Paul Keres vs Mikhail Botvinnik - FIDE World Championship Tournament 1948.04.20

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Paul Keres vs Mikhail Botvinnik
FIDE World Championship Tournament Hague NLD/Moscow RUS round 15 1948.04.20
French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Chistyakov Defense 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Championship Tournament"]
[Site "The Hague NED / Moscow URS"]
[Date "1948.04.20"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "15"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Paul Keres"]
[Black "Mikhail Botvinnik"]
[ECO "C07"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "144"]

1.d4 e6 2.e4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.exd5 exd5 5.Ngf3 a6 6.dxc5 Bxc5
7.Nb3 Ba7 8.Bg5 Nf6 9.Nfd4 O-O 10.Be2 Qd6 11.O-O Ne4 12.Be3
Nc6 13.Nxc6 Bxe3 14.fxe3 bxc6 15.Bd3 Nf6 16.Qe1 Ng4 17.Qh4 f5
18.Rf4 Ne5 19.Qg3 Ra7 20.Raf1 Raf7 21.Nd4 Nxd3 22.cxd3 c5
23.Nf3 Qb6 24.Rh4 h6 25.Ne5 Rf6 26.d4 cxd4 27.Rxd4 Qxb2
28.Rxd5 Be6 29.Rd4 Kh7 30.Nd7 Bxd7 31.Rxd7 Rg6 32.Qf2 Qe5
33.Rd4 Rb8 34.Qf4 Qe6 35.Rd2 Rb5 36.h3 Re5 37.Kh2 Rf6 38.Rfd1
Re4 39.Qb8 Rxe3 40.Rd8 Qe5+ 41.Qxe5 Rxe5 42.R1d2 g5 43.g4 Rf7
44.R8d7 Kg7 45.gxf5 Rxf5 46.a3 Rf2+ 47.Kg3 Rxd2 48.Rxd2 Rc7
49.Rd4 Rc6 50.a4 Kg6 51.h4 Kh5 52.hxg5 hxg5 53.Rd3 Rc4 54.Ra3
a5 55.Kh3 Rb4 56.Kg3 Rf4 57.Ra1 Rg4+ 58.Kh3 Re4 59.Ra3 Kg6
60.Kg3 Kf5 61.Kf3 Ke5 62.Kg3 Rd4 63.Ra1 Kd5 64.Rb1 Rb4 65.Rf1
Ke4 66.Re1+ Kd4 67.Kh2 Rxa4 68.Rg1 Rc4 69.Rxg5 a4 70.Kg2 Kc3
71.Kf3 a3 72.Ra5 Kb3 0-1

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Updated: 21 December, 2021
Created: 21 December, 2021