

[Event "World Championship 22th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1958.03.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Black "Smyslov, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E80"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1958.03.04"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "23"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. c4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. d4 d6 4. Nc3 a6 5. Be3 Nf6 6. f3 c6 7. Bd3 b5 8. Qd2 (8.
e5 $1) 8... bxc4 (8... O-O 9. Nge2 Nbd7 10. O-O) 9. Bxc4 d5 10. Bb3 dxe4 11.
Nxe4 $6 (11. fxe4 Ng4 (11... e5 12. Nf3 $1 $16 {Botvinnik}) 12. Nf3 Nxe3 13.
Qxe3 O-O 14. h4 Bg4 15. h5 Bxh5 16. O-O-O $14 {Vranesic-Benko,Ottawa,1964})
11... O-O 12. Ne2 a5 13. O-O (13. N2c3) 13... a4 14. Bc4 Nbd7 (14... Nxe4 15.
fxe4 c5 16. Bh6 Bg4 $15) 15. Rac1 Rb8 $13 16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. Nc3 Nb6 18. Be2
Be6 19. Rfd1 Bg7 20. Bh6 Bxh6 21. Qxh6 f6 22. Rd2 Bf7 23. h4 Qd7 24. a3 Rfd8
25. Ne4 Qe8 26. Bf1 Bd5 27. Nc5 Qf8 28. Qxf8+ Kxf8 29. Na6 Rbc8 30. Nb4 Bb3 31.
Rxc6 Rxc6 32. Nxc6 Rd6 33. Na5 Ba2 34. Nb7 Rd5 35. Nc5 e5 36. Ne4 Rxd4 37. Rxd4
exd4 38. Nxf6 Ke7 39. Nxh7 Bb1 40. Ba6 Nd5 41. Kf2 Ne3 42. Be2 Ke6 43. Ng5+ Kd5
44. Ne4 Bxe4 45. fxe4+ Kxe4 46. g4 Kf4 47. h5 gxh5 48. gxh5 Kg5 49. Kf3 1-0

[Event "World Championship 22th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1958.04.03"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Black "Smyslov, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A12"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1958.03.04"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "23"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 c6 3. Nf3 d5 4. b3 Bf5 5. Bg2 e6 6. Bb2 Nbd7 7. O-O h6 8. d3
Be7 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. a3 (10. Ne5 Nxe5 11. Bxe5 Bd6 $5 12. Bb2 Bh7 13. Nf3 Qe7
14. Rc1 e5 15. cxd5 cxd5 16. d4 e4 17. Ne5 {1/2:1/2,Kavalek,L-Karpov,An,
Amsterdam 1981}) 10... a5 (10... Bh7 $5 {/\} 11. b4 a5 $132) 11. Qc2 {/\Bc3,
Qb2,b4} (11. Rc1) (11. Ra2 $5 {/\Qa1}) 11... Bh7 $1 (11... Qb6 $6 12. Bc3 $14)
12. Bc3 b5 $1 (12... Qb8 13. Qb2 Bd6 $10) 13. cxb5 cxb5 14. b4 $2 (14. Bd4 $142
{/\} b4 15. a4) 14... Qc7 {/\Rfc8} (14... Rc8 $1 15. Qb2 Nb6 16. Bd4 Na4 17.
Qb3 axb4 18. axb4 Qd6 $1 19. Rfb1 Nd7 $17 {><b4[+],Chomet,P-Sonntag,H,Chanac
op 1989}) 15. Qb2 (15. bxa5 Rfc8 16. Rfc1 b4 $36) 15... Nb6 16. Be5 Qd7 17. Nb3
axb4 18. axb4 Rxa1 19. Rxa1 Na4 (19... Bxb4 $2 20. Qd4 $18) 20. Qd2 (20. Qd4 $2
Ne8 {/\f6}) 20... Rc8 21. Rc1 (21. Bh3 Qb7 {/\Nd7><b4}) 21... Rxc1+ 22. Nxc1
Ne8 $2 (22... Qc8 $1 $36 {/\Nd7-b8-a6><b4 Botvinnik}) 23. Nd4 $1 Kf8 (23... f6
24. Bh3 $1) 24. Bh3 Bg8 {/\f6} 25. Ndb3 f6 26. Ba1 $1 {/\d4,Nc5} Qa7 27. d4 $14
Nd6 (27... Nb6 $142 $5) 28. Qa2 Nc4 29. Nc5 (29. Nd3 $142 Qa6 $1 $14) 29...
Bxc5 30. dxc5 (30. bxc5 Qa5 $36) 30... e5 (30... Qf7 $1 31. Qc2 Qh5 $10 {
Botvinnik}) 31. Qb1 $36 d4 32. Qf5 Qc7 (32... Nxc5 $2 33. Qc8+ Kf7 34. bxc5
Qxa1 35. Be6+ Kg6 36. Qe8+ $18) 33. Nd3 Bf7 34. Qh7 Bg8 35. Qe4 $1 Bf7 36. Qa8+
Be8 37. Bg2 $16 Ke7 38. f4 Ne3 (38... Nc3 $1 39. fxe5 (39. Bxc3 dxc3 40. Qa1 c2
41. Qc1 Bc6 $1 $10) 39... fxe5 40. c6 $1 {Prins} Nxe2+ 41. Kf2 Nc3 42. Qb7 Kd6
43. Bxc3 dxc3 44. Nc5 Bxc6 45. Bxc6 Qxc6 46. Ne4+ Kd5 47. Nxc3+ Kd6 48. Nxb5+
Kd5 49. Qf7+ $1 $18) 39. fxe5 fxe5 40. Qe4 Nxg2 41. Nxe5 $18 (41. Nxe5 Ne3 42.
Bxd4 Nd1 43. Nc4+ Kf8 44. Nd6 Bc6 45. Qh7) 1-0

[Event "World Championship 22th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1958.04.08"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Black "Smyslov, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A16"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "1958.03.04"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "23"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Rb1 Nd7 8.
c4 $6 (8. h4 $142) (8. Nf3 $14) 8... O-O 9. Nf3 Rb8 $6 (9... e5 $142 $10) 10.
O-O b6 11. d4 e5 12. Ba3 Re8 13. dxe5 (13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Qxd1 15. Rbxd1 (
15. Rfxd1 Bf5 16. e4 Be6 $10) 15... Bxe5 16. Bc6 Bh3 17. Bxe8 Rxe8 $1 18. Rfe1
Bc3 $10) 13... Bb7 $1 14. Qc2 (14. Qa4 $5 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. Bxb7 Rxb7 17.
Qc6 Qc8 18. Rfd1 Re6 19. Qd7 Rb8 $10) 14... Nxe5 15. Rfd1 Qc8 16. Nxe5 Bxg2 17.
Kxg2 Rxe5 {/\Rh5} 18. Rd5 Qe6 19. Rxe5 Bxe5 20. Rd1 Re8 (20... Qc6+ 21. Rd5 $1
{/\} (21. Kg1 b5 $15) 21... b5 $2 22. Qe4 $18 {Botvinnik}) 21. Qe4 Bf6 22. Qxe6
Rxe6 23. Kf3 $10 Rc6 24. Rc1 Bd4 25. e3 Bc5 26. Bb2 f5 27. Ke2 Kf7 28. h3 {/\g4
} Be7 29. a4 h5 (29... Rc5 30. Kd3 Ra5 31. Ra1 Bf6 32. Bc3 $1 $10 {Botvinnik})
30. Kd3 h4 $2 (30... Bf6 $10) 31. g4 $1 $36 Rc5 (31... fxg4 32. hxg4 {/\f4,e4
[+]}) 32. Bc3 Rc6 (32... Bf6 $142 $14) 33. Rg1 $16 Rd6+ 34. Kc2 Bf6 35. gxf5
gxf5 36. Bxf6 Kxf6 (36... Rxf6 37. Rg5 f4 38. e4 $16) 37. Rg8 Rc6 38. Kc3 a6 {
/\b5} 39. Rh8 Kg5 40. Rg8+ Kf6 41. Rh8 Kg5 42. Kd4 Rc5 (42... Rd6+ $6 43. Ke5)
43. Rh7 (43. f4+ Kg6 44. Rxh4 Ra5 $10) 43... Kg6 (43... Rc6 44. f4+ Kg6 45.
Rxh4 Rc5 46. Rh8 Ra5 47. Rc8 $16) 44. Rd7 $1 Kf6 45. Rd5 Rc6 {/\Ke6,Rd6=} 46.
Kc3 Re6 (46... Ke6 $2 47. Rd4) (46... Rd6 47. Rxd6+ cxd6 48. Kd4 Ke6 49. f3 Ke7
50. Kd5 Kd7 51. f4 a5 52. e4 $18 {Botvinnik}) 47. Rd4 Kg5 48. Rd7 Rc6 49. Kb4
$1 {/\Rd8-a8} Kf6 50. Rd4 $1 Kg5 51. Rd8 Re6 52. Rc8 f4 (52... c5+ 53. Kc3 f4
54. Rg8+ $18) 53. exf4+ Kxf4 54. Rxc7 Kf3 55. Rh7 Re4 56. Rh6 b5 (56... Kg2 57.
Rxb6 Kxh3 58. Rxa6 Kg2 59. a5 h3 60. Rg6+ Kxf2 61. Rh6 Kg2 62. a6 Re1 63. c5
Ra1 64. Kb5 Rb1+ 65. Kc6 h2 66. a7 Ra1 67. Kb7 Rb1+ 68. Ka8 Rc1 69. c6 h1=Q (
69... Rxc6 70. Rxh2+ Kxh2 71. Kb7) 70. Rxh1 Kxh1 71. Kb7 Rb1+ 72. Ka6 Ra1+ 73.
Kb6 Rb1+ 74. Kc5 Rc1+ 75. Kb4 $18 {Averbah}) 57. axb5 (57. Rxa6 $142 bxc4 58.
Rc6 c3+ 59. Kb3 Kxf2 60. Rxc3 $18) 57... axb5 58. Rf6+ Kg2 59. Kxb5 Re2 (59...
Re1 $1 {/\} 60. c5 Rb1+ 61. Ka6 Kxh3 62. Rf4 Ra1+ 63. Kb6 Rb1+ 64. Kc7 Rh1 $3
$10 {Botvinnik}) 60. c5 Rb2+ 61. Ka6 Ra2+ (61... Kxh3 62. Rf4 $18) 62. Kb7 Rb2+
63. Rb6 Rc2 (63... Rxf2 64. Rb3) 64. c6 Kxh3 65. c7 Kg2 66. Rc6 Rb2+ 67. Rb6
Rc2 68. f4 1-0

[Event "World Championship 22th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1958.04.19"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Black "Smyslov, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A16"]
[PlyCount "147"]
[EventDate "1958.03.04"]
[EventRounds "23"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Qb3 Nc6 8.
Nf3 O-O 9. O-O Na5 10. Qc2 c5 11. d3 Bf5 12. e4 Bd7 13. Bg5 Rc8 14. Qd2 Bb5 15.
Rfd1 Ba4 16. Re1 f6 17. Bh6 Bxh6 18. Qxh6 Qxd3 19. e5 Nc6 20. Re3 Qc2 21. exf6
exf6 22. Rae1 Rcd8 23. Bh3 (23. Nd4 cxd4 (23... Nxd4 24. Re7) 24. Bd5+ Kh8 (
24... Rxd5)) (23. Re7) 23... Ne5 24. Nxe5 fxe5 25. f4 Bc6 26. Qg5 (26. Rxe5)
26... Rde8 (26... Rd2 27. Be6+) 27. Rxe5 Qxc3 28. Rxe8 Bxe8 29. Qe5 Qxe5 30.
Rxe5 b6 31. Re7 a5 32. Rb7 Rf6 33. Rb8 Kf7 34. Kf2 Rd6 35. Ke3 Ba4 36. Rb7+ Kg8
37. Rb8+ Kg7 38. Rb7+ Kg8 39. Rb8+ Kf7 40. Rb7+ Kf8 41. Rxh7 c4 42. Rc7 b5 43.
Ke4 b4 44. Rxc4 Rd2 45. Ke5 Rxa2 46. Rc8+ Be8 47. Bd7 Re2+ 48. Kf6 g5 49. fxg5
Rf2+ 50. Ke5 Re2+ 51. Kf4 b3 52. Rb8 b2 53. Bxe8 Rxe8 54. Rxb2 a4 55. Ra2 Ra8
56. Ra3 Kf7 57. h4 Kg6 58. Ke4 Kh5 59. Kd4 Rd8+ 60. Kc4 Re8 61. Kd5 Rd8+ 62.
Ke5 Ra8 63. Kd5 Rd8+ 64. Kc5 Rb8 65. Rxa4 Rb3 66. Kd6 Rxg3 67. Ke7 Rb3 68. Ra6
Rb7+ 69. Kf6 Rb4 70. Rd6 Ra4 71. Re6 Rb4 72. Kf7 Rb7+ 73. Re7 Rb5 74. Kg7 1-0

[Event "World Championship 22th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1958.04.19"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Black "Smyslov, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A16"]
[PlyCount "147"]
[EventDate "1958.03.04"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "23"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Qb3 Nc6 8.
Nf3 O-O 9. O-O Na5 10. Qc2 c5 11. d3 Bf5 12. e4 Bd7 13. Bg5 Rc8 14. Qd2 Bb5 15.
Rfd1 Ba4 16. Re1 f6 17. Bh6 Bxh6 18. Qxh6 Qxd3 19. e5 Nc6 20. Re3 Qc2 21. exf6
exf6 22. Rae1 Rcd8 23. Bh3 Ne5 24. Nxe5 fxe5 25. f4 Bc6 26. Qg5 Rde8 27. Rxe5
Qxc3 28. Rxe8 Bxe8 29. Qe5 Qxe5 30. Rxe5 b6 31. Re7 a5 32. Rb7 Rf6 33. Rb8 Kf7
34. Kf2 Rd6 35. Ke3 Ba4 36. Rb7+ Kg8 37. Rb8+ Kg7 38. Rb7+ Kg8 39. Rb8+ Kf7 40.
Rb7+ Kf8 41. Rxh7 c4 42. Rc7 b5 43. Ke4 b4 44. Rxc4 Rd2 45. Ke5 Rxa2 46. Rc8+
Be8 47. Bd7 Re2+ 48. Kf6 g5 49. fxg5 Rf2+ 50. Ke5 Re2+ 51. Kf4 b3 52. Rb8 b2
53. Bxe8 Rxe8 54. Rxb2 a4 55. Ra2 Ra8 56. Ra3 Kf7 57. h4 Kg6 58. Ke4 Kh5 59.
Kd4 Rd8+ 60. Kc4 Re8 61. Kd5 Rd8+ 62. Ke5 Ra8 63. Kd5 Rd8+ 64. Kc5 Rb8 65. Rxa4
Rb3 66. Kd6 Rxg3 67. Ke7 Rb3 68. Ra6 Rb7+ 69. Kf6 Rb4 70. Rd6 Ra4 71. Re6 Rb4
72. Kf7 Rb7+ 73. Re7 Rb5 74. Kg7 1-0

[Event "URS-ch22"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1955.02.12"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Antoshin, Vladimir S"]
[Black "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C19"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1955.02.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Qc7 7. Nf3 Ne7 (7...
Nd7 8. Bd3 Nb6 9. O-O (9. a4 Bd7 10. a5 Na4 $1) 9... c4 10. Be2 Na4 11. Bd2 Bd7
12. Re1 (12. Ne1 Ne7 13. g3 O-O-O 14. Ng2 f6) 12... Ne7 13. Ng5 h6 14. Nh3
O-O-O 15. Nf4 $14 {Panov-Lublinsky/URS/1944/}) 8. Bd3 (8. a4 Nd7 9. Be2 f6 10.
exf6 gxf6 11. c4 $1) 8... Nd7 9. O-O {"Here and subsequently White refrains
from P-QR4 so as not to give Black the counterchances associated with the win
of this pawn.  White is prepared to allow a knight to settle on his QR4 ..." 
(Botvinnik)} (9. a4 Qa5 10. O-O c4 11. Be2 Nb6 12. Ba3 Nxa4) 9... c4 10. Be2
Nb6 11. Ne1 $1 {"To be followed by its transfer to KN2 where it will be well
placed." (Botvinnik)} (11. a4 a5 (11... Bd7 12. a5 Na4 {"... and the QRP is
doomed." (Botvinnik)}) 12. Ba3 Nxa4 13. Bd6 Qc6 14. Qd2) 11... Na4 12. Bd2 Bd7
(12... Qa5 $2 13. Bg4 Nxc3 $2 14. Qf3 $18) 13. g3 O-O-O 14. Ng2 f6 15. exf6 $1
gxf6 16. Bg4 $1 Ng6 (16... e5 $5) 17. Re1 Rde8 (17... e5 $142 $1 $14 {
(Botvinnik}) 18. Qf3 $1 {"A very unpleasant move for Black.  The queen now
guards the QBP thereby freeing the QB." (Botvinnik)} Rhf8 19. Bh6 Rf7 20. Nf4
Qd6 (20... Nxf4 $2 21. Bxf4 e5 22. Bh5 $1) 21. Re3 e5 {"Leading to a lost
position, but it seems there was no longer any satisfactory defense." 
(Botvinnik)} (21... f5 22. Bh5 Rg8 23. Rae1 $16 {(Botvinnik)}) 22. Nxg6 hxg6
23. dxe5 Rxe5 24. Bf4 Rfe7 (24... Rxe3 25. Qxe3 $16 {(Botvinnik)}) 25. Bxe5
fxe5 26. Qf8+ Kc7 27. Bxd7 Qxd7 28. Rae1 e4 29. Qf6 Qd6 30. Qxd6+ {"The
exchange of queens is only one of many ways to win." (Botvinnik)} Kxd6 31. f4
$2 {"A slight piece of carelessness.  He ought not to let Black have a
protected passed pawn." (Botvinnik)} (31. f3 $1 Nc5 32. h4 $16) 31... b5 32.
Kg2 $2 {"But this is very careless.  After 32 P-N4 White's position remained a
winning one whereas now he has to start thinking in terms of how to draw it!" 
(Botvinnik)} (32. g4 $142 $16 {(Botvinnik)}) 32... Nxc3 $3 {"This sacrifice
has to be accepted as otherwise Black creates two united passed pawns." 
(Botvinnik)} 33. Rxc3 d4 34. a4 dxc3 35. axb5 Kc5 36. g4 $6 (36. Kf2 $1 Rd7 37.
Rxe4 Rd2+ 38. Re2 Kxb5 39. Rxd2 cxd2 40. Ke2 c3 41. f5 $132 {(Botvinnik)})
36... Rd7 37. Re2 Kxb5 38. h4 a5 39. h5 gxh5 40. g5 Rd2 41. Kf2 h4 42. g6 Rxe2+
43. Kxe2 h3 44. g7 h2 45. g8=Q h1=Q 46. Qd5+ {This endgame appears in
"Encyclopedia of Chess Endings, Volume IV," position #969.} Kb4 47. f5 (47.
Qd6+ Ka4 48. Qc6+ Ka3 49. Qc5+ Kb2 50. Qb6+ Kxc2 $19 {(Botvinnik)}) 47... Qf3+
48. Ke1 Qe3+ 49. Kd1 Qf2 $1 (49... Qf2 50. Qd6+ Ka4 51. Qc6+ Ka3 52. Qd6+ Ka2
$19 {(Botvinnik)}) 0-1

[Event "Alekhine Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1956.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Padevsky, Nikola"]
[Black "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B88"]
[Annotator "Chekhov"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1956.??.??"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bc4 e6 7. O-O Be7 8.
Be3 O-O 9. Bb3 Na5 (9... Bd7 $5) (9... Qa5 $5) 10. f4 b6 11. Qf3 $6 (11. e5 $1
Ne8 12. f5 $1 dxe5 13. fxe6 Nxb3 14. Nc6 Qd6 15. Qxd6 Bxd6 16. axb3 Bxe6 17.
Nb5 $14 (17. Rxa7 $5)) 11... Bb7 12. g4 Rc8 13. g5 Rxc3 $1 14. bxc3 $6 (14.
gxf6 Rxe3 15. Qxe3 Bxf6 16. Rad1 Nxb3 17. axb3 a6 $17 {Rubanov-Borisenko,G/
corr/1960/}) 14... Nxe4 15. Qg4 Qc8 16. Rf3 (16. f5 e5 (16... Qxc3 17. Rae1
Bxg5 18. Bxg5) 17. Nf3 Nxb3 18. axb3 Qxc3 19. Rae1 d5) 16... Nxb3 17. axb3 f5
$1 18. Qh4 (18. gxf6 $5 Rxf6 19. f5 exf5 20. Nxf5 Bf8 {/\ Rg6/}) (18. Qh3 e5)
18... e5 19. Rh3 h6 20. Qh5 Qxc3 21. Rd1 exd4 22. Bd2 (22. gxh6 dxe3 23. hxg7
Qxg7+ $19) (22. Bxd4 Qxc2 23. gxh6 Nf6 $19) 22... Qc6 $19 23. gxh6 Ng5 (23...
Nf6 24. Qg6) 24. Rg3 Qh1+ 25. Kf2 Ne4+ (25... Ne4+ 26. Ke2 Nxg3+ $19 (26...
Ba6+ $19)) 0-1

[Event "Alekhine Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1956.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Black "Najdorf, Miguel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E42"]
[Annotator "Chekhov"]
[PlyCount "145"]
[EventDate "1956.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. d4 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Nge2 d5 6. a3 cxd4 7. axb4 dxc3 8.
Nxc3 O-O (8... dxc4 9. Qxd8+ Kxd8 10. Bxc4 Nbd7 11. O-O Ke7 12. e4 b6 13. f3
$16 {Uhlmann,W-Larsen,B/DDR-DEN/1957/}) 9. cxd5 Nxd5 (9... exd5 10. Be2 Nc6 11.
b5 Ne7 12. O-O Be6 13. b3 a6 14. Bb2 axb5 15. Nxb5 Rxa1 16. Qxa1 $16 {Hort,
V-Karaklajic,N/Palma de Mallorca/1967/}) 10. Nxd5 Qxd5 (10... exd5 11. Be2 Be6
12. O-O $16 {Garcia,R-Sanguineti,R/Buenos Aires/1962/}) 11. Qxd5 exd5 12. Bd2
$16 Bf5 (12... Na6 $5 {/\ Bd7,Nc7,Bb5/}) 13. Bc3 Na6 $1 (13... Nd7 14. Be2 $16)
14. Bxa6 (14. Be2 Nc7 15. O-O Bd7 {/\ Bb5/}) 14... bxa6 15. Rxa6 Bd3 16. Ra5
Bc4 17. Kd2 a6 18. Rc5 $1 $16 Rfd8 19. g4 (19. Kc2 Rd7 20. e4 Rad8 21. Rd1 Be2
22. Rd2 Bb5 23. exd5 f6 $16) 19... h6 20. h4 Rd7 21. Rb1 Re8 (21... Bb3 22. b5
$16) 22. b3 Bb5 23. Rg1 Kh7 24. Bd4 Re6 25. f3 Re8 26. h5 f6 27. Rgc1 (27. f4
Rf8 28. Rg3 Re8 29. Rc1 {/\ g5,Rcg1/}) 27... Kg8 28. Rc7 $6 (28. Rg1 $1) 28...
Rxc7 $1 29. Rxc7 Rd8 30. Bc5 Ra8 $6 (30... Rd7 $5 31. Rc8+ Kh7 $1 (31... Kf7 $4
32. f4 {/\ f5,Rf8#/}) 32. Ra8 Bf1 33. f4 Bb5 34. f5 Rb7 35. Bd4 Rf7 36. Rd8 Rd7
37. Rf8 Bf1 38. g5 hxg5 (38... fxg5 39. f6 g6 40. Rh8+ $1 $18) 39. h6 g4 40.
hxg7 Rxg7 41. Bxf6 g3 $1) 31. Ke1 Bd3 $6 (31... Rd8 $5) 32. Rd7 $1 Bc2 33. Rxd5
Bxb3 34. Rd3 (34. Rd7 $6 Bc4 35. Rc7 a5 $1) 34... Bc4 35. Rc3 Bb5 36. Bd4 Be8 (
36... a5 $2 37. Rc5) 37. Rc5 Rb8 38. Bc3 Rd8 39. Bd4 Rb8 40. Bc3 Rd8 41. e4 Rd3
$6 (41... Rd6 $5 42. Kf2 (42. e5 Rc6 $1 43. exf6 gxf6) 42... Rc6 43. Ke3 Rxc5
44. bxc5 Kf7 45. Kd4 Ke6 46. f4 Bc6 47. f5+ Kf7 48. Ke3 Bd7 49. Kf4 Bc6 50. e5
Bb7 $1 51. e6+ Ke7 52. Ke3 Bc6 53. Bd2 Bb7 54. Kd4 Bf3 55. g5 hxg5 56. Bxg5
Bxh5 $1 (56... fxg5 57. h6 gxh6 58. Ke5 $18) 57. c6 Kd6 $10) 42. Ke2 Bb5 (42...
Rd6 43. e5 $1 fxe5 44. Bxe5 Rc6 45. Bc3 Rxc5 46. bxc5 $16) 43. Rxb5 Rxc3 44.
Rb8+ Kf7 (44... Kh7 45. f4 Rg3 46. e5 fxe5 47. fxe5 Rxg4 48. Kd3 $16) 45. Rb7+
Kf8 46. Rb8+ Kf7 47. Rb7+ Kf8 48. Kf2 Rb3 49. Rb6 Ra3 50. Rb8+ Kf7 51. Rb7+ Kf8
(51... Kg8 52. f4) 52. Kg3 a5 53. b5 a4 54. Kf4 Rb3 55. b6 $6 (55. Kf5 Rxf3+
56. Ke6 Kg8 57. Kd5 $18) 55... Kg8 $6 (55... Rb5 $1 56. Ra7 Rxb6 57. Rxa4 Rb5
58. Ra3 Kf7) 56. Kf5 Rb5+ (56... Rxf3+ $2 57. Kg6 $18) 57. Ke6 a3 58. f4 $1 a2
(58... Kh7 59. Kd7 a2 60. Ra7 Rxb6 61. Rxa2 $16) 59. Ra7 Rxb6+ 60. Kf5 Rb7 (
60... Rb2 61. Kg6 Kf8 62. Ra8+ Ke7 63. Kxg7 Rg2 64. Ra7+ Ke6 65. f5+ Ke5 66.
Ra5+ Kxe4 67. Kxf6 Kd3 68. g5 $1 $18) 61. Rxa2 Kf7 62. Ra5 Rc7 63. Rd5 Ra7 64.
e5 fxe5 65. fxe5 Ke7 (65... Rb7 66. Rd7+ $1) 66. e6 Ra4 (66... Ra6 67. Rd7+ Kf8
68. Kg6 $1 Rxe6+ 69. Kh7 $18) 67. g5 $1 hxg5 68. Rd7+ Kf8 69. Rf7+ Kg8 70. Kg6
g4 71. h6 $1 gxh6 (71... Ra8 72. hxg7 g3 73. e7 g2 74. Rf8+ $18) 72. e7 Ra8 73.
Rf6 (73. Rf6 g3 74. Rd6 Re8 75. Rd8 $18) 1-0

