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Evolution of Chess Style #159: (French Defence) : Vasily Smyslov vs Mikhail Botvinnik - USSR 1941

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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 Absolute Championship"] [Site "Leningrad- Moscow URS"] [Date "1941.03.29"] [Round "5"] [White "Vasily Smyslov"] [Black "Mikhail Botvinnik"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C19"] [PlyCount "84"] [EventDate "1941.03.23"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Nf3 (7. Bd3 Nbc6 8. Nf3 Qa5 9. Bd2 c4 10. Be2 Bd7 11. O-O f6 12. a4 O-O-O 13. Re1 Ng6 14. Bf1) 7... Nbc6 8. Bd3 Qa5 9. Qd2 c4 10. Be2 Qa4 11. h4 Bd7 12. h5 h6 13. Nh4 Nf5 14. Nxf5 exf5 15. Rg1 (15. Rh3 Nd8 16. Rg3 Ne6) 15... Ne7 16. g4 fxg4 17. Bxg4 Bxg4 18. Rxg4 Nf5 19. Qe2 (19. Qf4 Qxc2) 19... Qd7 20. Rf4 Qe6 21. Qf3 g6 22. a4 O-O-O 23. Ba3 b6 24. Kd2 (24. a5 Kb7) 24... Rhg8 25. Rb1 Kb7 26. a5 Rc8 27. axb6 axb6 28. Qg4 (28. Bc5 Rc6 29. Bd6) 28... Kc6 29. Rh1 Kd7 30. Rh3 Rce8 31. Rhf3 Kc7 32. Qh3 Rg7 33. Qh1 Ra8 34. Qc1 Rgg8 35. Qb2 Ra4 36. Bd6+ Kc6 ( 36... Kb7 37. Qc1) 37. Qb1 Rga8 38. Qh1 (38. hxg6 Ra1 39. Qb4 fxg6 40. Ke2 R8a4 41. Qb2 R1a2 42. Qc1 h5) 38... Ra1 39. Qh3 Rg1 40. hxg6 Raa1 (40... fxg6 41. Rg3 Rb1 42. Rxf5) 41. Re3 Rad1+ 42. Ke2 Nxd4+ 0-1 Thumbnail Smyslov By Suyk, Koen / 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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