| Jul-28-06 | | Runemaster: An unusual game. Neither side moved its queen rook and the Black kingside pieces were very slow to come out. This was played in the era of adjournments, which I find a bit annoying. As is often the case, I would have liked to see White fight on here, rather than resign after adjournment analysis. Overall, the game is another good example of Botvinnik's ability to reinvent himself. It's true that Tal's health was bad at this time, but B was 50 years old and had been badly beaten in the previous years' match. Botvinnik found openings that Tal didn't combat well, particularly the Caro-Kann as in this game. Above all, B managed to reach the general type of position, especially queenless ones, where he was much stronger, while avoiding the sort of attacking positions in which Tal excelled. This always makes me think of Kramnik in the 2000 match; he managed to regularly take the games into queenless positions that neutralised Kasparov's strengths and emphasised his own. |
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| Jul-28-06 | | euripides: <This was played in the era of adjournments, which I find a bit annoying.> It was really very inconsiderate behaviour to play chess before 1990. Couldn't they have waited ? |
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| Jul-28-06 | | paladin at large: <Runemaster> Thanks for the game and comments - Botvinnik really seems to have Tal off balance from 14.....b4 onward. |
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Jul-30-06
 | | talisman: 9.bishop-e3?? for white? |
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| Jul-31-06 | | Runemaster: <euripides> <It was really very inconsiderate behaviour to play chess before 1990. Couldn't they have waited ?> Fischer obviously agreed with you - he waited until 1992. |
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Oct-06-08
 | | Breunor: Why does white resign here? Sure, black is better, up a pawn and more space, but is there a clear win for black that white should resign? |
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| Oct-06-08 | | Pyke: <Breunor> Botvinnik himself writes in his annotations after 38. ... Bf5: "Black unhesitatingly gives up his g5 pawn, since the passed f3 pawn is not dangerous. The outcome will be decided by the breakthrough of his pawns on the queenside,which White is unable to avoid." Hope this helps where to look. Also, as mentioned earlier, the game was adjourned in the final position, so Botvinnik had time to find the best plan for Black to convert his advantage. This was the 10th game, played on 10th April 1961. With this win Botvinnik increased his lead to 6,5 - 3,5. |
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Oct-07-08
| | Breunor: Thanks Pyke!
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| Apr-02-10 | | Chess Network: Science chess! :) |
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| May-01-10 | | shreyaslathi: ??? what are adjournment rules !! |
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May-01-10
 | | Open Defence: in the old days games were adjourned and resumed the next day... |
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| May-18-12 | | polarx: <Runemaster: Botvinnik found openings that Tal didn't combat well, particularly the Caro-Kann as in this game.> Caro-Kann was played 6 times in the 1960 WC Match.
3 draws. Botwinnik won 1 game. Tal won 2 games.
Caro-Kann was played 9 times in the 1961 WC Return Match. 5 draws. Botwinnik won 2 games. Tal won 2 games. According to CG.com's database, runemaster is not right. |
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Apr-22-13
 | | keypusher: <polarx: <Runemaster: Botvinnik found openings that Tal didn't combat well, particularly the Caro-Kann as in this game.>
Caro-Kann was played 6 times in the 1960 WC Match.
3 draws. Botwinnik won 1 game. Tal won 2 games.
Caro-Kann was played 9 times in the 1961 WC Return Match. 5 draws. Botwinnik won 2 games. Tal won 2 games. According to CG.com's database, runemaster is not right.> I don't think he's wrong. +1 over 15 games is not exactly what you look for with White. |
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