Jozsef Szily vs Mikhail Botvinnik (1952)

Jozsef Szily vs Mikhail Botvinnik
Budapest (1952) · French Defense: Tarrasch Variation. Modern System (C03) · 1-0

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Jul-14-06		Runemaster: A good win by Szily - perhaps his first good move was avoiding the Winawer variation (then Botvinnik's favourite). From around move 33, Szily avoids the exchange of queens; it would have been hard work to win the ending against the two minor pieces with the 'a' pawn blockaded. At the end, it looks like 42.Rxf6+ will be decisive.

Oct-02-09		whiteshark: You can find this game annotated here: http://blog.chess.com/cgs/marczy-me...

Jun-16-13		Zenchess: Black was better until 24...Qe5?, allowing White all kinds of activity. The simple 24...e5 would have kept Black's material advantage intact.

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