Mamadzhan Mukhitdinov vs Mikhail Botvinnik (1967)

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Mamadzhan Mukhitdinov vs Mikhail Botvinnik
10th Soviet Team Championship qual-1 (1967), Moscow URS, rd 4, Jul-26
Pirc Defense: Classical Variation. Quiet System Parma Defense (B08) · 0-1

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Apr-20-04		Honza Cervenka: Good performance of old Botvinnik with a pretty finish. If 37.Ke2, then 37...Ng3+ and 38...Qc1#.

Jul-09-04		Gypsy: Botvinnik's combinations are pretty unusual. One wonders how far ahead he was preparing it.

Jul-09-04		Gypsy: Perhaps the last great game of Botvinnik, his farewell?

Jul-09-04		ajit: And if 35...♔d1, 36.♖d3+ ♖d2. 37.♗xd4 ♖xd3. 38.exd3 + -

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.

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!

Jul-09-04		ray keene: this game was definitely played in 1967 not 1989.<benzol> is totally correct!

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.

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.

Jul-09-04		John Doe: what about the escape square f2? (on both occasions)

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...

Jul-09-04		Impala03: really Jon really... what were you thinking damnit

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.

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"!!!

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!

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......

Jul-09-04		dac1990: Botvinnik's last game in the database is Botvinnik vs Sargon, 1983

Jul-09-04		chessgames.com: We fixed the date of this game; thanks Ray and Benzol.

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.

Sep-23-11		Xeroxx: exotic game

Aug-03-13		KlingonBorgTatar: Botvinnik's rook's movements along the fourth rank reminds me of a Xiang Qi (Chinese chess) opening where a rook patrols it's side of the river. Can't help but also be reminded of Lasker's meandering rook on the 4th rank in a game vs Tarrasch. That rook was given up as a desperado sacrifice or swindle that won the day. Here, Botvinnik's rook had a lot of purposeful aims ( attacking/ dispacing the queen, etc etc) and after tiring of it's journey, sacrifices itself to effect checkmate!! Brillant tactics but more brillant strategy. This is Botvinnik!! p.s. Some decades ago, a friend told me of a Tal game where his rook had a lot of consecutive moves and in the end sac'd itself to win. Is there such a game or was it all analyses? Perhaps this was the game and was not Tal's afterall.

Mar-03-18		ChessHigherCat: By Jove, I think I got it, but I had to use a virtual board: 35. Rdf1 Rxe3+ 36. Kxe3 Bh6+ 37. Ke2 Ng3+ 38. Kd1 Qc1#

Mar-03-18		al wazir: Easy -- much easier than yesterday's.

Mar-03-18		patzer2: Though not as strong as Botvinnik's brilliant 35...Rxe3+!! 36. Kxe3 Bh6+! -+ (-23.44 @ 28 ply, Stockfish 8), my 35...Bh6 -+ (-10.20 @ 28 ply, Stockfish 8) attempt at today's Saturday (35...?) puzzle is an alternative winning solution. P.S.: White has the advantage until 17. Be3?! axb5 = (0.00 @ 33 ply, Stockfish 8). Instead, 17. bxa6 Qb6 18. a4 ± (+1.00 @ 29 ply, Stockfish 8) maintains White's extra pawn advantage. Black gains a slight advantage after 21. Rc2?! e4 ⩱ (-0.35 @ 32 ply, Stockfish 8). Instead, 21. Bd1 Rb8 22. Bd3 = (0.00 @ 32 ply, Stockfish 8) holds it level. Black's advantage increases significantly after 23. Rfc1?! Nxe3 ∓ (-1.09 @ 28 ply, Stockfish 8). Instead, 23. Bd4 ⩱ (-0.46 @ 30 ply, stockfish 8) improves the second player's survival chances. Black's game goes from bad to clearly lost after 29. gxh5? Rxh5 -+ (-2.57 @ 31 ply, Stockfish 8). Instead, 29. Bxe4 Rg5 30. Bf3 ∓ to -+ (-1.70 @ 33 ply) offers practical drawing chances as the win becomes much more difficult for Black after 29. Bxe4.

Mar-03-18		wtpy: Al wazir, I agree. Yesterday I was totally off track, didnt solve at bedtime, and stayed off track in the morning, even with the aid of coffee. Saw this quickly and completely. One of the things that makes this a simpler problem is that once the solution is glimpsed there are not any side variations,providing blind alleys to stumble down. The moves are all forced.

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