fatal zugzwang
Botvinnik vs Bronstein, 1951  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 57 moves, 1-0
Botvinnik vs Smyslov, 1954  (D22) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 61 moves, 1-0
knight sac refuted
Tal vs Botvinnik, 1960  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 58 moves, 0-1
Botvinnik vs Tal, 1961  (E24) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 33 moves, 1-0
hard fought marathon
Tal vs Botvinnik, 1961  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 121 moves, 1/2-1/2
killer passer
Botvinnik vs Capablanca, 1938  (E40) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 41 moves, 1-0
iron strategy
Botvinnik vs Alekhine, 1938  (D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 51 moves, 1-0
how to think strategically
Robatsch vs Botvinnik, 1962  (C18) French, Winawer, 45 moves, 0-1
Botvinnik vs Keres, 1966  (A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 27 moves, 1-0
winning with the reversed dragon
Botvinnik vs Portisch, 1968  (A22) English, 26 moves, 1-0
pound sign
Botvinnik vs V Chekhover, 1935  (A13) English, 43 moves, 1-0
king side attack
Botvinnik vs Vidmar, 1936  (D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 24 moves, 1-0
rook ending
Botvinnik vs Boleslavsky, 1941  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 65 moves, 1-0
the botvinnik system
Denker vs Botvinnik, 1945  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 25 moves, 0-1
botvinnik's fav game
Botvinnik vs Euwe, 1948  (D49) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 36 moves, 1-0
instructional opening, middlegame, and ending
Lilienthal vs Botvinnik, 1941  (D49) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 55 moves, 0-1
botvinnik's meran at its best
I Kan vs Botvinnik, 1953 (D49) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 22 moves, 0-1
the king of semi slav meran
Averbakh vs Botvinnik, 1955 (D48) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 38 moves, 0-1
get out of my system!
Ragozin vs Botvinnik, 1941  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 35 moves, 0-1
king of the semi slav
A Zhivtsov vs Botvinnik, 1943  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 27 moves, 0-1
annotated by alekhine
C H Alexander vs Botvinnik, 1936  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 35 moves, 0-1
interesting draw in the early dragon
Alekhine vs Botvinnik, 1936  (B72) Sicilian, Dragon, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2
quick draw annotated by alekhine
Capablanca vs Botvinnik, 1936  (A47) Queen's Indian, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2
many roads to rome
Botvinnik vs Tartakower, 1936  (A15) English, 30 moves, 1-0
Bogo's opening lesson
Bogoljubov vs Botvinnik, 1936  (A47) Queen's Indian, 25 moves, 0-1
a draw between two giants
Lasker vs Botvinnik, 1936  (D91) Grunfeld, 5.Bg5, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2
tactical miniature
Keres vs Botvinnik, 1941  (E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 22 moves, 0-1
positional exchange sac
Tolush vs Botvinnik, 1945  (C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 41 moves, 0-1
the young botvinnik
Botvinnik vs G Stoltz, 1926  (D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 31 moves, 1-0
light square domination
Botvinnik vs G Szilagyi, 1966  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 37 moves, 1-0
gives up his catalan bishop to restrict black's minor pieces
Botvinnik vs J H Donner, 1963  (A14) English, 31 moves, 1-0
triple queen sac
Bogoljubov vs Alekhine, 1922  (A90) Dutch, 53 moves, 0-1
combo at will
Reti vs Alekhine, 1925  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 40 moves, 0-1
the gun
Alekhine vs Nimzowitsch, 1930  (C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 30 moves, 1-0
Alekhine vs Vasic, 1931  (C15) French, Winawer, 11 moves, 1-0
wonderful finish
Capablanca vs Alekhine, 1927  (D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 66 moves, 0-1
Alekhine vs Lasker, 1934  (D67) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Bd3 line, 26 moves, 1-0
Alekhine vs Yates, 1922  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 38 moves, 1-0
P Potemkin vs Alekhine, 1912  (B20) Sicilian, 19 moves, 0-1
Alekhine vs Capablanca, 1927  (D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 82 moves, 1-0
Capablanca vs Alekhine, 1927  (C01) French, Exchange, 43 moves, 0-1
Bogoljubov vs Alekhine, 1929  (A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 0-1
Alekhine vs Bogoljubov, 1929  (D16) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 26 moves, 1-0
Alekhine vs Bogoljubov, 1934  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 61 moves, 1-0
Bogoljubov vs Alekhine, 1934  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 63 moves, 0-1
Bogoljubov vs Alekhine, 1934  (A92) Dutch, 62 moves, 0-1
Euwe vs Alekhine, 1935  (D81) Grunfeld, Russian Variation, 44 moves, 0-1
Alekhine vs Euwe, 1935  (D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 30 moves, 1-0
Alekhine vs Euwe, 1937  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 23 moves, 1-0
Alekhine vs Euwe, 1937  (A09) Reti Opening, 62 moves, 1-0
Alekhine vs Euwe, 1937  (D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 41 moves, 1-0
A Speijer vs Alekhine, 1910  (C15) French, Winawer, 48 moves, 0-1
S von Freymann vs Alekhine, 1914  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 24 moves, 0-1
Alekhine vs A Frieman, 1924  (C21) Center Game, 24 moves, 1-0
Alekhine vs L Kussman, 1924  (D40) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 20 moves, 1-0
Alekhine vs Tartakower, 1932  (A51) Budapest Gambit, 32 moves, 1-0
Alekhine vs C H Alexander, 1936  (E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 27 moves, 1-0
P Leepin vs Alekhine, 1941  (A22) English, 20 moves, 0-1
Alekhine vs I Naharro, 1941  (B10) Caro-Kann, 16 moves, 1-0
Alekhine vs B Rabar, 1942  (E02) Catalan, Open, 5.Qa4, 27 moves, 1-0
Alekhine vs Keres, 1942  (E17) Queen's Indian, 33 moves, 1-0
Alekhine vs K Junge, 1942  (C86) Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack, 28 moves, 1-0
Alekhine vs W E Kunerth, 1942  (D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 57 moves, 1-0
Alekhine vs Barcza, 1942  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 29 moves, 1-0
Alekhine vs Bogoljubov, 1943  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 32 moves, 1-0
Saemisch vs Alekhine, 1943  (C79) Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred, 27 moves, 0-1
Alekhine vs M Bartosek, 1943  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 34 moves, 1-0
A Pomar Salamanca vs Alekhine, 1945  (C01) French, Exchange, 48 moves, 0-1
Gruenfeld vs Alekhine, 1923  (D64) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 34 moves, 0-1
Stahlberg vs Alekhine, 1930  (E23) Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann, 31 moves, 0-1
Alekhine vs G W Moses, 1923  (A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 41 moves, 1-0
B Blumenfeld vs Alekhine, 1908  (C41) Philidor Defense, 33 moves, 0-1
Alekhine vs Russian Tennis Club, 1932  (D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 20 moves, 1-0
F Lupi vs Alekhine, 1946  (C42) Petrov Defense, 22 moves, 0-1
A Yurgis vs Botvinnik, 1931  (A15) English, 37 moves, 0-1
he plays about anything
V Rauzer vs Botvinnik, 1933  (B74) Sicilian, Dragon, Classical, 29 moves, 0-1
N + R endgame
Keres vs Botvinnik, 1947  (A95) Dutch, Stonewall, 80 moves, 0-1
Keres vs Botvinnik, 1948  (A13) English, 58 moves, 0-1
Botvinnik vs Keres, 1948  (E28) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch Variation, 23 moves, 1-0
file domination and monster knight
Botvinnik vs Keres, 1952  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 37 moves, 1-0
Botvinnik vs Euwe, 1948  (D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 32 moves, 1-0
Bronstein vs Botvinnik, 1951  (B63) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 57 moves, 0-1
Botvinnik vs Bronstein, 1951  (D74) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O, 60 moves, 1-0
Botvinnik vs Alatortsev, 1934  (D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 20 moves, 1-0
N vs R
Botvinnik vs Vidmar, 1946  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 60 moves, 1-0
Alekhine vs O Tenner, 1911  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 15 moves, 1-0
Alekhine vs Nimzowitsch, 1931  (C15) French, Winawer, 19 moves, 1-0
Botvinnik vs G Stepanov (Schneideman), 1931  (D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 34 moves, 1-0
Alekhine vs O Chajes, 1911  (A13) English, 24 moves, 1-0
Alekhine vs Von Feldt, 1916  (C11) French, 18 moves, 1-0
Alekhine vs Reshevsky, 1937  (B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 36 moves, 1-0
windmill
Alekhine vs A Fletcher, 1928  (A31) English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation, 32 moves, 1-0
Alekhine vs C de Montmartre, 1925  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 24 moves, 1-0
Alekhine vs J A J Drewitt, 1923  (A06) Reti Opening, 22 moves, 1-0
Botvinnik vs Tal, 1960  (A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 41 moves, 1-0
Alekhine vs A Asgeirsson, 1931  (C13) French, 25 moves, 1-0
Alekhine vs O Chajes, 1923  (D64) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 64 moves, 1-0
Kotov vs Botvinnik, 1955  (D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 65 moves, 0-1
Botvinnik vs O Benkner, 1956  (A20) English, 27 moves, 1-0
Alekhine vs W N Dinger, 1933  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 1-0
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