Mikhail Botvinnik vs Viacheslav Ragozin (1947)

Mikhail Botvinnik vs Viacheslav Ragozin
Moscow (1947) · Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Line (E40) · 1-0

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Given 20 times; par: 49 [what's this?]

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Mar-14-03		Bionic Brain: A Couple of things - 1) After 11.e4, White's central superiority is very difficult to challenge - Botvinnik has the Bishop pair and a stable space advantage. Botvinnik makes these look sufficient to win the game, but note how vigorously he has to play. 2)After 20.Qd2! why didn't Ragozin resign? There doesn't seem to be a satisfactory defence for Black.

Mar-15-03		bishop: White's 26th move is of course a typo, it should be Bg1 instead of Kg1.

Mar-15-03		ughaibu: Is this from the match in which Ragaozin was instructed to blow smoke in Botvinnik's face?

Dec-03-03		Resignation Trap: No training match here, this was played in Moscow at the Tchigorin Memorial Tournament on December 12, 1947, round 11. Bishop is correct, 26. Bg1 was played. Black played passively, and preventing Botvinnik's bind by 7...d5 is one improvement. Black should have played for the lever of f7-f5 to get any counterplay, and 14...Ne4 (instead of 14...Ne5?) should have been tried. Failing this, Botvinnik's energetic advance of his g and f Pawns made Ragozin's Knights look very clumsy indeed. Botvinnik finished first in this tournament, while Ragozin was second in a very strong field.

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