Chess game: Kotov x Botvinnik

[Event "URS-ch22 Final"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1955.02.19"] [Round "6"] [White "Kotov, Alexander"] [Black "Botvinnik, Mikhail Moisevich"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D45"] [Annotator "GM Rafael Leitão"] [PlyCount "130"] [EventDate "1955.02.11"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "19"] [EventCountry "URS"] [TimeControl "40/4800:2400"] {[%evp 0,29,19,31,19,-16,26,44,37,8,55,52,32,55,53,78,66,64,61,47,60,30,81,121, 115,50,24,-33,-33,0,7,-24] Not all opposite coloured bishops’ endgames are drawn. Black to play in the diagram position.} 1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:17]} d5 { [%emt 0:00:10]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:17]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00: 13]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 4. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:15]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:36]} 5. e3 { [%emt 0:00:11]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 6. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:00: 18]} 7. O-O {[%emt 0:00:14]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:25]} 8. Bd2 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Bd6 { [%emt 0:00:12]} 9. b3 {[%emt 0:00:35]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:00:32]} 10. Qc2 {[%emt 0: 00:36]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 11. cxd5 {[%emt 0:01:49]} cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 12. dxe5 {[%emt 0:07:46]} (12. e4 $1 $14) 12... Nxe5 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 13. Nd4 { [%emt 0:04:07]} (13. Nxe5 Qxe5 14. f4) 13... Nxd3 {[%emt 0:00:53]} 14. Qxd3 { [%emt 0:00:15]} Qe5 {[%emt 0:07:40]} 15. f4 {[%emt 0:00:36]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:05: 09]} 16. Rac1 {[%emt 0:06:37]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:00:50]} 17. Rc2 {[%emt 0:06:31]} ( 17. Be1 $1) 17... Bc5 {[%emt 0:03:48]} 18. Na4 {[%emt 0:08:00]} Bxd4 {[%emt 0: 01:00]} 19. Qxd4 {[%emt 0:00:25]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 20. Bb4 {[%emt 0:00:36]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 21. Rc3 {[%emt 0:06:24]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 22. Rcc1 { [%emt 0:02:34]} b6 $15 {[%emt 0:01:49]} 23. Rfd1 {[%emt 0:02:30]} f6 {[%emt 0: 03:20]} 24. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:45]} Nxc3 {[%emt 0:04:22]} 25. Rxc3 {[%emt 0:00:10] } Be4 {[%emt 0:01:22]} 26. Qd2 {[%emt 0:02:39]} Qg4 {[%emt 0:03:36]} 27. h3 { [%emt 0:01:30]} Qg6 {[%emt 0:04:18]} 28. Qf2 {[%emt 0:02:35]} h5 {[%emt 0:04: 08]} 29. Kh2 {[%emt 0:02:29]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:41]} 30. Ba3 {[%emt 0:00:49]} b5 { [%emt 0:04:13]} 31. Bc5 {[%emt 0:02:28]} b4 {[%emt 0:01:08]} 32. Rcc1 {[%emt 0: 00:32]} Rdc8 {[%emt 0:01:04]} 33. Bd4 {[%emt 0:02:15]} Bc2 {[%emt 0:04:36]} 34. Rd2 {[%emt 0:02:24]} Be4 {[%emt 0:01:05]} 35. Rdd1 {[%emt 0:00:51]} Qf5 { [%emt 0:04:43]} 36. Qe2 {[%emt 0:01:35]} Qg6 {[%emt 0:02:49]} 37. Qf2 {[%emt 0: 01:03]} a4 {[%emt 0:02:49]} 38. Rxc8+ {[%emt 0:01:46]} Rxc8 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 39. bxa4 {[%emt 0:00:29]} Qe8 {[%emt 0:04:12]} 40. Rd2 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Qxa4 { [%emt 0:01:18]} 41. Qh4 {[%emt 0:00:39]} Rc2 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 42. Rxc2 { [%emt 0:01:04]} Qxc2 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 43. Qg3 {[%emt 0:00:35]} Qxa2 {[%emt 0: 01:04]} 44. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:00:33]} Qxg2+ {[%emt 0:00:37]} 45. Qxg2 {[%emt 0:00: 06]} Bxg2 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 46. Bd4 {[%emt 0:01:00]} Be4 {[%emt 0:00:28]} 47. Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:41]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:36]} 48. h4 {[%emt 0:00:48]} g6 {[%emt 0: 00:21]} 49. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 50. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:33]} Kf5 {[%emt 0:00:37]} 51. Kd2 {[%emt 0:00:33]} Kg4 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 52. Bf6 { [%emt 0:00:54]} Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 53. Be7 {[%emt 0:00:35]} Kh3 {[%emt 0:00: 35]} 54. Bf6 {[%emt 0:00:52]} Kg4 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 55. Be7 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 56. Bf6 {[%emt 0:00:38]} Kf3 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 57. Be7 { [%emt 0:00:37]} b3 {[%emt 0:00:55]} 58. Kc3 {[%emt 0:00:48]} Be6 {[%emt 0:00: 33]} 59. Bc5 {[%emt 0:00:33] [#]} g5 $3 {[%emt 0:00:52]} (59... d4+ {Esse lance, com a mesma ideia da partida, também venceria.} 60. Bxd4 g5 $3 61. fxg5 (61. hxg5 Ke4 $1 $19 (61... h4 $2 62. f5 $1)) 61... Kg3 $19) 60. fxg5 {[%emt 0: 00:24]} (60. hxg5 h4 $19) 60... d4+ $3 {[%emt 0:00:45]} (60... Kg3 $2 61. Kxb3 Kxh4 62. Be7 $11) 61. exd4 {[%emt 0:00:44]} Kg3 $19 {[%emt 0:00:34]} 62. Ba3 { [%emt 0:00:18]} Kxh4 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 63. Kd3 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Kxg5 {[%emt 0: 00:27]} 64. Ke4 {[%emt 0:00:21]} h4 {[%emt 0:00:38]} 65. Kf3 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Bd5+ {[%emt 0:00:37]} 0-1 You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization.

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