[Event "URS-ch08"] [Site "Leningrad"] [Date "1933.09.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Rauzer, Vsevolod"] [Black "Botvinnik, Mikhail"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B74"] [Annotator "Llewellyn,Alan"] [PlyCount "58"] [EventDate "1933.08.16"] [EventRounds "19"] [EventCountry "URS"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.07.01"] {In this early USSR Championship game of Mikhail Botvinnik, against Vsevolod Rauzer -Mikhail gets Vsevolod tied down with his fantastic piece play. The Mikhail e-pawn advances the whole of the board nearly and ends up at f2 of all places.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 g6 {This is an unusual Opening at the heighest level, its called the Dragon Variation of the Sicilian Defence. Its not thought to be entirely sound.} 7. Be3 Bg7 8. Nb3 Be6 9. f4 O-O 10. O-O Na5 11. Nxa5 Qxa5 12. Bf3 Bc4 13. Re1 Rfd8 14. Qd2 Qc7 15. Rac1 e5 $1 16. b3 $6 (16. Rcd1 $13) (16. fxe5 dxe5 17. Qf2 Qa5 18. a3 h5 19. Rcd1 Ng4 20. Bxg4 hxg4 21. Bc5 $11) 16... d5 $1 17. exd5 e4 $5 18. bxc4 exf3 19. c5 {Desperation!!} Qa5 20. Red1 (20. Rcd1 Ng4) 20... Ng4 $5 21. Bd4 $2 (21. Ne4) 21... f2+ $1 22. Kf1 Qa6+ {The Queen goes on a journey of discovery to the entirely other side of the board at h4 from where it commands the Vsevolod Kingside.} 23. Qe2 Bxd4 24. Rxd4 (24. Qxa6 $4 Nxh2+ 25. Ke2 f1=Q+ 26. Rxf1 bxa6 27. Rh1 Bxc3 28. Rxh2 $19 {and White is a piece down.}) 24... Qf6 $1 25. Rcd1 $2 (25. Qd3 Re8 26. Ne4 Nxh2+ 27. Kxf2 Qxf4+ 28. Kg1 Qxc1+ 29. Kxh2 $19 {This was the best defence.}) 25... Qh4 $3 26. Qd3 Re8 27. Re4 f5 $1 28. Re6 $1 (28. g3 $4 {This was no good.} Qh3+ 29. Ke2 fxe4 30. Qc4 e3 31. d6+ Kf8 32. d7 f1=Q+ 33. Rxf1 Qg2+ 34. Ke1 Qd2#) 28... Nxh2+ 29. Ke2 Qxf4 $1 {And Vsevolod resigned there on the verge of losing his Rook for a pawn.} 0-1