Apr-20-04
 | | Honza Cervenka: Good performance of old Botvinnik with a pretty finish. If 37.Ke2, then 37...Ng3+ and 38...Qc1#. |
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Jul-09-04
 | | Gypsy: Botvinnik's combinations are pretty unusual. One wonders how far ahead he was preparing it. |
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Jul-09-04
| | Gypsy: Perhaps the last great game of Botvinnik, his farewell? |
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| Jul-09-04 | | ajit: And if 35... d1, 36. d3+ d2. 37. xd4 xd3. 38.exd3 +  - |
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Jul-09-04
 | | Benzol: Chess Stars Mikhail Botvinnik Games II 1951 - 1970 says that this game was played in the 4th Preliminary Round of the USSR Team Championship. The date given is the 26th of July 1967. |
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| Jul-09-04 | | ajit: Its THE thing! I do sometimes reach positions with similar finishing potential. If only somebody could hint that I got to play and win, it would become so much simpler knowing that end is near.
This puzzle was fairly simple, that is, finding the finshing combination, because I am told that its finishable. That is the thing! |
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Jul-09-04
 | | ray keene: this game was definitely played in 1967 not 1989.<benzol> is totally correct! |
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| Jul-09-04 | | John Doe: What if 37. Rf4 blocking the bishop? The king is very vulnerable and material is already decisive. But I can't see the mate. |
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| Jul-09-04 | | ajit: <John Doe> if 37.f4 xf4+. 38.xf4 (forced) (otherwise if 38.e2  g3+ and mate in 1 with 39.... c1#) 38...xf4+
You are right in that the material is decisive. But doesn't that itself suggest a win. |
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| Jul-09-04 | | John Doe: what about the escape square f2? (on both occasions) |
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| Jul-09-04 | | ajit: <John Doe: what about the escape square f2? (on both occasions)> Prolonging the agony! White's material keeps falling and falling...
after 38...g3+, with either a knight check or a the e pawn push etc... |
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| Jul-09-04 | | Impala03: really Jon really... what were you thinking damnit |
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| Jul-09-04 | | AlexKearns: I think that after 37 Rxf4, ...Nxf4 is better than ...Bxf4+. Black is now threatening Nxg2+ winning the bishop or Nd3+ winning the queen. There is no way of defending both. 37...Bxf4+ gives the white king f2 to flee to. |
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| Jul-09-04 | | EyesofBlue: Man, I totally missed this one. I had a nice little streak going before yesterday and today!
<ajit: If only somebody could hint that I got to play and win, it would become so much simpler knowing that end is near.> I totally agree... if sometime could just whisper to me "mate-in-6" every time I was actually mate-in-6, I would be a chess "rock star"!!! |
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Jul-09-04
 | | kevin86: Nice mating combination! I wasn't looking past the forking possibilities. Ironically,the fork was played-but only trivial to the combination.
MB played some great chess-and was underrated in the history of the game. I'm just wondering if he could have beaten Alekhine,if the latter's death had not intervened. I think so! |
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| Jul-09-04 | | Fulkrum: Ajit, I have to agree with you. I can't count how many times I had a superior position and missed the winning move. Maybe I should get rid of Fritz and embrace blissful ignorance. Alas, after much soul-searching (and wondering if I should just give this game up) I suspect it is just a matter of experience and I will keep playing and reading and playing...... |
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| Jul-09-04 | | dac1990: Botvinnik's last game in the database is Botvinnik vs Sargon, 1983 |
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Jul-09-04
 | | chessgames.com: We fixed the date of this game; thanks Ray and Benzol. |
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May-05-07
 | | notyetagm: <Honza Cervenka: Good performance of old Botvinnik with a pretty finish. If 37.Ke2, then 37...Ng3+ and 38...Qc1#.> Yes, a beautiful finish by Botvinnik. |
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| Sep-23-11 | | Xeroxx: exotic game |
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