Vasily Smyslov vs Mikhail Botvinnik (1958)

Vasily Smyslov vs Mikhail Botvinnik
Botvinnik-Smyslov World Championship Rematch (1958) · Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation (B58) · 1-0

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Given 3 times; par: 59 [what's this?]

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Aug-17-06		waddayaplay: 40..Kc5? -- the last move before the time control -- loses the game. After 41.Kd3 black can't prevent b5# According to Smyslov, 40..Kc7 would have saved a draw.

Oct-01-07		whiteshark: <waddayaplay>: I guess you read Smyslov's <Secrets of rook endgames>, didn't you ?

May-21-08		whiteshark: An interesting endgame starting after <30...Kxe6>: click for larger view

May-21-08		whiteshark: Immediately <33...f5!> (w/o 33...a6) looks like a safe way to draw <34.Kc3 Re3+ 35.Rd3 Rxd3+ 36.Kxd3 g5!=> click for larger view e.g. <37.b4 g4 38.b5 f4 39.Rg8 g3 40.b6 axb6 41.axb6 Rd7+> click for larger view

May-21-08		whiteshark: <39...g5!> could have draw easily. click for larger view e.g. <40.Rb6+ Ke7 41.Rxa6 Rf8! 42.Ke5 Kd7 43.Rd6+ Kc7> click for larger view <43.Rd2 f3 44.Rf2 g4 45.Ke4 Rb8=> click for larger view

Jul-05-10		Peligroso Patzer: <waddayaplay: 40..Kc5? -- the last move before the time control -- loses the game. After 41.Kd3 black can't prevent [b4]# <According to Smyslov, 40..Kc7 would have saved a draw.>> Botvinnik also analyzes 40. � Kc7 as drawing. The following analysis appears in �Botvinnik-Smyslov: Three World Championship Matches: 1954, 1957, 1958�, by Mikhail Botvinnik, New in Chess �2009, at page 209: <40...Kc7> 41.Rxa6 Rf8 42.Rxg6 (or 42.Kf3 g5 43.Rg6 Rb8=) 42...f3 43.Rg1 Rb8! 44.Rf1 Rxb3 45.Rxf3 Rb1! (but not 45...Rb4 46.Kd5 Ra4 47.Rf7+ Kb8 48.Kc5! ) 46.Kd5 Kb7 �obtaining a well-known drawn ending�.

Jul-05-10		Peligroso Patzer: <waddayaplay: 40..Kc5? -- the last move before the time control -- loses the game. *** > BTW, although this blunder was the last move before the time control, Botvinnik still had 2-3 minutes left on his clock, per his comment in �Botvinnik-Smyslov: Three World Championship Matches: 1954, 1957, 1958�, by Mikhail Botvinnik, New in Chess �2009, at page 209.

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