[Event "World Championship 21th"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1957.04.13"] [Round "17"] [White "Botvinnik, Mikhail"] [Black "Smyslov, Vassily"] [Result "0-1"] [Annotator "Kryvoruchko Vita"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "A15"] [Opening "English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Slav Formation"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/8ghtsWpF/j2r6uuvd"] [Orientation "white"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. c4 c6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d4 O-O 6. Nc3 d5 { Neo-Grunfeld Defense } 7. cxd5 cxd5 8. Ne5 { put the knight on the strong square-e5 } 8... b6 9. Bg5 { What is the main idea for White in this position? } 9... Bb7 { to defend the pawn on d5 } 10. Bxf6 (10. Rc1!? { put the rook on the open c-file } 10... Ne4 11. Nxe4 dxe4 12. Bf4 f6 13. Nc4 f5 14. e3) 10... Bxf6 11. O-O (11. Rc1!? { still this move is good for White } 11... e6 12. e4 Nc6 13. f4 Bg7 14. O-O) 11... e6 12. f4 { is a typical idea of middlegame.The main idea after this move to defend a strong knight on e5,and if Black will move Bxe5 what will you do? } 12... Bg7 13. Rc1 f6 { to attack the knight on e5 } 14. Nf3 Nc6 { develop the pieces } 15. e3 Qd7 (15... Rc8!? { put the rook on the open file }) 16. Qe2 (16. Rf2!? { with idea to double the rooks in the future } 16... Na5 17. b3 Rac8 18. Bf1 Nc6 19. Rfc2) 16... Na5 { it's a typical idea of middlegame how to use a weak square on c4 } 17. h4? { too early } (17. Nd2!? { to prevent Nc4 and protect sqaure-b3 in the future } 17... Rac8 18. h4 Nc4 19. Nxc4 Rxc4 20. a3) 17... Nc4! 18. Bh3 (18. g4!? Rac8 19. Rfe1 Ba6 20. Qf2 b5 $15) 18... Nd6? { too passive } (18... Rac8!? 19. Nd2 Nd6 20. h5 Rc7 21. Rf2 Rfc8 22. Rh2 Qf7 23. hxg6 hxg6 $15) 19. Kh2? { White should play in the future Rf2-h2 to put the rook on the open h-file after h5,but king blocked h-filenow } (19. h5!? Rfe8 20. hxg6 hxg6 21. Nh4 Qf7 22. Qg4 Kh7 23. Rf2) 19... a5! { What is the main idea for Black? } 20. Rfe1?! (20. Qc2!? Rfc8 21. h5 Qf7 22. hxg6 hxg6 23. a4 $15) 20... b5 21. Nd1 (21. a4!? bxa4 22. Qc2 a3 23. bxa3 Rfc8 24. Qa2 Ra6 $15 { with idea to double the rooks on c-file }) 21... b4 22. Nf2 Ba6 23. Qd1 Rfc8 { put the rook on the open c-file,because Rf8 has no job } 24. Rxc8+ (24. Rc5!? Nb7 25. Rxc8+ Rxc8 $15 { but knight on d6 is better than on b7-square }) 24... Rxc8 25. Bf1 (25. Nd2!? a4 26. Bf1 Bxf1 27. Nxf1 Bf8 $15) 25... Bxf1 26. Rxf1 { What Black should play here? } 26... Qc6 { double pieces on the open c-file with idea to control it } 27. Nd3?! (27. Re1!? { What is the best move for Black here? } 27... Qc2 { to use the second rank and attack pawn on b2 } 28. Qe2 Ne4 29. Nd3 $15) 27... Qc2+?! (27... Ne4!? 28. Qe2 Qc2 29. Re1 $15) 28. Qxc2 Rxc2+ 29. Rf2 Rxf2+ 30. Nxf2 { What is the best move for Black? } 30... Nc4 { knight is really strong on c4-square with idea to attack pawn on b2 } 31. Nd1 { What Black should play? } 31... Kf7 { to move with the king to the center } 32. b3? { too weak for the pawn structure on the queen's side } (32. Kg2!? { it was better to improve a king right now }) 32... Nd6 33. Kg2 h5?! (33... Ne4!? { with idea Nc3 in the future } 34. Ne1 e5 35. dxe5 fxe5 36. Nf2 Nc3 37. fxe5 Bxe5 38. Nfd3 Ke6 39. Nc1 Kf5 40. Kf3 h5 $15) 34. Kh3? (34. Ne1!? e5 35. dxe5 fxe5 36. fxe5 Bxe5 37. Nf3 Bf6 38. Nf2 Nb5 39. e4 dxe4 40. Nxe4 Nc3 41. Nxf6 Kxf6 42. Nd2) 34... Ne4 35. g4? (35. Kg2!? { White lost a tempo } 35... Bf8 { Black have a time to improve the bishop } 36. Ne1 Bd6 37. Nf3 Nc3 38. Nxc3 bxc3 39. Ne1 e5 $15) 35... hxg4+?! (35... Nc3!? 36. Nxc3 bxc3 37. Ne1 e5 38. Nc2 Ke6 $17) 36. Kxg4 f5+?! (36... Ke7!? 37. Ne1 f5+ 38. Kh3 Kd6 39. Kg2 Bf6 $15) 37. Kh3 Bf6 38. Ne1?! (38. Kg2!? Nc3 39. Nxc3 bxc3 40. Ne1 Bxh4 41. Nc2 Ke7 42. Kf3 g5 43. fxg5 Bxg5 44. Ke2) 38... Kg7 39. Nd3 Nc3?! (39... Kf7!? 40. N1f2 Nc3 41. Nc1 Kg7 42. Kg3 $15) 40. Nxc3 bxc3 41. Ne1?! { made this move too fast before postpone a game.Next day in the morning the assistant of Botvinnik offered a draw for Smyslov. Pawn b3 and Ne1-c2 defend queen's side and Black's king can not move to b4-a3. But Black has chance to use the first rank with zugzwang and move with the king to queen's side. So,Black didn't accept a draw. } (41. b4!? axb4 42. Nxb4 Kh6 43. a4 Bd8 44. Nc2) 41... Kh6 42. Nc2 Be7 43. Kg3? { If Black will trade the pawns on a-file before to win the pawn on h4 it's draw.But if not,it's losing position for White. } (43. a3! Kh5 44. b4 a4 (44... axb4 45. axb4 Bxh4 46. b5 Bd8 47. Kg3 g5 48. fxg5 Kxg5 49. Kf3 Bb6 50. Ne1 (50. Nb4!? Kf6 51. Ke2 f4 52. exf4 Bxd4 53. Kd3 Bb6 54. Kxc3 Kf5 55. Nd3 Ke4 56. Kc2! (56. Kd2? Kd4 57. Ne5 Ba5+! 58. Ke2 Kc5 59. Nd7+ Kd6) 56... Ke3 57. Ne5 Ke2 (57... d4 58. Kd1) 58. Nd7 Bc7 (58... d4? 59. Nxb6 d3+ 60. Kb2 d2 61. Na4) 59. Nc5 d4 60. Nd3) 50... Kf6 51. Ke2 (51. Nc2? e5 52. dxe5+ Kxe5 53. Ne1 d4 54. exd4+ Kxd4 55. Kf4 Kc4 56. Kxf5 Bf2 57. Nc2 Kb3 $19) (51. Nd3 c2 (51... f4 52. Kxf4 c2 53. Kf3 Kf5 54. Ke2 Ba5 55. Nc1 Ke4 56. Nd3) 52. Ke2 Ba5 (52... f4 53. exf4 Bxd4 54. Kd2 Kf5 55. Kxc2 Ke4 56. Kd2) 53. Nc1 e5 54. dxe5+ Kxe5 55. Kd3 Bb6 56. Ne2! Ba7! 57. Nc1 Kf6 (57... Kd6 58. Nb3) 58. Kd2 Kg5 59. Ne2 Kg4 60. Nd4 f4 (60... c1=Q+ 61. Kxc1 f4 62. Kd2) 61. Nxc2 f3 62. Ke1 Kg3 63. Kf1 f2 64. Nb4) 51... f4 52. Kd3! (52. Kf3? Kf5 53. Nc2 e5 54. dxe5 fxe3 $19) 52... fxe3 { Smyslov though t it's winning position,but he didn't see the correct answer for White } 53. Nc2 e5 54. Nxe3 Ke6 55. Nxd5! Kxd5 56. dxe5 Bd4 57. b6!) 45. b5 Bd8 (45... Bxh4? 46. b6 Be7 47. b7 Bd6 48. Kg2 g5 49. fxg5 Kxg5 50. Kf3 Kf6 51. Ke2 Ke7 52. Nb4 Kd7 53. Na6 c2 54. Kd2 Bxa3 55. Kxc2 Bd6 56. b8=Q $18) 46. Nb4 Bxh4? 47. b6 Be7 48. b7 Bd6 49. Kg2 g5 50. fxg5 Kxg5 51. Kf3 $18) 43... Kh5 44. Kf3 Kxh4 45. Ne1 g5 46. fxg5 Kxg5 47. Nc2 Bd6 48. Ne1 (48. a3 Kh4 49. b4 a4! (49... axb4? 50. axb4 Kg5 51. b5 Bc7) 50. b5 Bc7 51. Ne1 Kg5 52. Nc2 (52. Ke2?! Kg4) 52... Ba5! (52... Kf6 53. Ke2 Bd6 54. Kd3 Ke7 55. Kxc3 Kd7 56. Ne1 Bxa3 57. Nd3! Kc7 58. Nf4 Kb6 59. Nxe6 Kxb5 60. Nc7+ Kc6 61. Ne6 Bd6 62. Ng7 Kb5 63. Nxf5 Bb4+ 64. Kc2 Kc4 65. Nh6) 53. Ne1 (53. Kg3 Kf6) 53... Bb6 54. Nc2 Kf6 { White has chance to win,because there are a-pawns in this position }) 48... Kh4 { very deep and beautiful maneuver,how to move with the king to the queen's side } 49. Nc2 Kh3 50. Na1 (50. a3 Kh2 51. Kf2 Be7! 52. b4 a4! (52... axb4 53. axb4 Bh4+ 54. Kf3 Kg1 55. Ke2 Kg2)) 50... Kh2 51. Kf2 Bg3+ 52. Kf3 Bh4! 53. Nc2 Kg1 54. Ke2 Kg2 55. Na1 Be7 56. Nc2 Kg3 57. Ne1 Bd8 58. Nc2 Bf6 { zugzwang } 59. a3 { White can not move with the knight,because f4! } (59. Kd3!? Kf2 60. Na1 (60. a3 Be7 61. b4 a4!) (60. Kxc3 Ke2 61. a3 e5 62. b4 exd4+ 63. exd4 Bd8!) 60... Ke1 61. Nc2+ Kd1 62. Na1 Be7 63. Nc2 Bd6 64. Na1 Kc1 65. Kxc3 Bb4+ 66. Kd3 Kb2 67. Nc2 Kxa2 $19) 59... Be7 60. b4 (60. a4 Bd6 61. Ne1 e5 62. dxe5 Bxe5 63. Kd3 (63. Nc2 d4! 64. exd4 Bd6 65. Ne3 f4 66. Nf5+ Kg4 67. Nxd6 f3+ $19) 63... d4! 64. exd4 Bd6 65. Nc2 (65. Kxc3? Bb4+) 65... f4 66. Kxc3 f3 67. Ne3 f2 68. Kd3 Kf3 69. Nf1 Bf4! 70. d5 Kg2 71. Ke2 Kg1 $19) 60... a4! 61. Ne1 Bg5 62. Nc2 Bf6 { zugzwang.White can not move with the knight,because f4 again! } 63. Kd3 (63. b5 Bd8 64. Ne1 Ba5 65. Nc2 Kg4! 66. Ne1 Bc7 67. Nc2 (67. Nd3 c2 68. Kd2 Ba5+ 69. Kxc2 Kf3) (67. Kd3 Bb6 68. Ke2 f4 69. exf4 Bxd4 $19) 67... Bb6! 68. Nb4 f4 69. exf4 Bxd4 70. Kd3 (70. Nd3 Kf5 71. Kf3 Bb6) 70... Bb6 71. Kxc3 Kxf4 72. Nc6 (72. Kd3 Ke5 73. Nc6+ Kd6) 72... Ke3 73. Kb4 d4 74. Ne5 d3 75. Kxa4 (75. Nc4+ Kd4) 75... d2 76. Nc4+ Ke2 77. Nxd2 Kxd2 78. Kb4 e5 79. a4 e4 80. a5 Bd8 81. b6 e3 $19) 63... Kf2 64. Na1 (64. Kxc3 Ke2 65. b5 Bd8) 64... Bd8 65. Nc2 Bg5 66. b5 Bd8 67. Nb4 Bb6 68. Nc2 Ba5 69. Nb4 Ke1 { 0-1 White resigns. } 0-1