[Event "USSR Absolute Championship"] [Site "Leningrad-Moscow URS"] [Date "1941.04.24"] [EventDate "1941.03.23"] [Round "18"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [White "Mikhail Botvinnik"] [Black "Paul Keres"] [ECO "D37"] [WhiteElo "?"] [BlackElo "?"] [PlyCount "39"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.d4 Nbd7 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg5 Be7 7.e3 c6 8.Qc2 Nf8 9.Bd3 Ne6 10.Bh4 g6 11.O-O Ng7 12.b4 a6 13.Bxf6 Bxf6 14.a4 Bf5 15.b5 O-O 16.bxc6 bxc6 17.Rab1 Qd6 18.e4 dxe4 19.Nxe4 Bxe4 20.Bxe4 1/2-1/2