[Event "World Championship 23th"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1960.04.07"] [Round "11"] [White "Tal, Mihail"] [Black "Botvinnik, Mikhail"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Kryvoruchko Vita"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "A05"] [Opening "King's Indian Attack: Symmetrical Defense"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/XpCHMsbd/kKOtQP0H"] [Orientation "white"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. c4 c6 { Tal didn't want to play symmetric system 6.d4 d5,7.cxd5.That's why he moved } { Grunfeld Defence } 6. b3 { What Black can play after this move?What is the main problem for White?How Black can use it? } 6... Ne4 7. d4 d5 8. Bb2 { Correct move is 8...a5!,which happened in the game Polugaevsky-Kasparov,1991/92 } 8... Be6?! { What is tha main idea for Black? } 9. Nbd2 Nxd2 { Even in strategy position Tal found a little tactical trick.White sacrifeced the pawn on c4, instead 10.Nd2 c5! } 10. Qxd2! { Why Black didn't take the pawn on c4? } 10... Na6 (10... dxc4 11. Ng5 cxb3 12. Nxe6 fxe6 13. Qb4 Qd7 14. Qxb3 $14) 11. Rac1 Qd6 12. Ne5 { knight in the center is very strong,It's a typical idea of middlegame. Bb2 and d4-pawn protect the knight. } 12... Rfd8 { What White should play here? } 13. Rfd1 { to develop the last piece } 13... Rac8 14. Qa5! { much better than 14.c5 Qb8, 15.b4,because Black has contrattack 15...f6,16.Nd3 Bf5 with idea f5. White's pieces are more active than Black pices,special a queen. White want to play 15. Ba3 Qc7,16. Nxc6!Tal has a wonderful tactical idea again! } 14... dxc4 { Botvinnik thou ght 7 minutes in this position abd decided to lose a center. He afraid to miss something in the difficult tactical variants.We have a choice.Bxc4 and Nxc4. Which move is better? } (14... Bxe5!? 15. dxe5 (15. cxd5!? Bxg3 16. dxe6 Bxh2+ 17. Kh1 Bf4 18. exf7+ Kxf7 19. e3 Bh6 20. Ba3 Qd7 $44 { White have compensation for the pawn,because two bishops are really strong }) 15... Qc7 (15... Qb4 16. Bc3 Qxa5 17. Bxa5 b6 18. cxd5 Bxd5 19. Bh3 Ra8 20. Bd2 $14) 16. Qxc7 Nxc7 17. cxd5 Nxd5 $14 { White have a little better position, because two bishops are stronger than the knight and bishop.Also White want to push the pawns e4,f4 and attack Black pieces in the center. }) 15. Nxc4!? { What is the main idea for White? } (15. bxc4? Qb4 16. Qa3 Bxe5 17. dxe5 Kg7) 15... Qc7 (15... Qb4!? 16. Ba3 Qxa5 17. Nxa5 Rc7 18. e3) 16. Qe1!? { Tal wanted to save queens on the board,because it's a big difference in their strength } 16... Qb8 (16... Rd7!? 17. e3 Rcd8 18. Bc3 b6 19. Qe2 $14) 17. e4 { White want take a center,because c5,d5,e5,f5 squares are very important.White have more space now.What is the main idea for White now?To pushd5! } 17... Bxc4?! (17... Nc7!? 18. Ne5 Bxe5 19. dxe5 Rxd1 20. Rxd1 Rd8 21. Bf1 $14) 18. Rxc4 (18. bxc4?! c5 19. e5 cxd4 20. Bxd4 b6 { Black have a great square for pieces on c5. }) 18... Nc7 (18... c5 19. e5! { White have strong attack on the queen's side }) 19. Bh3?! { It's correct idea,but the first move was not correct! } (19. Bc1! { Tal didn't make this move,because he didn't know,how to win after } 19... Nb5 (19... e6 20. Bf4 $14) (19... Ne6 20. d5 cxd5 21. Rxc8 Qxc8 22. exd5 Nd4 23. Bg5 $14) 20. Bh3 Nxd4 (20... e6 21. Bf4 Qa8 22. d5! $16) 21. Bxc8 Nf3+ (21... Qxc8 22. Kg2 Qg4 23. Rd3 $44) 22. Kh1 Qxc8 23. Rxd8+ Qxd8 24. Qe2 Nd4 25. Qd3 e5 $14 { It's not easy to realize rook for the knight and pawn.But White lost a tempo in the game. }) 19... e6 20. Bc1 { Why White made this move?White want to improve the bishop and use weak dark squares. } 20... Qa8! { it'a a great maneuver for Black with idea after 21.Bf4 to play what? Push 21...B5! and win a pawn on d4. } 21. Bg5 Re8?! { Why it was a bad move?Rook should be on half-open d-file and attack the pawn on d4 } (21... Rd7!? 22. Qe3 Re8 23. a4 a5 24. Qc3 $14) 22. Qd2 f5?! { Black want to put the knight on d5 and have some contrattack.But it's too weak for the king.White has 2 bishops,so the main idea for white to open a center } (22... Nb5!? 23. Bg2 Rc7 24. a4 Nd6 25. Rcc1 Rd7 $14) 23. Bh6?! (23. a4! { with idea to protect square on b5 } 23... Rf8 24. b4 Ne8 25. e5 { to stop Nd6 } 25... Nc7 26. Bg2 Nd5 27. Rdc1 a6 28. Bxd5 cxd5 29. Rc5 Rxc5 30. bxc5 $16 { with idea Rb1-b6 to attack b7 and e6 pawns }) 23... Bxh6 24. Qxh6 Re7?! (24... Rcd8!? { with idea Qc8 }) 25. Re1 { What is the main idea for White? } 25... Rf8?! (25... Rce8!? 26. a4 Qd8 27. Qd2 Rf7) 26. Rc5?! { Tal felt he lost his advantage,because botvinnik defend his pieces very well.That's why he decided to make position more tactical before their time trouble. } (26. exf5!? { with idea to open a king } 26... gxf5 27. a4 $14 { with idea to stop Nb5 }) 26... Qd8 (26... f4!? { it's a typical idea of middlegame.Tal's move,that's why Botvinnik didn't make it.Tal could lose his advantage in this position. } 27. gxf4 Qd8 28. Qg5 Qd6 29. e5 Qd8 30. Re4 $44) 27. Re5 Ref7?! (27... Qxd4!? { Botvinnik didn' t want to calculate tactical lines before time trouble.And it was his mistake! } 28. exf5 gxf5 29. Bxf5 Ref7 30. R5e4 Qc5 31. Bxe6 Nxe6 32. Qxe6 Qxf2+ 33. Kh1 Qf3+) 28. Qd2 Qd6?! (28... f4!?) 29. Bf1?! { this idea was good take the bishop from h3-square,because pawn-f5 block it,and improve it to c4-square. But this move is not correct right now. } (29. exf5!? exf5 30. Bf1 b5 31. a4 a6 32. Bg2 $14) 29... Rd7? (29... f4!? $15) 30. exf5 Rxf5! 31. R5e4 { with idea don't exchange the rooks and make position more difficult } 31... Rf6? { too pasieve } (31... Rd5!? 32. Bc4 (32. Rd1 c5) 32... Rxd4 33. Rxd4 Qxd4 34. Qxd4 Rxd4 35. Bxe6+ Nxe6 36. Rxe6) 32. h4 { Tal felt initiative on the king's side } (32. a4!? Kg7 33. Qb2 Nd5 34. Bh3 Re7 $14) 32... Kg7 { a typical prophylactic move in time trouble } (32... Rdf7!? 33. f4 Kg7 34. Kh2 Re7 35. a4 $14) 33. h5 gxh5 { with idea to stop h6 or gxh6,Rh4 and Qh6 check } (33... Rdf7!? 34. R1e2 gxh5 35. Rh4 Rf5 36. Bh3 Rb5 37. Qb2 Rf6 38. Kh2 $14) 34. Rh4 (34. Qg5+!? Rg6 35. Qxh5 Nd5 36. Rh4 Kf8 $14 (36... Nf6? 37. Qf3 $16)) 34... Kg8 (34... Kf8!? 35. Bg2 h6 36. Ree4 Rdf7 37. Re2 Rd7 38. a4 $14) 35. Bd3 { What is the main idea for White? Qg5! } (35. Be2!? Nd5 36. Bxh5 $14) 35... Rg7? (35... h6!? 36. Ree4 Rdf7 $14) 36. Re5! { with idea to double the rooks on h-file and attack the pawn on h7. } 36... Rff7 37. Qh6 (37. Rexh5!? $16) 37... Qe7 38. Rexh5 Nd5! { with idea to protect the pawn on h7 } 39. Qd2! Nf6 40. Rh6 Qd6?! (40... Nd7!? $16 { with idea Nf8 to protect both pawns e6 and h7.It's a little passive for Black,but maybe Black have not choice. }) 41. Rf4 { Tal made this move with idea Botvinnik should make a difficult choice,some move without analyzing this position at home. } (41. Qe3!? Kf8 42. Bc4 Ke7 43. R4h5 Nd5 44. Bxd5 cxd5 45. Rxe6+ Qxe6 46. Re5 Rg6 47. Rxe6+ Rxe6 48. Qg5+ $14 { Kryvoruchko Yuriy }) 41... Qf8?? { Botvinnik thought about this move 42 minutes,wrote this move and postponed a game. } (41... Ng4!? 42. Rxf7 (42. Bxh7+ Kf8 43. Rxf7+ Kxf7 44. Rh4 Nf6 $14) 42... Kxf7 43. Rxh7 Rxh7 44. Bxh7 $16) (41... e5? 42. dxe5 Qxe5 43. Rf5 { Tal decided to make this move } (43. Rhxf6 Rxf6 44. Bc4+ Rgf7 45. Qd8+ Kg7 46. Bxf7 Kxf7 (46... Rxf4?? 47. Qg8+ $18) 47. Qd7+ Qe7 48. Rxf6+ Kxf6 49. Qd4+ $14 { Black have some chance to make a draw in the queen's endgame }) 43... Qd4 44. Kg2 $16) 42. Qe3!! Nd5 43. Rxf7 Qxf7 44. Qe5! { with idea Rxe6 } 44... Nc7 45. Qc5! { to attack weak pawns on the queen's side too } 45... Qf3 (45... a6 46. Qa7 Ne8 { What White will play? } (46... Nd5? 47. Qa8+ Qf8 48. Bxh7+ Kf7 49. Qxb7+ $18) 47. Rxe6 Qxe6 48. Bc4) 46. Bxh7+! { force line to winning queen's endgame for White } 46... Rxh7 47. Qg5+ Kh8 (47... Rg7 48. Qd8+ Qf8 49. Rh8+ $18) 48. Qd8+ Kg7 49. Rxh7+ Kxh7 50. Qxc7+ Kg6 51. Qxb7 Qe4 (51... Qd1+?! 52. Kg2 Qxd4 53. Qxc6 $18) 52. Qa6?! (52. Qb8!? Qe1+ 53. Kg2 Qe4+ 54. Kh2 Qc2 55. Qg8+ Kf6 56. Qf8+ Kg6 57. Kg2 Qxa2 58. Qe8+ Kf6 59. Qxc6 $18) (52. Qxa7 Qe1+ 53. Kg2 Qe4+ 54. Kf1 Qd3+ 55. Ke1 Qb1+ 56. Kd2 Qb2+ 57. Ke3 Qc3+ 58. Kf4 Qd2+ 59. Ke5 Qxf2 60. Kd6 $18) 52... Qe1+? (52... Qb1+!? 53. Kh2 Qc2 54. Qf1 Qxa2 55. Qd3+ Kh6 56. Kg2 $16) 53. Kg2?! (53. Qf1!? Qd2 54. Qc4 Qe1+ 55. Kg2 Qe4+ 56. Kh2 $18) 53... Qe4+ 54. Kf1 Qb1+ 55. Ke2 Qc2+?? (55... Kf6!? 56. Qd3 Qxa2+ 57. Kf3 a5 58. Kg2 $16) 56. Kf3 Qf5+ 57. Ke3 Qg5+ 58. Ke2 Qh5+ 59. Kd2 Kf6 60. Qxc6 Qa5+ 61. Qc3 Qxa2+ 62. Ke3 Kf7 63. d5! { with idea to make connected pawns in the endgame } 63... exd5 64. Qc7+ Kf6 65. Qc6+ Ke7 66. Qxd5 Qa1 67. Qe4+ Kf7 68. Kf4 Qc1+ 69. Kg4 Qa1 70. Qd5+ Kf8 71. Kf5 Qb1+ 72. Kf6 { Botvinnik resigned and was very sad after the game,because he understood,he can lose his title. } 1-0