[Event "URS-ch20"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1952.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Botvinnik, Mikhail"] [Black "Keres, Paul"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D36"] [Annotator "Llewellyn, Alan"] [PlyCount "73"] [EventDate "1952.??.??"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "19"] [EventCountry "URS"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.07.01"] {Mikhail Botvinnik in this Soviet Championship game from 1952 plays the eminitable Paul Keres and after much maneuvering breaks through to his King.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 {This is the Queens Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation and it transposes to the Main Line of it after the 10th move by Paul. This type of opening was popular for a period after the First World War and is sometimes seen today, but rarely.} 5. Bg5 {This was found to be the most aggressive try for White here.} Be7 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. Qc2 Re8 9. Nge2 Nf8 10. O-O c6 11. Rab1 Bd6 12. Kh1 $1 {Paul was being very clever here -he was threatening something I wonder if you can spot what-answer below:- } (12. b4 $6 Bxh2+ $1 13. Kxh2 $4 Ng4+ 14. Kh1 Qxg5 $19) 12... Ng6 13. f3 Be7 ( 13... h6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. e4 $14) 14. Rbe1 Nd7 15. Bxe7 Rxe7 16. Ng3 Nf6 17. Qf2 Be6 18. Nf5 Bxf5 19. Bxf5 Qb6 20. e4 dxe4 21. fxe4 Rd8 22. e5 Nd5 23. Ne4 Nf8 24. Nd6 Qc7 25. Be4 Ne6 26. Qh4 g6 27. Bxd5 cxd5 28. Rc1 Qd7 29. Rc3 $1 { threatening Rh3 with a strong plus, so Paul has to go all out at the water pumps.} Rf8 $1 {now Rh3 is answered effectively by f5 because of the threats to f1 created by Rf8- see below for explanation of the actual combination involved.} 30. Nf5 $3 (30. Rh3 $2 f5 $3 31. exf6 $4 Qxd6 32. fxe7 $4 Rxf1#) 30... Rfe8 (30... gxf5 $2 31. Rg3+ Kh8 32. Qf6+ Ng7 33. Qxg7#) 31. Nh6+ Kf8 32. Qf6 Ng7 $5 {Its all hands to the bilge pump again but this time its clear Paul is on the titanic.} (32... Rd8 $2 33. Qh8#) 33. Rcf3 Rc8 34. Nxf7 Re6 $1 35. Qg5 Nf5 36. Nh6 $1 Qg7 37. g4 $5 1-0