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    Copyright © 1970, 1972, 1976, 1996, 2000 Hanon W. Russell o Table of Contents Tak A Remembrance 1 | From the Author 3 4 ‘This ise revised and expanded filth edition of Tal-Borvinnik 1960 by Before the Match I ‘Mikhail Tal first published in English in 1970, Translated from Rus- Game One 2 oo Game Four 36 f Game Twelve 133 (left) and Mikhail Tal, Tal is shown at about the age that his great fame Sixteen 165, Anson, Art Dincctor The publisher wishes io express its thanks £0 Game Twenty 204 Glean Petersen, editor of Chess Life and the United States Chess ‘Game Twenty-one 20 this book, RM Tal: A Remembrance ‘To several eurent generations of chess players, Mikal Ta, "The Wisant of Rigs.” was muse. Atthe close ofthe 1950s, when choss was ‘setling down 1 & sort of “siemific determinism” of positional play, ‘young Misha anived st the most exahed chess “Taburaory” to shake Up ‘he formule sd a a arg beaker fal of fan. Where his contempora. jes shuffled, he sacrificed. He showed ws that beauty and poetry still remained in the royal game. As Ragocin suid, “Tal docs not move pieces ‘by hands he uses 2 magic wand” ‘Mikhail Nekmyevich Tal was hor» in Latvia on November 9, 1936, Although he was not a hil prigy when he dil begin ascend, he soared so rapid thet n 1957 he was hot the youngest Soviet cham pion ever and rare ease that required FIDE to awaal him the tile of International grander while waving the opera requirement that it fist recognize him as master! ‘Tals famous sorcerers stare made Clint Eastwood's most iis ter sneer look like the ubiquitous happy-fce, Tas ple actly once rove Pal Benko to retreat behind dark glastes daring 2 game. Never fne-upped on oF off the boat, Misha countered sith laughably over Sasi, borrowed shades. Beako lost. ‘When Tal beat Bovinnik fr the wold championship in 1960 ‘be was at the time the youngest word champion eve. fll of vigor and briiance. Then, within months, he developed what was co become & lifelong ilies sd handicap to his play. He was found io havea diseased dey, Everachoss Fnac, he hospital forthe romoval ofthe offend ing orgeo in 1962, Tal reportedly tale chess uni the unesthesimsk 48 strapped oat During his convalescence, be would sneak out of the ospial o play at the local ches elo Twas fortunate enough to st next to Tal at smal table during the fnal World Championship of his hifeime, Kaspaow-Karpov, New York, 1990, about wo years boforeTal's death, AS ws sippd coffe in ‘he protection of private mecting room, we watched famous GMs com ‘ent in tum on the game af an oversized boar. Sere HE EEE eee eee 1 was shocked by T's appeerance. His illness and is pasion had demanded from him a great price. Alnough barely $4, he seme physically anol an frail man, What har be bad lef was white. He had Ist traveled halfray acound the world by Je, a challenge to even the young and heel. On op of tha, this 30" anniversary of his own unfor table victory had brought him together with old chess adversaries and Did fiends, [twas clear that his day ad already included frequent cer- monial toasts to past bates a's prematurely wizened face was heavy Tidded he Ranehed over in his gray, double-ressed su, hs elbows Cn the table. is chin resting in his hands. The od stare was frankly abit laze. As the game unfolded, Kasparov was onthe attack, building up against Karp’ cased king, No less than Yasser Seirawan was taking 8 {um soar private demonstration hoard when it became clear te bashing K's were reaching a critical point. My eyes darted between the position and Tl as Leoverly checked is fce for resetion. Surely such an atack- ing game between titans sized the old juices in the Wizard somewhere own dep. Kasparov was now the young wtacking genius whose games reguariy amazed rood fll of grandmasters. How much ofthis new ‘pias could the “old” one Follow? “Tee next Kasparov move was anounced and repeated on the big boud, At the exact moment the piece found its neve square, Misha’ exhausted stare soddenly twisted into an exaggerated, caroon- lke ge ‘mace of pore revulsion, {hal expected hint follow up by baling is tse ani erying “Phew!” Obviously Tal hd feandthe move tobe a game spoiler. Everyone cic wt the“all” accept Emperer Gary's ne clothes, and Ta's face quickly regrouped self w 2 puasded tare. But from tha pint on inthe game, Karpo’s defers ta take contol. Inthe end it was Kasparov oho was eelieved to dia, Later. when the game bad ‘een analyzed worldwide, Kasparov's eulpit-move was fund tobe the same one that nity cote Tals face for tat revealing moment at the table Right up ani Hfe's last checkmate, Mikhail Ta, eight chess chanspion ofthe world sil ad the sorcery in his wand and in his eyes, His games will continue to inspire new generations of players to find the ‘swashbuckling andthe Betflin ches. Ia this book, he Shares with ‘you, a inmate way, his special mag Al Laverne Executive Director, US. Chess Feieration, 1988-1896 From the Author In the spring of 1960, evo Soviet chessplavers again met each ‘the inthe match for dhe champinship ofthe world. This time I played the role ofchlleazr. Twill tid the fac tha twas very Mlaterng that die world championship match between tiinnik and me aroused greet nrest mong chessplayer. Al the match games were analyzed in deal inthe pages ofthe pros. Grandmastr Ragozin headed the remarkable analysts Iv, soon after the finish ofthe dl, published books about the match. ‘Toad something to thei variations isa problem whichis by no means ey, But tis thor has not ted to do that. His goal was nox 10 iscover some move in the srugele through the eyes of detached ‘geval wo ry to give he personal feelings, thoughts, agitstion, and Aisppointmecrts ofa dices parixipat inthe combat. Let the reader not ‘complain than this bok. he will ot se Tal fguratvely speaking, in astarhed white shi std Ge, bt in his working elthes | will relate the Story ofthe mite, basicaly rom the beginning of tis intense due. ‘Ofcourse, such book might be tox cern extent, ne-sided. 1 therefore placed before myself one goal rev fo the reader, ideal, the diulectical developmental process ofa chess game, beginning with the ‘pening. A book this size doesnot permit me to give an opening manual, and in fac, such would be beyond the scope ofthis endear, __—_ach gaume is prefaced with a small intdocton, in whieh 1 discuss the atte before the game, o go infor a smal lyrical digression, sharing my thoughts thc 1 hod atthe time of the match Riga September, 1960 Bim EE eee eee te Hee Eee ee Before the Match “The cherished deam of every chessplayer isto play x mach with ‘he World Champion. But bere is the paradox: he closer you cme w the realization ofthis goal, the less you think about it Ar the very beginning ‘of my erative pat | mentally depicted my meeting wth Botvinnik mare ‘an once. Botvinnik- the horo of our generation, on whose games and labors more than ove Pleiad of Soviet chessplayers has beea nartured. eter, thi goal became less of dream as Thecamse a member ofthe lrze _group of prtiepants who were playa series of tourna’ eading the right to pay a match with the Werld Champion. However, “current affis” somshow pushed these “sweet dreams” int the background, ‘Curiously enough, st the time of the Candidates Tournament, I did not find myself ance dreaming those dreams which until recenly had seemed ‘0 Forbidden. But the tournament ended, Thad succeeded in taking ist place and had earned the right wo play he match. then would seem tha here seas not mina 1 ose before preparations forthe maich should begin. Far from it My nervous reetion ter that marathon toumament hal been so great Ua Twas in no ‘condition to think about the math, or for that mater, any serous chess ‘work. nd there was not much time befor the beginning of the match Jessthan six montis, Rater than venturing it myself, Alexander Koblents sn began he basins of dccussing the problems of preparation forthe ‘moat impontant event in my ie ‘Uni thr time, {had considered myslt, and not without reason, mong the ranks of oumanneal chessplayers had only bad one cecasion to play an actual match (hat was in 1984, whem Lo tell the tat, really id aot imagine dat it was necessary 10 prepa for such a cones) ‘Therefore Twas completely unfair wi he specific character of this ype of competition. ‘Nevertheless, hare exist a huge diference between tournament sand match play. Fist of all, (0 express it coarsely. how is the bookkeeping: While in a toumament& participant is not bound by his int shoring at est inthe fia part of the tournament ~and ean venture ‘he luxury of “staying up Ise” atthe star, each match gone is equally ‘important. You see, it-& match there are no other competitors, 00 ‘outsiders anda chessplayer cannot plan in vance from whom he will win without Eu, with whom a draw will be sofficient and (as oft ‘happens to whom it wll not be shameful ose, The ost of each point in 8 match in comparison with a toumament grows twotoll 4 one bessplayer wins, then his rival astomatcally loses, and therefore match ganes aay vos apa fein of espns, thes have their own psychological charts. IF in the Ccanidacs Tours, brane weary eng oe a We se ‘oppvsent Forties and his was afer an terval of seven rounds. then ‘hats toe aid ahour amare, whore would meet the sain eessplaer (ay in and day on? Thi seven more axing, Finally, de problem of preparing fora matchis also sgnificanly more ciffcul T hive not set mentioned that my opponent was an ssurpassed master of home prepenion, If T often employed. tisky ‘aratons, it may have worked cut in a toumameat iT put my’opes on some sky opening adventure in 3 match, my BLT was certain € be called Ta word, | had comparatively Fite time in which to study he “ABCs” of match play, while my opponent, inthe Tas ea years, had efended his “Caunpionship Dissertation ony in this mii. Am. scaly, when we Begun to go over gumes play by Bowinnk since he hha won the te of World Champion (1948), it Ji not cake much to convince us that che overwhelming majority of them were payed in tile Imatches, in which he had three mes defended his tle, and once covered i as often chided for the fact that only one month after the conclusion of the Candidates “Tournament, T entered the Fist Totemationat Toumament at Rigs (and it was extremely unimportant). Here I mast frankly admit that thie appearance was also one of the ingredients of my preparation for the match, Chess fans, probably. focased their station onthe Ist that in the majority of my gas in this ‘oumament, | tumed out to bee the defensive, sometimes right rom the ‘opening. Insmach as defense is slways been my “Actilles Hel" dd ‘ot tueat lig. [nal fires, it mst be noted tha the pace Was St by {he two winners ofthe tournament, aris Spassky and Vladas Mikenas heir results at the end were 50 impressive, that I al po time in tis competition, saw any porsibliy of Being their equa However, be that it may, my trainer and I were fil satisfied ‘ith the creative results of the toumanen. And besides, this small, leant tournament in Rigs in my opinion, was an exuemely valuable fension reliever. It is interesting to uote that T fel est tied after the turament than Idd before it. Atthe same, Thad begun my preparation 4 Peet Bae ieee Caetano eee {forthe fonbeoming match in camest. Tis customary to consider tat preparation for each competition 4s divided into three clemens: (1) a chess element (osically the ‘openings: (2) u psychological element and (3) physical element “The analysis of innovations by Soviet and foreign theoreticians ters int the fiat clement now search, 2 beter continuation in his ot ‘hat opening variation, The psyebelogical element includes primaity a ‘etiled analysis ofthe games oe future opponcal ful compechension of his strenghis and weaknesses snd percesion of his manne o a8 ‘commonly called is syle of play. PhYsea preparation, it seems to me Ties tot solely in the walm of chess. But we gave fundamental sonsideraton 1 physical pcpartion tht would give me beter chances ‘of having fest ming i ach tiring atch, rather than generaing wo saileases of theoretical novelties However, due to general fatigne, i ured out that T'was notin any condition 1 shapen any ‘opening edges anyway. Therefore, we did not ‘ea too much tine prepare he openings. 1, understandably, felt daning the mach tht T could ‘tbe sated with my ests in dhe iil stages in many games, But tere were also advantages fom the outset ofthe fst game, I fle “hungry” for chess, and wha is een aor important, Fight tothe beginning of the 2ist gare, never et too “al” Nevertheless of course, we sent a considerable amount of ime ‘over the chessbourd AS far asthe openings were concemed, our basic problem was to “find ovr own level” so that would be spared from having to “re invent the whe!” during the match, Bascal, it did not seem necessary 19 us that my opening repertoice had 1 be changed, Tirst ofall, {bad trio the possibility of varying openings in tournaments, especially with White and also in defense of 1 dS. In any case, we examined several sysiems, except forthe Sician Defense ‘which Valnoet always use in answer ea say “in any case" because otvinnik, in his preceding matches, had nce opened once with his e- pai The last tm in any competition forthe Weed Charpionshp that the di so as in a game With Reshevsky in 1943, afer he had already secured ist place. And in the toumaenls in which Botvinnik had ‘eeasonalypartifpaed, he, ab ale, payed dé or 4 onthe fst move, ‘enturng 1 64 nly with those opponents who seemed vo be relatively ‘weaker. Anda sharp reorganization actully cannot belpin he course of ft strugele, since itis understood thar it takes a while to become accusimed to positions encountered forthe Fist time in tournament ‘So ter they were, our opening plans. For Back to perfec the syxtems fomeriy employed by me in closed openings, and for White basically 2 examine the variations employed by Botvisik in answer 10 ef, which Intended to play fom the very being ‘We focused most of oar tention on arlyZing the games of Botvina. 1 wl ot ide te fact ha this was not an ey probes. Fat of al, it was no easy because the majority ofthe World Champion's eames were already well known and the quality of play -the hay’ of logics ‘Conceptions thesct consistency i the reaiaton ofa pln, the ability to impos: his syle of play on his opponent, tbe iepreactbke endgame technige - this was also quite fuilar 1 us. Boisinsik’s care entrance into compe sions recently also played a role. Is ue that as 8 rile, these appearances weee rater sucess. In the lst ive years, Botti, except fo is Weald ‘Championship matches, had participated in the Otympiades 1 Amsterdam, Moscow ane Munich hore he tained good results, Iosing only one tame. To his eet, the World Champion di share Fst place in dhe Moscow Intrational and won & small touramaent in Holland. He likewise hed Paticipsted in the People’s Sparakiade of the ‘USSR. Thu probly was all. On te basis ofthese Bes it was necessary 0 come 10.3 coneusion about the contemparsy Barvinnie We were convinced that my fora opponent had not recently ‘one in foe any voluntary intensification ofa svgae, and in those cases when he was caught up ina combinational "sto." he was es sre of himself. 1 he obtained a poston in the opening in whieh he had the inaive. diem his opponent, under presse, could only hope for & mira, and this occured very, very rarely. The discovery was made thst ‘inmany games, Botvinnik woud agree o& minimal edge in the endgame, hich af 2 rule, would lead to success thanks to his highly plished technique, | But the most important coaclasion at which we arrived ia ‘examining al of his games mighthave been tha uring a game Boinnik ives most of his consideration wo strategic questions ot being distracted by diferent tactical variations. This an be bot a plus (consisteny in the realization of a plan) and a minis, since in several postions his luncerestimation of the tactics showed considerably in his results. For fv" SSARESFESABSSOSOMORBGRISE SE ESEIOEUSIEO#SEESOESESESIEEEE ‘example, in several games in his match with Vasily Smyslov, in particular In he th game ofthe 1957 mach, andthe L1th and 2d games ofthe eum match Aoi as seen in Rocinsik-Gurgenids in the People’s IL Sparakiade of the USSR, when though Botwvinnik had restricted his opponent according t0 al rules of ehoss statzay, he was aot able (2 realize the vantage which he tad bined all hat ha been required ‘was some sharp tsa! play, In this respec, his games anit foreign chesspayers seem les sihificant since in many of he encounters where chad strategic superiwly, his was fully suisen w bring hore the ull, point These were, en, probably all the conclusions which we were able to drew fom the Werld Champion's gums. We diew some interesting cmclosons fom sttinics. panicula. Bocvinnik hod lst only to games in tournament play since 1956, to Pal Keres inthe Alekhine Iterestonsl Memos Toornment and to Dueckstein inthe XIE Chess Olympiade. Both games, in which Botvinnik bud Black, “onfrled under the banner ofthe Sila." Farber, in several other gumes played with te Sicilian, Botvinaik's position was ‘ot too favorable for long time. One ght recall his meeting with Bent ‘Larsen atthe XII Chess Olsmpiade in Moscow. osvinnk ha achieves most of his sucess employing the Cro- Kano Defense when he badd Blick, although this dense itis trae, bad ly undergone trial in one competion, the return match with Smyslov, while the appearance ofthe French Defense in Botvinik’s games was becoming rarer ad rarer in recent yeas. Only in Munich, aysinst Wolfgang Unlmann, oid Botvinik ansver 3 6 with 1.6, and then it can be assumed that the Geran Gramaster (hen still a Master) refrained from 24 a Re himself usually played the French ‘We did not find one game in which Botvinnik played. Whi against the King's Indian when he cod 2.5. It was not clear which sytem Botvinnik would wse in ep othe King’s Indian Defense, since in is games, the sold Fanchetio ofthe Kigg Bishop had been most encountered, as well asthe recently fashionable Saemisch Attack. The small numboe of games played by Bosviank could not give ws satisfactory answers to our many interesting questions. In short the prepartion for th mats was “a preparation wth many unknowns” and ony the match itself would give the answers oa the question March, 1960, impercepiily approached. Further events developed rapidly. The arrival in Mescow inthe eveing, the drawing oF Tes, the est of which was that wea have Whiten he fs ame the nest day. the mate's opening ceremonies, and then March 15th, the fist round, Tensor sya ign ap al te Seach wow SOUR fal une ne eo ee tre ps ce aa a er” Tra Somes cert me SAV Cog TS Boab Stearman SUS hone Se Sty eC mainte ie Sou moetpens Sriennsonwanssseee ae a oe tee elo: “onennorory ide Sherman Scroceccnites cha cece Sy fo a rn oh whe Bevtacenea ane Sins seena 9b thet stn fourm ste mincogton Ppa being cup nates SSpconlociy Bonne Game One Tuesday, 15 March 1960 losing ceremonies atthe Candi- dates” Tournament in Belgrade, a Yugoslav radigcommentator asked sme: "What will ou play a the ist move as White nthe fst game of your match with Bowvinnik?” 1 ‘romsed, without much reflection, to begintha gamey advancing my cepa and didnot want to break ‘my word forno reson whatsoever that nowithstaming. the move ef 18 nt $0 bad itl. ‘Mikhail Tab-Mikhall Botvinnik French Defense 1 e2-e4 (0.01) €7-e6 (0.01) Tethie a surprise? Notas ac as Fam ‘concerned, At lest, preparing for the match, my waiver Aleander Koblents realized that is use fof the French Defense was areal possibilty. Although this opening did aot bring Bowinnik ny special success im his second match with Smyslo. Boevinik’s exceptional ‘reatve ability id noe provide any basi fr assuming tha he would shy away fom dt very French Derense which so many times had ‘brought him outstanding victor ‘The mont recent of the “Freac games which was of theoretical Sgnificance bad been played botween Cigorichand Ptrsyan in the 1959 Candidates Touramen andi that game. the opening a tamed oat wel for White. We had, of course, studied this game and ‘were no! opposed to arepetiion of {he opening moves Inasmuch it ‘wasobvious that Btvinaik ido ‘cxaminedthis game, thematch:ook fon a very peculiar psychological aspect regarding the openings from, the very fist mesting. Before m second move, 1 reflected for a minute, recalling the namerous ramifications of this opening ‘considering those upon which my ‘opponent might abo dwell 2 2-44 (0.02) d7-45 (0.01) 3 DbI1-<3 (0.02) 48-b4(0.02) “The French Defense is one of the ‘most complicated openings, For & Tong time it was though that one baad to go through a lengthy rmarcovering siigels, avoiding immediate skirmishes, Toh the cetfons. of Soviet theoreticians, Rauzer (or White) and Bovinnik Gor Black), ways of realy imtemifying the position wore found Inthe variaonemployed by ‘Boinnk ins zame, lack ives uphisbiok squared Bishop, which significantly weshenshis Kingsie ‘As compensation, he is able to put pressae on Whites rather com promised Queenside. Many games which have begun with this ‘aration have proven hat if White does net succeed in. quickly ‘developing a intative, the weak- nesses in is position wil scene oF Tater make themselves felt Pre cisely because ofthis, Whiteshould immedintely stomp! to fore the fae so 38 10 prevent the Sbiliation of his opponent's sition 4 ef-05 (0.02) €7-e5 (0.03) ‘5.a2-n3,(0.02) Apixc3+(0.04) Bowvinik chooses afaverite line. 1t is curios to note that in the 1954 ratch with Smyslov, he retreated the Bishop © a5 in several games, GrandnasterSmstov docs like Jong vaiaorsinthe opening After the moves 6 bs cxld in the ies three exes, be eomtimad 7 5, looking for quiet play 10 take damage of the active position of hig pices. Onc amust think tht Bovinnk considered his waitin fully aceptabe for Blak, since in the nth game ofthe same match Ineagaincontinsed 5.5, butthis time (afer hoe preparation) Smiystov chose the sharper continu ation 7 gi and afer 7.007 8 bad decd) tog? Dg 10 eh? 2X7 (mach more active than 10 2bc6) HSB AB 12 Bd3 Yeas 15 ht he bined a significant edge and wor the ge hiely. Borvimnik-emplayed this Same vacation in. his game with Unzicker(Chess Olympiad, 1954) “This time, itis te, be didnot “waste” uwasionthe Kingsde but the moe cae) 7.8, but i this encounter, an unirapor tant position, a: far asthe openings concerned, was reached. Appar ely, precisely because of 7 Borviaik retains from 5...2a5, although even bere, the Ist wore has yet to be spoken. The game ‘Maiovich Mitte (Zonal Tour rament, Budapest, 1960) was extremely intersting trom Dis point of view Novice, incidentally that the move tig has receaty bewome something like White's ‘Misting care” inthe Pronch Defense, in those cases when ‘Whitisstivingforthemasiumin the opening 6 baves (0.02) thd8-<7 (0.05) “There isa curious story connected with this move, The variation 6.067 lok more Hexible, since the King Knight sill has to be developethis ay, wil the Black Queen can, on occasion oncupy a5, and Tater = 4. But the pent comtimuation 7 #4 agin causes complications, upon which chest theory hat not yee given is Final Jdement. IF memory does not fil, ‘me, Borvnnk lst played 6.7 ina game with Alexander (USSR England Radio Math, 1947). The English Master continaod 7 Sgt cnc 8 Bay Eg 8 9 Gah Ws 10 bl, and after a complicated steuggle, he won the game, Subsequently. Grandmaster YeFim Geller supgesed an even stonger continuation -® 3 - and used i succesfully, witha beaufal win over Sokolky inthe XVII USSR (Championship. Recently, forts by Black advectes of this variation have indicated thet one. should continue 7..00 of 7.08 to prove the defense, Bovinik i laying to create play in the center imei 7WdI-gi (0.07). “Thee is nothing. new under the sun” My opponent has repestedy encountered this variation in his ‘ames. After 7 3, tbe game saiienly complicated, bat insu Ficintly sharp. Forth tie bein, White is threatening to annie te Kinde Tox £715 (0.06) ee ous ig but © transposition of moves. Now the ides bohind Black's sith move is ovesled- 7 isdefended. In view ofthe fact cat the capture en passant Ben C5 \wooldonly coafinmthe well own tbesisappearnginalltentsthatisis not worth developing the Queen at ‘he beginning of te game, White atrally continues BYR t-83 (0.07) dg8-e7 (0.08) PEE Soe eee eee eee eee 30 Wn 7=b7 (0.11) 5x44 (0.10) in Get-di? (0.13). Twenty years ago, an annottor would ering? in horror at such a move: Atthe very begining ofthe fume the white King starts out on ‘journey! This ecentric continu tion is seen ite today. White prefers 10 mask his development plansoftheking Knight foravtile, developedinany even, buitsbest keeping tee possibility of either 10 fist move the Bishop oa, If ‘Tu Botvinnik: Te tart of the rst game (pong toe2or .uhile keeping he White now plays 12.293. then after Fleabdiagonalfice Losingiherght 2.6 13 Dd} Gec3, his, tocasleescentally histo meaning — postion immediately bocomescrit sinc, fistofallhisopponentisnct cal.On12-9e2, Black can sill play ‘With is last move, Blick stesses Geeman master Fuchs i one of te thathe doesnot fea’ acaprarcong? "last of the Mohicans” who sill intbeleas nonisrtoavoidinihe defends this vation. He has wed SS TOES on Se niece mighiteprevonyexcargedin 8 continton twice apt ee me ‘the center with &..cedi 9 exdi, Soviet chesplayers-with Spassky SP Aorableone8 Astras am how the move Tidy ile two and only then continue Sc, after intheStudent WerldChampionstiP Concerned the only nei hich birds withone stone: sategiealy it which buds 10 sg7 bocawse of atVarna(L2S8)and with Vasyckov came aoa the eve Il hl helps comple evclomeny ed 10..g8 11 fh? eics+, (Got, 1957), bat he was cusbed commend, by the way, by prepare fr easing lng. whe Bevin played this helt na Domes in out 25 moves Ma Foo) ar la bee teens week ie some with Reshovsky (Match - ‘mentioned Gligorich-Petrosyan_ White dows nt want come under “Toureanenorhe WordChampi-. 9 48587 (0-10) time. The Sovet Grunloaster song tsk he mun pay cnship 1948), White cominaed 10 Smystow, ia the 14h game of is Sominued wth tho staighformerd cenebelyscvly Thee eee 34200112506 12822 Gab ah "wih Bow, noise) In Bhe6 1.89 Des bt afer foes Whose 5 Blak and go. a good atacking _ somplications and plyod 9 2 ‘very song 13 gS. go into gor nd of his pawn that ws on, Rua iattedeancrns Diakiocipstitocrsinae Aiur C5 O05" san me SCacerkat pees Pogesed.Davinaksucseodatin HARE Wit Reonky, sal te werk became of14 255+), From to. play the amplasant role of : ‘eociked a goo postion thanks © ‘Bowinn's seat analytical "yarn but the lr had, repelling the atack with accurate 6" pesive postion of White's Point of view, the posiliy of de hee diagonal bas ‘Bech defease, and even won the EE Queen Binhop. Tam sue tht if Sagherig Blacks pay mu atencd, tnt tus dpa! pe tat recs tet iy Whiewang fecmgctanopning atBeoroonkd fects the black King when the f people who are suited 1g handle cage; but he should by no acans sn sf ts exginl position Scchapostonsieitdossappexr as pilin of ounieedped—~-AeBdT (04) Morons, has dept lcs that White hasatangible positional cgannuation, which alWays sf Avery arfal move, Black imtends pieces of any future “material” plas: his blacksquared Bishop. pear o basic and nor often tha towtethe Bishop's help along with SupPCCt on the diagoral. In any sibowgh only operating on one ot the songes. the Queen's srking. power to eveHt, the white Qucen ean now Aiaganal, can sie via 2 40 ba Uunderscare the vulnerability ofthe fetum to “home shores” with a \ ‘where twill be positioned mich 9. ethe-y6 (0.08) White King Mere ee So, ‘more actively. The young, talented oH ‘ilieeestneetsetiiii DE $287 -N5H0.30)7-96(020 (On 12.808, co avoid the i, 1 Sendo cotinve 13.295, going for an atack, With the text move, Black sends up 2 “tial ballon” « vill White be Satisfied witha draw alter 13 87 He? 14 BNF. ete? 13 Dg-e2 030) (One inst understand tht such an agreement to a draw would be fonsiderable creative defeat Th ‘would mean that I adit tht was wallowing in a mite. of confusion after the fist innovation bby. my opponent. White's 130) move temps totake advantage of the pin. I irectens 14 0f4 and on 14.217, tbe quiet 15 Aad} could follow, or the shaper 15 gt. Now Black most take care of is King Botvinnik spent more than aha an our deherating over this positon, from wit it can be inferred tat head not covered all the sutletes of the variation in his home laboratory. The confinuation Ta.ctneS LA nds of 13..dsc3 14 B44 7 15 A GSgniticandy stronger than 15 h7, which was recommendedby Vokovich) wi fnumber of onpleasant threats {gossible, for example, isthe variation! 15,026 16 ofS exf5 17 eG ees 18 Wh7# Fy 19 Bag? mocacall satisfactory for Black. The straightforward 15.4 runs up. against the jpinder 14 BA tnd 15 245 Bead 16 Oagh Geb 17 AH {stonger than the vation which ceamined during. the game, 17 ‘Bett Bart 18 Ong Sah with outle-edged ply.) Likewise he problem isnot solved by 13.6 14 coc HeB 15 Ba2, Botvinak choowes the best continuation, ‘which tthe cost of a pawe, further foorens Whie's King poston, "Now the game takes ona “zambi™ charecte. 3. d4-d31 0.00) White's answer i force. 14 c2ad3 (0330) BAT-afs (1.03) However strange it may seer, his natural move does not seem 10 Be quite correct Black takes advan tage ofthe opportunity freak the pinonthe Ringside withtempo, but in so doing, be drives the Waite ing tel, where itisconsidershy more secure, White's prcblem ‘would have been mach more ccomplicited after the simple 14.26, followed by cxling long. The white King, whose projeetion on the Queenside was ‘uite unreliable, would have bad to ‘waste a tempo io get over 10 the tier flank vine Think that after 14.66 Blick would have had someresl compensation for histo sacrificed pawns 15 d-e1 032) ~ eal 15 = the7e5 (1.08) This is filly understandable sitempt by Black to regnin some of Is sacsificed material, but the text, save loses lot of tine. 15.25 righthave been mow inthe pnitof Black’ plan, Now, its tue, this ‘move isnot as srong since White ‘an continue 16 4 00-0 17 22, ‘zrelly feng te pieces om is inside. Sooner ole, Black il Ihave wo sarifice Knighton 5. It is dificult to anticipate fue event, br in any case, Black misht hve the iniaive, is temgxing 0 Tock atthe continuation suppestod by the Casch master Paizo. 15..b5, but by continuing. 16 25 ac3 17 dz, White seizes ‘hein. 16 Me1-4s1 (0.50)... The tase poh which now coats Wie stow wo este Sgn nsf Wisse Yas played ito Whites nds, sce new tas canbe ceed ‘ih de opming of ee SHEE EEE Ee bec eee ‘Whites plan is cari out by the unusual “lateral” development of 16... QbE-c6 (1.15) ‘Theattempriofightforheinitative by 16.4 does not werk in view of 17 di WS 18 Soft ez 19 G2 17 3-44 (0.54) WeS-c7 (1.22) ‘After 17..8e4 1 Hel, Black's ‘Queen fins thar it doesnot have uch room in the coner of the board. The uansition 10 the endgame, 17.968 18.4, is aso ot satisfactory for Black. 18 h2-hat (0.58) This wae aot played to begin the vance of the pasied pave, (although itil pays part. but to bring White closer to is goal of sstongthe kang Rook into the game And nearer the pressing develop ments in the Senter On more sluggish continuations, Black, by playing 1, “ce7 and preparing 10 castle long. obains 2 dynamic Peston. Now thee is no time For 1.2207, inasmuch as White simply exchanges on €7 19 Sse? ‘hve7) and continues 20 85, and ames the game into extremely prossic channels, Therefore, Black fs fowced 0 mest him halfway, ‘opeainglins, 1B. 6-25 1.36) 19 Bt-h3 (1.06). Bringing up the reserves and smoltaneousy countering be teat W.edt 20 od Ded 9. e717 1.46) Also possible here was 19.4. In thatease, Black'spositionwoaldbe rather solid, but he sould be ‘Greateing absolutely nothing, and ‘White onl po about realizing his pawn advantage without any hindrance. Bad would be 19.6629 igi, All of Black's effors ate being lreceto diving the Queen ‘back from 5 by bringing his Rook tohS,butheisneverquiteabletodo this. 20 danes (1.08) De6re5 (1.48) 20,.Ehbis mot possible in view of 21 of Ge 22 Hed Fah 25 Eaebt GF 24 Bayh 21 Bh5-<3(2.10)e8-d7C.51) Again, 21.28 22 BxeSt et? Bi He + ne 24 Seg does work 22 Baldi (LI). ‘Withahis unas maneuver. White brings his queen Rook into the game; at the same time, Black's fa Is tacked, 22. br-B6 5D eis dificult imagine how, with the Queen oa She weakening of a6 can play any role, bot nevertheless, it does. White's Froblem would have been more complicated after 22.46. 1 Jmended o sacrifice the Exchange, ‘wansposing into a rather evan gous endgame with 23 80424 Ernest S05 25 Ball Sal? 26 Sh Hace 27 a2, ba tis ‘would have been the lesser of 0 evil for Black. The move 22.06 has another disoavantage: White ‘an take advantage ofthe position of the Bishop on a4, winning an important tempo for the develop rent ofthe Rook, 23. Qerf41.15) White's pieces are poised like 3 coiled mainspring. If Black now plays 23.28, then afer 24 gb Sug 25 Wer, the threat a6 (se the preceeding note) will decide the game. Bn Ha8-e8 (1.58) 24 Eb1-b# C19) Proparing White's next move PA Bag-o6 (2.00) 25 Gens-di (1.22)... “The Queen has done te job she is now dismised.” Black never played Sh A rather picturesque position hasarisen The white King and Queen, after their long Soumeys, have retumed 0 their ae ‘eriginal positions; the king Bishop bas not made one move a al, and reverticless, Black hus avery (ifcul position on his hands ‘White aot only has a solid extra ‘ava, bt he also has exvaorinar ty acively placed pees ~ chiefly the Rooks, which ae effectively ‘enntoling the center The inpes- sve mass of Black pieces in this region is infact harmiess, 25. Dgbsts (2.05) And afte 25.056 26 52 or 26 BaeB Bse6! 27 ded, Black is Jest. 26 BbEnE4 (1.22) De5-96(211) WHts-a4(1.23)Bese3+(2.12) On 27.84, 28 Wg decides the 28 £2003,(1.26) ‘Ther is no need to withdraw the Bishop from its sctve positon on The White pawn can serve as ioe et en 1 Shield forthe King if eed be. However, Blsck does not auoceed in eveaing any threats whatecever, 28. d7-€7 (2.10) 2963-<4 (1.28). This leah 10 a foroed_mateil sayantage for White, On 29.27, White continnes 30 cds 5 tor 30.d005 31 Bet) 31 De? eT 32 Bets, giving Black thscltely no chance Bun AdSnc4 (2.20) 30 ALftch(1.28) 47-47(2.21) 3A dhesng8 (130) Nota bad course of events forthe Bishop. which just made is ist ceniance ino the gare 31. We7 AB 17 Bale 7 dB BET) Bog (ler 1.838 18 g1 Back iscefense- less, for example! 18.Hc3* 19 Edd Gada" 20 Sed? Gedy 21 He} Dnd6 22 ese) 18 Bel “fhe ly move signficanly worse is 18. 19 218+ th 20 Rez Bid 21 deh tld CAfLs gh 23 265+ 81 24 sb with avery strong stuck) 19 Hage 246 HES+ 7. Drawn by perpetual check, Boivinaik,comectlyevahi- ating the position, david to give the game 8 closed charter. In the noenal course of game this would lead o approximately equal chances, Su €7-06 (037) {6 42-44 (0.02) 468-47 (0.19) ‘Thisisthe most satisfactory way of developing his pleces, For the time being, Black does not define the posibon of his king Knight co tae the oes not give White the possibility of playing 5, winning tempo, 7 Be1-£4(0.10).. Inthe course of home preparation, wwe had examined this positon with 7 3 followed by Wel2 and 7.6 does et give anything dae (o the simple # 23, and impossible is 8..thob2 9 ad, Afr 7 e5, White Keeps contol over the very impor square F4 on 7. he has at his disposal the simple answer a3. Aslack wouldhaveit, White decided to further “strengthen” the vation oer the boant and found an extzemely dubious move 7 on Af8-b4 (0.51) ‘A good position move. Now on 8 83, Black replies 8.5 fllowed by 7, foring White ioexchange the blaek-squared Bishop, ‘The \will pve him an unfavorable pawn, structure or he will lose a tempo retreating. Incidentally, Black has ‘voided a tap. If he had played 76, so that on 8.43 be could proceed advantagcouslywith®..c5 ‘White could have answered 8 <2 and on 8..8hb2 9 Eb) dS 10 dS exd5 (10,0485 11 55) 17 Wee, unfavorable is 11. de? 12 Hab? Ogi 13 Hb3 Bas 14 a6 sand 11, U8 12 2b} a5 13, Exb7 and Biack does not get 0 lay 13.. ibd becaase of the treat 1427+. all of these ‘variations, White's Bishop on fs extremely favorably positioned, boatas we already noid, hepa of| Bishops will only. mike them. ‘eles fell in an open game, and Botvinnik does nt slow this, 8h3-h6 (0.24)... ‘And this is simple blunder based fon 2 miscalculation. The strategic goal of the move son 8.7 tobe able t© ansier 915, while the ‘acta goal isin sever vacations to beabloto pce the Rook on nevertheless, the lesser of the two cvily would have heen 85.245 9 bi Be? 10.263, Bo Des-£6 (0.36) 9eke5 (0.47) Ae his mows, Whites positon Ally lot, since al of his hopes for so open ge have dsppeed td lng ih thes any compen: Stow fete minrooe weak penesintiscamp Paying hist fended teqin gamba id Sab docs Obes chet 11 Bek Set 2 4 a5 13 ks BU Whi examine the following Yevaion 1485.000 15H6 was Te aed 05 17 Ba Ooh 18 {595 263 eae pstion thnkig tat Whe at 3 Foe inive fo the sacrifice of the Bxcang, et sens Ta iver go dwn ny pine hen fav 9 nea tegen inn an every endgune, touch asthe per can no ly Becta wih he clansy nove chor 9 ez, We ny 46-5 (0.40) 495 (048) BB-a5 (1.00) ‘The way in which a positional sdvantage is realized depends on the style of the player. fk would have been possible to play 10.15 1g, True, in this case White ‘would have some vagve hone of creating play agsint the e-pavn, But fist Bowinnik atempe to deprive White of any coutterpiay. 11 By5-d2(0.50 a5-16(1.05) 12.az-a3,(053) Bbd-e7 (1.08) 13.2d2-«3 0.58). (On 13 G5, 13.6 wins by force. i 31 Ben g7-g6t 13) Fixing White's weaknesses ow will be porsble to ly siege t White's position, Black's Kigh xis to sation itself om th ‘outpost. 14 .e5-24 (1.03) Amatiempt sharpen the positon Black now answers 14.854 White has a choice between 1 See CS. Wheat 1663 ADs 17 ‘bs 18 cobs with compensa forthe pawn) and 15 ¢3 D5 16.8 |ac5 17 Di, Boh variations Ia to improved positions for White Boviamik cs not waver fom original plan and concetcate 0 ‘he pawn Man Wyb6-d8 (1.18) 15 Gt-d20.10)0b5-g7 0.21 Demonstably avaiding any kin of complications, which in thi ‘axe would be a braving bala White. Interesting, variations ca ave after 15,-diha: White cou then play 16 26 threatening Ig, tod his position would & more favorable than in th game (in any case he would bave gten ‘dof one this weakresses) ore ‘ould go in forthe very sbarp 16 atv aid 17 Qs Wh2 (uncon vineing is 17.205 16 Deh ‘Babe 19 Bed Sua? 29 hed, and White's pieces ave active) 14 84 16 19 9372108 (19..04020 26) 20 rc fegS and now aot 2b nee GB 22.De5! OH, which was examined by Perosyan, but the immediate 21 es! 040 22 Su?, with a very shunp and probably not unfavorable game for White, TF Black plays 25..b5 immediately, White naturally ‘would not be dissed by poten ial material loss, bat would ty to open the game by continsing 16 265 Anc5 17 dad One 180-00 te, The move in the game is significantly stronger 16 B.3-95 (1.19) Now White can take a breath, The Iepawn has created hole in the sefense but his position is « bit rally. The pawn on 3 soonbegins to wobble 16... 7-h6I (1.28) A subtle positional continuation. Black relieves his opponent of his weak Ivpawe but in doing so makes favorable exchanges. On 16.495 17 Dae? Une? 18 hs, White's psition would have improved greatly. 17 295ch6 (1.28)... ‘Thetranspositon nt the endgame, 17 dae? We7 18 Wi bo, would ‘ur the entre game ino «process of technical realization of Blak’ ing positional supecior- attempt fo preserve the Possibilies for tension is com= Petty natural 17 Qg7-f5.1.29) 18 Bh6-f4 0.30) Bhs 13) ‘There was no nen 10 weaken the Postion by cominuiag 18.35 19 Re} Baht 2000-0, Theerchange ‘of Rooks isto Black's advantage, IoAhEMCas\atsehs3D 200-0-0(1.35)... Ris hopeless t by to defend the F pew, Since on 20 8e3, possible wo play 20.095 21 Bugs Bags ete. Aner the move 20 20, White is simultaneously deprived ‘of his two Bishops and tho right to salle afer 20.0922. Now he examined on 20.05, 21 We ‘Oh4 22.2h3 Was 23.295 causing some wouble forthe black King, I dees et suit Bovine 0 inthe Epawa, and dhecfure he contin 20. B-bSI(1.37) imtending on 21 De3 to develop fan atick by 21.35 or 21.5, Followed by 22" bt Passive te ties woud be absolutly dsssious for White. Therefore he unde takes till one more despeat attempt to got back te inate at the cost ofa pa, A Qad-e5 (142) HATHCS (AO) madtue5 (1.42) e7H€5 (1.43) 23 Qf1-e2 (1.48) « 23.5 QfB does not work. White does have sme compensation for fis sarified pawn. The poson thas opened up somewhat, White's pieces have been activated and the Rook is eady o oceupy the open file. This would be, with precise lay of course, insufficient for ‘quality, bat already time presre ‘has begun ose in Bn Qe5-e7 (1.48) 24 Ge1-bi1.50) A helpfal preventive move. White removes the King frem the c1-A6 agonal and intends to play 2-4, Which might follow, for example on 24.807, Wan dle 1156) lack prepares wo caste long. The win is sil ne sie, singe White hs definite counterplay for bis ase. 25 Bd1-h1(1.53)0-0-0(1.58) 26 S.4-43 (1.54) QELS (2.00) 27 Bhi-h7 0.58), Probably Whice's ist active move in hs game. Now Black has 10 solve the problem of deending bis pawn, Botinni, i ime wouble, chooses a safe botpassive continu ‘tion, After 27..00g3 28 fd Shoes 29 4 WEG 30 a5, the weakness of the queenside de- prves Block of any chance For Victory, But by continuing Frnt followed by 7, Black ‘eps his very slid position and her the necessary precautions, ‘can set is queens pawns in ‘motion, Evidealy this should finally lead to victory 27a HAB-18 2.04) {etme out the Rook is not so well placed on ths square. White's [Bishop quickly playsan active role in the game, EC rie te eee eee ret EE 28 g3-F4.(1.55) White's intentions are extremely simple: he inends to play 29 es, exchange on £5 and, after having played Ah6, to proceed to his harvest” on the seventh rank, Now nvcessary was 28.85 ‘Bowvinnik examines the exchange ‘ofthe ative Root, bat in doing so he does. not provide sloquate surveillance to his King’s “resi dence.” 28. eras (2.12) 29 Qle2-43 (2.00) Hf8-6 (2.19) ‘The completion ofthe idea which Borvinnik began on his 70h move. Black forces the exchange of Rooks; however he dock aot schieve the desired reuls, There is also the tempting 29.95 followed by 30 22 ERs On this White ad prepared. curious rejoinder: 31 25 oxf5 32 Ss) EGK? 33 WaiSr Wo? 34 Sah? Web 35H and White has @ favorable endgame since es rid emsetf of his doubled pawns ad his Queen is effectively posted, 30 Mh7«hs (2.21) Here T hd. considecod the Rook sacnfie 30 H7? Web 41 Was (afer 31 16 dae 32-8505 there js insufficient compensation for the Exchange) 31.147 32 a7, vith the tribe threat of 35 a4 First it soemed to me that White had & perpetual check, but then 1 found a suong move for Black in 32utIh7, and he succeeds in bringing tbe King over tothe other Sideufter33 04 28 30¥a84 td7 35 arb5 tieBt (not 35..c0b5 36 SobSe 7 37 Mha3e) 36 oes a7 and Black wins. The forced exchange of the Rooks didnot Seer tobe so unpleasant while the Possibility ofan attack on the King Tegan 10 materialize, and tht would lead to 2 peaceful ooela- 30. BdBshe 2.19) 31 Hd2-25 (213). The only continuation, Black cannot bring tbe Queen bck, since the apwan is under attack. On Bo.8b7, White sacrifices a Bishop, 32 dbs cabs 33 WabSe Ge? (on 33.88 34 S64 with 2 raw) 34-22 and White's treats surprisingly have bocome quite dangerous. After 31.58. the Bishop sacrifice dees ot werk, since 0932 Seb5, Black has tis Aisposal ihe Zwischonaug 22.28% Also unsatsfctry for White is 32 safSvexpecting answer 3295 ‘wih 33 Be. But Black epels he faisck with 32.001 33. a2 a3 3H Ded da 35 Sach Se Treeping winning shanees, How ever, White can wanspose moves, 32 24 DA (now 32..BhL+ 33 a2 Bes 34 axb5 all 35 bacd is risky, for example 35,854 36 (7+ BB 37 DaG+ or 35,05 36 U5 Me? 37 WhIr fos 38 bs) and now 33 Bef5 is very ssrong = on 38.081 31 a2 ha 35 Sed 4 36 docs White coniols 4S with his Queen. The fonelusion can be reached that ‘What's stack i strong enough to craw. 31. Wh8-hi+ (2.25) 32 @b1-a2(2.13)hi-43(2.28) 33 BaS-aG+ (2.19) e8-28(2.29) 34 aGc6t(2.18) E54 (2.29) 35 Qd3xb5 (2.19) ‘Alsopassble was 35 Yab5+. Now 136 a6 is Ueatened. Block has ‘only one defense 35... Utes (2.29) 36 Bes-e8+ (2.20) 8-7(2.29) More prudent Was 36.817. Now lack is only saved by tek 37 WeB-c6+ (227) ‘White wasted sos al of his tiene

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