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| Aug-19-14 | | awfulhangover: Ouch..very easy, but it took me long time to solve. Strange, maybe not that easy after all, I hope. |
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| Aug-19-14 | | lost in space: 37...Qxg2+ 38. Qxg2 Rxe2 and time to resign |
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Aug-19-14
 | | Sally Simpson: Hi kbob,
"What would be wrong with 16. Bxe4 , dxe4; 17. f4, exf3; 18. Rxf3, f6; 19. Rg3 etc.? Am I the only one who likes white's attacking chances?" I like Black's attacking chances after 18.Rxf3
click for larger viewNow not 18...f6 but 18....Nxf3 (check!).
Hi scormus:
"Most unlike Kotov, or any other seriously strong player for that matter. I wonder what sort of time pressure he might have been in." Time trouble is not a viable excuse - the clock is your 17th piece. If you have misplaced time then it's the same as misplacing a piece. Here: Black has just played 36...Re8
click for larger viewThe threat is 37...Qxg2+ 38.Rxg2 Rxe1+. Kotov spotted that and stopped the x-ray attack on the White Queen by moving it and holding the e2 Rook.
The idea of Qxg2+ had been nulled.
Kotov most likely expected Botvinnik to swap Rooks on e2 and slipped up thinking Qxg2+ was no longer a move. |
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Aug-19-14
 | | Penguincw: Well that seemed simple enough. I thought my method was simple (just exchange rooks and then push the passed pawn). |
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| Aug-19-14 | | Stormbringer: I thought 37 ... Qb1+ was better, but I see now that the white queen doesn't have to interpose, the king can just go to h2 instead. |
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| Aug-19-14 | | Nick46: <agb2002:.. A very overworked puzzle.>
But then chess is a very overworked game, when all is said and done. |
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| Aug-19-14 | | David2009: Here's the position with White to play at move 37:
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35.Qd2 (instead of 35.Qf2?) prevents immediate disaster, but presumably Black wins the ending. Kotov vs Botvinnik, 1939 |
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| Aug-19-14 | | beenthere240: <penguincw>
The trouble with just exchanging rooks and simply pushing the passed pawn is the bishops of opposite colors - if white can later force a queen exchange, the game is probably drawn. |
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| Aug-19-14 | | Strelets: Botvinnik's games: deep maneuvering to either realize a combination or a won endgame. If it meant shattering his pawn structure or giving himself some other long-term weakness... Oh well. |
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| Aug-19-14 | | kevin86: Queen sac leaves white queen trapped and pinned and the rook unguarded. After the rook goes, white can only get a bishop for the kidnapped lady. Black is up and exchange of rook for bishop: black wins. |
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| Aug-19-14 | | beenthere240: chrisowen is starting to become understandable -- meaning either that his language is reverting to the norm or I am beginning to understand it. Both alternatives are sad. |
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| Aug-19-14 | | Mating Net: Tremendous use of the pin by Botvinnik. User <notyetagm> did a great job of explaining the ins and outs of this position on page 4. |
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| Aug-19-14 | | patzer2: <kbob> <What would be wrong with 16. Bxe4 , dxe4; 17. f4, exf3; 18. Rxf3...?.> Here, 18...Nxf3+ (diagram below) wins
click for larger viewas White is in check and 19. gxf3 Qg5+  is clearly decisive. |
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| Aug-19-14 | | Garech: How to lose like a Grandmaster!
Lolz
-Garech |
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| Aug-19-14 | | BOSTER: <What would be wrong>
if we had the Rule : NO three time Repetition.
Sally Simpson-patzer2-and other. |
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| Aug-19-14 | | Olavi: <best is 37. Qd2! The computers indicate Black with strong play eventually wins, but it's difficult to execute even with the best line 37...Rxe2! 38. Qxe2 b5!>
Botvinnik gives 37...Rd8 38.Qe3 Qf5 39.Kg1 b5. And it is very natural to keep the rooks. |
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| Aug-19-14 | | Olavi: Botvinnik also points out Guimard vs Kotov, 1946 |
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Aug-20-14
| | Sally Simpson: HI beenthere240:
"chrisowen is starting to become understandable..."
I'm finding that too, however he could have used a diagram after: "prise to black chubb free each in away ever tickle ground." 
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| Aug-22-14 | | smitten: Was White's decisive mistake 34.♔h1? With this move he pins himself, which led to a defeat. How about simple 34.g3, and if 34..h4 White can maybe play 35.♗f2 to guard the pawn? |
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| May-26-17 | | Saniyat24: amazing tussle...and a great move 37...Qg2+ by Botvinnik...Black's pseudo-threat 33...Ra3 brought about Kotov's mistaken move 34.Kh1? |
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| May-26-17 | | paavoh: @beenthere240 & Sally Simpson: <chrisowen is starting to become understandable...> He has started to include move numbers! They are like beacons in the stormy seas. |
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Mar-09-20
 | | Knighthawkmiller: 37. Qd2 avoids the immediate loss of the exchange. |
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Dec-26-22
| | Knighthawkmiller: 36...Qd3 threatens the B an h pawn. |
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Dec-02-24
 | | Korora: Easy. 37...♕xg2+ forces 38.♕xg2, pinning the ♕ to the ♗, so it's bye-bye birdie. |
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| Dec-02-24 | | King.Arthur.Brazil: Mondays: easy ♕ sac: 37...Qxg2+ 38. Qxg2 Rxe2... |
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