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Mikhail Botvinnik vs Vasily Smyslov
Botvinnik-Smyslov World Championship Match (1954)  ·  Slav Defense: Czech Variation. Classical System (D19)  ·  1-0
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Kibitzer's Corner
Feb-25-07
Premium Chessgames Member
  mircea88: In both game 12 and game 16 of this match, Botvinnik uses the same attacking motif: advance of e and f pawns. Romanovsky (in his book "Middle game planning") discusses an older game of Alekhine where the idea was used: Alekhine-Bogolyubov 1921.
Jan-19-11  soothsayer8: What was Smyslov thinking with 34...Qf6??
Jan-19-11  diceman: <soothsayer8:
What was Smyslov thinking with 34...Qf6??>

Its actually best
(in a lost position)

The queen, rook, and knight are all attacked.
(that saves two of them)

Mar-13-12
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  talisman: <diceman> agree...the (winning?) shot seems to come earlier, f7+... and black loses d8 and pawn on d5.
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