Mikhail Botvinnik vs Pal Benko (1952)

Mikhail Botvinnik vs Pal Benko
Budapest (1952) · Slav Defense: Exchange Variation (D13) · 1/2-1/2

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Jun-10-08		RookFile: Black is doing fine here, it's hard for white to even make a serious threat.

Dec-08-09		Hesam7: I vaguely remember Benko writing about this game in print (book or article I don't remember). He talks about why he accepted the draw offer from the world champion despite being better in full detail (if I recall correctly Botvinnik offered the draw in German: "Wollen sie remis?"). Does anybody know what the actual reference is?

Dec-03-10		laskereshevsky: He wrote about that BOT's offer in his book: "Winning with Chess Psychology"

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