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Evolution of Chess Style #144 : Mikhail Botvinnik faces a dangerous gambit - Moscow 1935

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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 ht... (Show Full Description)
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 "Moscow"] [Site "Moscow, URS"] [Date "1935.03.05"] [Round "13"] [White "Ilia Abramovich Kan"] [Black "Mikhail Botvinnik"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C29"] [PlyCount "51"] [EventDate "1935.02.15"] {ILIA ABRAMOVICH KAN (born May-04-1909, died Dec-12-1978) Russia ... Ilia Abramovich Kan was born in Kuibyshev, Russia. He was awarded the IM title in 1950 and became an IA in 1956. He was also joint Moscow Champion in 1936 and was a lawyer by profession. He reached the finals of the USSR Championship on 10 occasions. He took 3d place in the USSR Championship in 1929.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. fxe5 Nxe4 5. Nf3 Nc6 (5... Be7 6. Qe2 Nxc3 7. dxc3 c5 8. Bf4 Nc6 9. O-O-O) 6. Qe2 Bf5 (6... Nxc3 7. dxc3 Bg4 8. Bf4) 7. Qb5 (7. d3 Nxc3 8. bxc3 d4 9. Bb2 dxc3 10. Bxc3 Qd5 11. g3 Qc5) 7... Nc5 ( 7... a6 8. Qxb7 (8. Qxd5 Nb4 9. Qxd8+ Rxd8 10. Bd3 Nxd3+ 11. cxd3) 8... Nb4 9. Nxd5 Qxd5) 8. d4 (8. Be2 a6) 8... a6 9. Qe2 Ne4 10. Qe3 Nxc3 (10... Nb4 11. Bd3 Nxd3+ 12. cxd3 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Be7) 11. bxc3 Bxc2 12. Qf2 Bf5 (12... Bg6 13. Nh4 Be7 14. Nxg6 hxg6 15. Bd3) 13. Nh4 Be6 14. Bd3 Qd7 15. O-O Na5 (15... Be7 16. Nf5 O-O 17. Bh6 gxh6 (17... Bxf5 18. Bxf5 Qd8 19. Qg3 g6 20. Bxf8) 18. Qg3+ Bg5 19. Nxh6+ Kh8 20. Qxg5) 16. Nf5 O-O-O 17. Qe2 Qc6 18. Rb1 h6 (18... g6 19. Nh6) 19. Bd2 Nc4 20. Ne3 Nxe3 21. Bxe3 Qxc3 (21... Be7 22. Rb3 Qa4 23. Rfb1 b5) 22. Rfc1 Qa5 23. Qc2 c6 24. Bd2 Qc7 25. Qa4 Rd7 (25... Kd7 26. Ba5 Qc8 27. Bxa6 bxa6 28. Rxc6 Qxc6 29. Rb7+ Ke8 30. Qxc6+) 26. Bxa6 1-0 â–ºSupport the channel by donating via PayPal: http://goo.gl/7HJcDq

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