Mikhail Botvinnik vs Ilia Abramovich Kan (1931)

Mikhail Botvinnik vs Ilia Abramovich Kan
USSR Championship (1931) · Dutch Defense: Classical Variation. General (A96) · 1-0

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Given 36 times; par: 59 [what's this?]

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Aug-31-04		Whitehat1963: Botvinnik unleashes a devastating pin!

Jul-22-06		notyetagm: 24 e6! is a wicked <DISCOVERED DEFLECTION> against the <WEAK BACK RANK>. <DISCOVERED DEFLECTION>: use the masking piece (White d5-queen) to exploit the looseness (back rank d8-mating focal point) created by the unmasking of the rear piece (White d1-rook) by taking what the newly overworked defender (Black e8-rook) no longer defends (the e-file in general, the e6-square in particular, 24 e6!). The White queen on e6 is immune to capture because of Black's <WEAK BACK RANK>: 24 ... xe6?? 25 d8+ e8 26 xe8+ f8 27 xf8#. 24 e6! x?? <deflection from d8> 25 d8+ e8 26 x+ f8 27 x#

Jul-07-07		fictionist: The move 24.Qe6! reminds of a game with a "take my wife" pun. Can anyone tell me please about it?

Jul-07-07		WannaBe: Well, 'Take My Wife, Please' was accredited to one Henny Youngman. King of the one-liners, as far as I'm concerned. And a hero/motivator for me personally.

Jul-07-07		ganstaman: <fictionist: The move 24.Qe6! reminds of a game with a "take my wife" pun. Can anyone tell me please about it?> E Z Adams vs Carlos Torre, 1920

Oct-09-07		fictionist: Thanks a lot Wannabe and ganstaman!

Jun-07-08		Jonathan Sarfati: Compare this 24. e6 with 33. e6 in Rubinstein vs Maroczy, 1920

Dec-05-12		Chris1971: Who would guess that 10)Ba3 would create such havoc! Botvinnik 10 moves later still clings to this diagonal with the hard to find 20)Bc5 keeping mating threats very much alive. A very instructive game and a personal favorite.

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