David Bronstein vs Mikhail Botvinnik (1951)

David Bronstein vs Mikhail Botvinnik
Botvinnik-Bronstein World Championship Match (1951) · Dutch Defense: Rubinstein Variation (A84) · 1/2-1/2

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Sep-21-06		Resignation Trap: April 6-7, 1951 Botvinnik's journal entry prior to this game: "The decisive stage of the match is beginning. 1) <time.> 2) deep calculation and technique; 3) irony and composure; 4) <procedure> - <Ragozin,> 5) <drag things out. Let's go!>"

Sep-21-06		Resignation Trap: Botvinnik's assessment of this game was short and sour: "Terrible - 1) time trouble, 2) weak analysis (shameful)."

Sep-21-06		keypusher: <irony and composure>? Starting to wonder about these translations. What did Botvinnik mean by <irony>? Had he been hanging out with Alanis Morissette?

Sep-21-06		Resignation Trap: <keypusher> Sometimes these translations leave me puzzled as well. They were done by Kenneth P Neat who is also responsible for calling the opening of Karpov vs Miles, 1980 the "Incorrect Defence" instead of the well-established term of "Irregular Defence".

Sep-21-06		Uzi: <irony and composure> May be a literary allusion. Maybe Lenin, Gorky, Chekhov, Lermontov, Feuerbach.

Sep-21-06		keypusher: <They were done by Kenneth P Neat who is also responsible for calling the opening of Karpov vs Miles, 1980 the "Incorrect Defence" instead of the well-established term of "Irregular Defence".> Oh, Mr. Neat is dead-on there. :-)

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