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Bogdan Sliwa vs Mikhail Botvinnik
Moscow Alekhine-mem 1956  ·  French Defense: Winawer. Delayed Exchange Variation (C01)  ·  0-1


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Kibitzer's Corner
Oct-23-06   Resignation Trap: Sliwa makes a bid for a brilliancy with 17.Qh6.

On 17...Qxc2? 18.Re7+! Kxe7 19.Qg7+ Ke6 20.Re1+ when Black has to interpose with his Queen with 20...Qe5, whereupon White has 21.Rxe5+ dxe5 22.Qxc7 and the Queen is boss.

If Black tries (after 17...Qxc2 18.Re7+ Kxe7 19.Qg7+ Ke6 20.Re1+) Kf5, he gets mated quickly after 21.Re5+!

Oct-23-06   Resignation Trap: After White played his 41st move, they adjourned in this position:


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It seems as though White has more than enough Pawns for the Knight. Indeed, if 41...Qxc2 42.g4+ hxg3 43.Qxc2 Nxc2 44.d5! Kh4 45.d6 Kxh3 46.d7 is a draw.

Botvinnik found a remarkable win for Black in his adjournment analysis.

Oct-28-06
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  keypusher: 46. gxh3 47. Qc6+ 48. Kh2 Qf3! and White has no answer to ...Nf1+. Remarkable indeed.
Aug-04-10
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  trog: why doesn't white exchange queens on move 17? followed by Bxc7? am i missing something?
Aug-05-10   perfidious: <trog> In Botvinnik's annotations to this game, he commended his opponent's judgment in avoiding the position which would have arisen after 17.Qxf5 gxf5 18.Bxc7 Nc4, as he felt Black should hold the ending, and considered that the continuation Sliwa chose was far more dangerous to Black.

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