Fedor Parfenovich Bohatirchuk vs Mikhail Botvinnik (1935)

Fedor Parfenovich Bohatirchuk vs Mikhail Botvinnik
Russia 1935 · Four Knights Game: Spanish. Symmetrical Variation (C49) · 1-0

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Jul-20-04		Gypsy: Bohatirchuk over Botvinnik in strategy as well as in tactics. I do not like 13...Nxb3 much. Even more, I dislike 22...exd4. But Botvinnik commenced the liquidation of e4 by his exd4--Black moves 22-26 are all part of the same theme. White countered with a sublime rearrangement of his own: 24.Be1! 25.Bc3, 26.Qd3, and 27.Rf1!. It looks all too slow, it looks that White just drops a pawn--27...fxe4 28.Rxe4 Rxe4 29.fxe4 Qxe4. What now, can White compensate elsewhere? Indeed, White has prepared a subtle intermezo sequence: First 30.Nd5! where several black piecess are suddenly exposed to Nf6. Second, after 30...Qxd3, which only looks like it keeps things under control, 31.Nf6+!. Although White attack appears to proceed in an awkward, deflected manner, after 31...Kf7 32.cxd3 Black must part with a piece nonetheless. Bovinnik tries for a swindle, but after 32...Rd8!? 33.Nd5+! Nf5 34.g4 White collects the black knight. Perhaps Botvinink was hoping for the thematic 33.Nh5+? where 33...Nf5 34.g4 Kg6 or 34.Ng3 Kg6 leaves Black with extra pawn and devastating d6-d5 ready to play. A spectacular crunch by Bohatirchuk!

Jan-17-05		sergeidave: Holy Cow! This guy never gave Botvinnik a break!!

Jan-17-05		euripides: If 33..Kg8 (or g6) then presumably 34 Nd7+ Kh8 (or h7) 35 Re7 Rg8 37 Nxc8.

Mar-15-09		Richard Taylor: <Gipsy> Great summary of the game! <Benzol> tells me you saw or met this chap?

Mar-15-09		Benzol: <Richard> Your getting slightly confused. <Gypsy> nearly got arrested for trying to get a Ludek Pachman booklet containing some of his games from a library archives. It was IM Lawrence Day who knew him personally.

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