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Evolution of Chess Style #153 : Igor Bondarevsky vs Mikhail Botvinnik USSR Ch. (1940)

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â–ºSupport the channel by donating via PayPal: http://goo.gl/7HJcDq â–ºPlaylists: http://goo.gl/FxpqEH â–ºFREE online chess at http://www.chessworld.net/chessclubs/asplogin.asp?from=1053 or realtime at http://www.chessclub.com/from/kingscrusher â–ºFollow me at Google+ : http://www.google.com/+kingscrusher [Event "USSR Championship"] [Site "Moscow (RUS)"] [Date "1940.09.05"] [Round "1"] [White "Igor Bondarevsky"] [Black "Mikhail Botvinnik"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E29"] [PlyCount "75"] [EventDate "1940.??.??"] {Igor Zakharovich Bondarevsky (Ð˜Ð³Ð¾Ñ€ÑŒ Ð—Ð°Ñ…Ð°Ñ€Ð¾Ð²Ð¸Ñ‡ Ð‘Ð¾Ð½Ð´Ð°Ñ€ÐµÐ²ÑÐºÐ¸Ð¹) (May 12, 1913, Rostov-on-the-Don, Russia â€“ June 14, 1979, Pyatigorsk)[1] was a Soviet Russian chess Grandmaster in both over-the-board and correspondence chess, an International Arbiter, trainer, and chess author. Bondarevsky shared the 1940 Soviet title, and later coached World Champion Boris Spassky.} 1. d4 {Bondarevsky joined the Soviet Ã©lite by placing sixth at the 11th USSR Championship, Leningrad 1939, with 10/17, a performance sufficient to automatically qualify him for the 12th final. He reached his career peak the following year by sharing first place with Andor Lilienthal at the 12th USSR championship, Moscow 1940, ahead of Paul Keres, Isaac Boleslavsky and Botvinnik. He was then invited to play in the 1941 "Absolute USSR Championship", staged in Leningrad and Moscow, a competition between the top six finishers of the 12th final. This was one of the strongest tournaments ever held up to then, with six of the world's top fifteen players. Botvinnik won the event, with the runner-up being Keres, after which came Boleslavsky, Vasily Smyslov, Lilienthal and Bondarevsky in last place. Bondarevsky played in the 1948 Interzonal at SaltsjÃ¶baden, sharing sixth-ninth place, and qualifying for the Candidates Tournament at Budapest 1950, but he was unable to play because of illness. Thereafter he played only a few tournaments, a notable result being his second place behind Svetozar GligoriÄ‡ at the Hastings Congress 1960/61. He was among the 27 players named International Grandmaster in 1950 by the World Chess Federation (FIDE) on its inaugural list. He was awarded the International Arbiter title in 1954, and the International Grandmaster of Correspondence Chess (GMC) title in 1961. He was an economist by profession.} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 c5 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd3 Nc6 8. Ne2 d6 9. e4 e5 10. d5 Na5 (10... Ne7 11. O-O (11. Bg5 Ng6 12. f4 exf4 13. Nxf4) 11... h6 12. f4 exf4 13. Nxf4 Ng4) 11. O-O a6 ( 11... b6 12. Ng3 Ba6 13. Nf5 Bxc4 14. Bxc4 Nxc4 15. Qd3 Na5 16. Bg5 h6 17. Bxh6 ) 12. Ng3 b5 13. cxb5 c4 14. Bc2 axb5 15. a4 bxa4 (15... Nb7 16. Ba3 bxa4 17. Bxa4) 16. Rxa4 Nd7 17. Be3 Nc5 (17... Bb7 18. Nf5 Re8 19. Bh6 gxh6 20. Qg4+ Qg5 21. Nxh6+) 18. Bxc5 dxc5 19. Qh5 f6 20. Rfa1 Bd7 21. R4a3 Qb6 22. Qd1 Ra7 23. Nf1 (23. R1a2 Rfa8 24. Qa1) 23... Rfa8 24. Ne3 Kf8 (24... Nb3 25. Rxa7 Rxa7 26. Nxc4 Rxa1 27. Nxb6) 25. R1a2 Ra6 26. h3 Qd8 27. Nxc4 (27. Qa1 Bb5 28. Qb1 Rb8 29. Rb2) 27... Bb5 28. Nxa5 Rxa5 29. Qa1 Rxa3 30. Rxa3 Rxa3 31. Qxa3 Qc7 32. Qa8+ Kf7 33. Bd1 Kg6 (33... g6 34. Qh8) 34. Bg4 Bd7 (34... Qf7 35. Qc8 Qe7 36. Qf5+ Kf7 37. Qxh7) 35. d6 Qxd6 36. Qd8 Qd2 37. Qxd7 Qe1+ 38. Kh2 1-0

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[Event "USSR Championship"]
[Site "Moscow (RUS)"]
[Date "1940.09.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Igor Bondarevsky"]
[Black "Mikhail Botvinnik"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E29"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1940.??.??"]

{Igor Zakharovich Bondarevsky (Ð˜Ð³Ð¾Ñ€ÑŒ Ð—Ð°Ñ…Ð°Ñ€Ð¾Ð²Ð¸Ñ‡
Ð‘Ð¾Ð½Ð´Ð°Ñ€ÐµÐ²ÑÐºÐ¸Ð¹) (May 12, 1913, Rostov-on-the-Don, Russia â€“ June 14,
1979, Pyatigorsk)[1] was a Soviet Russian chess Grandmaster in both
over-the-board and correspondence chess, an International Arbiter, trainer,
and chess author. Bondarevsky shared the 1940 Soviet title, and later coached
World Champion Boris Spassky.} 1. d4 {Bondarevsky joined the Soviet Ã©lite by
placing sixth at the 11th USSR Championship, Leningrad 1939, with 10/17, a
performance sufficient to automatically qualify him for the 12th final. He
reached his career peak the following year by sharing first place with Andor
Lilienthal at the 12th USSR championship, Moscow 1940, ahead of Paul Keres,
Isaac Boleslavsky and Botvinnik. He was then invited to play in the 1941
"Absolute USSR Championship", staged in Leningrad and Moscow, a competition
between the top six finishers of the 12th final. This was one of the strongest
tournaments ever held up to then, with six of the world's top fifteen players.
Botvinnik won the event, with the runner-up being Keres, after which came
Boleslavsky, Vasily Smyslov, Lilienthal and Bondarevsky in last place.   
Bondarevsky played in the 1948 Interzonal at SaltsjÃ¶baden, sharing
sixth-ninth place, and qualifying for the Candidates Tournament at Budapest
1950, but he was unable to play because of illness. Thereafter he played only
a few tournaments, a notable result being his second place behind Svetozar
GligoriÄ‡ at the Hastings Congress 1960/61.    He was among the 27 players
named International Grandmaster in 1950 by the World Chess Federation (FIDE)
on its inaugural list. He was awarded the International Arbiter title in 1954,
and the International Grandmaster of Correspondence Chess (GMC) title in 1961.
He was an economist by profession.} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3
c5 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd3 Nc6 8. Ne2 d6 9. e4 e5 10. d5 Na5 (10... Ne7 11. O-O (11.
Bg5 Ng6 12. f4 exf4 13. Nxf4) 11... h6 12. f4 exf4 13. Nxf4 Ng4) 11. O-O a6 (
11... b6 12. Ng3 Ba6 13. Nf5 Bxc4 14. Bxc4 Nxc4 15. Qd3 Na5 16. Bg5 h6 17. Bxh6
) 12. Ng3 b5 13. cxb5 c4 14. Bc2 axb5 15. a4 bxa4 (15... Nb7 16. Ba3 bxa4 17.
Bxa4) 16. Rxa4 Nd7 17. Be3 Nc5 (17... Bb7 18. Nf5 Re8 19. Bh6 gxh6 20. Qg4+ Qg5
21. Nxh6+) 18. Bxc5 dxc5 19. Qh5 f6 20. Rfa1 Bd7 21. R4a3 Qb6 22. Qd1 Ra7 23.
Nf1 (23. R1a2 Rfa8 24. Qa1) 23... Rfa8 24. Ne3 Kf8 (24... Nb3 25. Rxa7 Rxa7 26.
Nxc4 Rxa1 27. Nxb6) 25. R1a2 Ra6 26. h3 Qd8 27. Nxc4 (27. Qa1 Bb5 28. Qb1 Rb8
29. Rb2) 27... Bb5 28. Nxa5 Rxa5 29. Qa1 Rxa3 30. Rxa3 Rxa3 31. Qxa3 Qc7 32.
Qa8+ Kf7 33. Bd1 Kg6 (33... g6 34. Qh8) 34. Bg4 Bd7 (34... Qf7 35. Qc8 Qe7 36.
Qf5+ Kf7 37. Qxh7) 35. d6 Qxd6 36. Qd8 Qd2 37. Qxd7 Qe1+ 38. Kh2 1-0