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Evolution of Chess Style #143 - FIDE - WC 1948 - Botvinnik vs Keres - Nimzo Indian

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â–ºPlaylists: http://goo.gl/FxpqEH â–ºKingscrusher's Greatest Hit Videos! : http://goo.gl/447QLb â–ºFREE online chess at http://www.chessworld.net/chessclubs/asplogin.asp?from=1053 or realtime at http://www.chessclub.com/from/kingscrusher [Event "match-tournament"] [Site "Ch World , Hague/Moscow (Neth"] [Date "1948.03.25"] [Round "10"] [White "Mikhail Botvinnik"] [Black "Paul Keres"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E28"] [PlyCount "45"] [EventDate "1948.??.??"] {The Death of Alekhine and the Rebirth of FIDE, 1948 The Hague / Moscow When the war broke out in 1939, Alexander Alekhine had been negotiating a title match with Mikhail Botvinnik to be played in Moscow. In early 1946 Botvinnik renewed his challenge, and on March 24, 1946, the British Federation sent a notification, but Alekhine never receieved it for on that very day he was found dead in his Estoril hotel room. The stage was set for the world chess organization FÃƒÂ©dÃƒÂ©ration Internationale des Ãƒâ€°checs (FIDE), inactive since 1939, to rise to importance, as they took the opportunity to step in and administer the World Championship themselves. The crown jewel of chess, the title of World Chess Champion, was about to be rebuilt. Smyslov vs Keres Smyslov vs Keres, The Hague, 1948 In July 1946, at Winterthur, Switzerland, Alexander Rueb, FIDE President since 1924, convened the first post-war FIDE Congress. He proposed that a title tournament take place, to include ex-Champion Euwe; Reshevsky and Fine of the USA; and Botvinnik, Keres, and Smyslov of the USSR. He also proposed that FIDE be split into geographical zones. The zones would allow decentralized governance and would serve as a starting point for a World Championship qualifying cycle. The World Championship match tournament started March 1948 in The Hague, and finished mid-May in Moscow. Of the six players originally invited, only Reuben Fine declined. Each player met the other players five times. Botvinnik finished first, three points ahead of second place Smyslov. Reshevsky and Keres tied for 3rd/4th, one half point behind Smyslov. Euwe was not able to keep the pace and was the only player with a minus score.1} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Re8 (6... c5 7. Bd3 Nc6 8. Ne2 b6 9. e4 Ne8 10. O-O Ba6) 7. Ne2 e5 (7... b6 8. Ng3 Nc6 9. Bd3) 8. Ng3 d6 9. Be2 Nbd7 10. O-O c5 11. f3 cxd4 (11... b6 {Try and keep bishop on c1 ineffective} 12. a4 Rb8 13. Qd2 Qc7 14. Qc2) 12. cxd4 Nb6 13. Bb2 exd4 14. e4 (14. Qxd4 Na4 15. Bc1 Qb6) (14. Bxd4 Be6 15. Rc1 Rc8) 14... Be6 15. Rc1 (15. Qxd4 Rc8 16. Rac1 Rc6) 15... Re7 ( 15... Rc8 16. Qxd4 Na4 17. Ba1) 16. Qxd4 Qc7 (16... Na4 17. Ba1 Nc5 18. Qe3 Ne8 19. Bd4 b6) 17. c5 dxc5 18. Rxc5 Qf4 (18... Qd8 19. Qb4 Nbd7) 19. Bc1 (19. Bb5 Bd7 20. Nf5) 19... Qb8 (19... Rd7 20. Qb4 Qd6 21. e5 a5) 20. Rg5 Nbd7 21. Rxg7+ Kxg7 (21... Kh8 22. Bg5) 22. Nh5+ Kg6 (22... Kf8 23. Nxf6 Nxf6 24. Qxf6 Rd7 25. Qh8+ Ke7 26. Bg5+ f6 27. Qxf6+ Ke8 28. Qxe6+) (22... Kh8 23. Nxf6 Qe5 24. Bb2) 23. Qe3 1-0 â–ºSupport the channel by donating via PayPal: http://goo.gl/7HJcDq Thumbnail Keres By Koch, Eric / Anefo [CC BY-SA 3.0 nl (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/nl/deed.en)], via Wikimedia Commons Botvinnik Smiling Harry Pot [CC BY-SA 3.0 nl (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/nl/deed.en)], via Wikimedia Commons

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[Event "match-tournament"]
[Site "Ch World , Hague/Moscow (Neth"]
[Date "1948.03.25"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Mikhail Botvinnik"]
[Black "Paul Keres"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E28"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1948.??.??"]

{The Death of Alekhine and the Rebirth of FIDE, 1948  The Hague / Moscow  When
the war broke out in 1939, Alexander Alekhine had been negotiating a title
match with Mikhail Botvinnik to be played in Moscow. In early 1946 Botvinnik
renewed his challenge, and on March 24, 1946, the British Federation sent a
notification, but Alekhine never receieved it for on that very day he was
found dead in his Estoril hotel room. The stage was set for the world chess
organization FÃƒÂ©dÃƒÂ©ration Internationale des Ãƒâ€°checs (FIDE), inactive since
1939, to rise to importance, as they took the opportunity to step in and
administer the World Championship themselves. The crown jewel of chess, the
title of World Chess Champion, was about to be rebuilt.      Smyslov vs Keres 
Smyslov vs Keres, The Hague, 1948  In July 1946, at Winterthur, Switzerland,
Alexander Rueb, FIDE President since 1924, convened the first post-war FIDE
Congress. He proposed that a title tournament take place, to include
ex-Champion Euwe; Reshevsky and Fine of the USA; and Botvinnik, Keres, and
Smyslov of the USSR. He also proposed that FIDE be split into geographical
zones. The zones would allow decentralized governance and would serve as a
starting point for a World Championship qualifying cycle.    The World
Championship match tournament started March 1948 in The Hague, and finished
mid-May in Moscow. Of the six players originally invited, only Reuben Fine
declined. Each player met the other players five times. Botvinnik finished
first, three points ahead of second place Smyslov. Reshevsky and Keres tied
for 3rd/4th, one half point behind Smyslov. Euwe was not able to keep the pace
and was the only player with a minus score.1} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4.
e3 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Re8 (6... c5 7. Bd3 Nc6 8. Ne2 b6 9. e4 Ne8 10. O-O
Ba6) 7. Ne2 e5 (7... b6 8. Ng3 Nc6 9. Bd3) 8. Ng3 d6 9. Be2 Nbd7 10. O-O c5 11.
f3 cxd4 (11... b6 {Try and keep bishop on c1 ineffective} 12. a4 Rb8 13. Qd2
Qc7 14. Qc2) 12. cxd4 Nb6 13. Bb2 exd4 14. e4 (14. Qxd4 Na4 15. Bc1 Qb6) (14.
Bxd4 Be6 15. Rc1 Rc8) 14... Be6 15. Rc1 (15. Qxd4 Rc8 16. Rac1 Rc6) 15... Re7 (
15... Rc8 16. Qxd4 Na4 17. Ba1) 16. Qxd4 Qc7 (16... Na4 17. Ba1 Nc5 18. Qe3 Ne8
19. Bd4 b6) 17. c5 dxc5 18. Rxc5 Qf4 (18... Qd8 19. Qb4 Nbd7) 19. Bc1 (19. Bb5
Bd7 20. Nf5) 19... Qb8 (19... Rd7 20. Qb4 Qd6 21. e5 a5) 20. Rg5 Nbd7 21. Rxg7+
Kxg7 (21... Kh8 22. Bg5) 22. Nh5+ Kg6 (22... Kf8 23. Nxf6 Nxf6 24. Qxf6 Rd7 25.
Qh8+ Ke7 26. Bg5+ f6 27. Qxf6+ Ke8 28. Qxe6+) (22... Kh8 23. Nxf6 Qe5 24. Bb2)
23. Qe3 1-0