[Event "AVRO"]
[Site "Holland"]
[Date "1938.11.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Position 1"]
[Black "Botvinnik - Reshevsky"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4qrk1/2Pn4/4p1p1/4B2p/1P6/6PP/2Q2PBK/8 w - - 0 37"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "1938.11.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

37. c8=Q $3 {The point is that after} Qxc8 {Black is mated.} 38. Qxg6# 1-0

[Event "URS Absolute-ch"]
[Site "Leningrad/Moscow"]
[Date "1941.04.27"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Position 2"]
[Black "Bondarevsky - Botvinnik"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6k1/pp1q1ppp/2p5/3n4/Q2P4/PPr4P/3NnBPK/5R2 b - - 0 28"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "1941.03.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "20"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

28... Rxh3+ $1 (28... Rxh3+ $1 29. gxh3 Ndf4 {followed by mate.}) 0-1

[Event "Leningrad-Moscow"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1927.05.01"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 3"]
[Black "Botvinnik - Grigoriev"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5r1k/p1n1q2p/1p1p1n1Q/3PpB2/5p2/1P4P1/P2R1P1P/4R1K1 w - - 0 28"]
[PlyCount "9"]
[EventDate "1927.05.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[WhiteTeam "Leningrad"]
[BlackTeam "Moscow"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "URS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "URS"]

28. Rxe5 $1 dxe5 (28... Qg7) (28... Qxe5 $2 29. Qxf8+) 29. d6 Qd8 30. dxc7 Qxd2
31. Qxf8+ Ng8 32. c8=Q 1-0

[Event "Leningrad-ch"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1926.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 4"]
[Black "Botvinnik - Kagan"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1b4k/4q1pp/p1r5/2Np1p2/Pp1Pp3/4P1P1/1PR1QP1P/2R3K1 w - - 0 27"]
[PlyCount "9"]
[EventDate "1926.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]

27. Nxe4 $1 Rxc2 28. Qxc2 $1 Bd7 {There is little choice.} ({If} 28... fxe4 {
then} 29. Qxc8+ Qd8 30. Qxd8+ Rxd8 31. Rc6 Ra8 32. Rd6 $18 {is decisive.}) 29.
Nc5 Rc8 30. Qb3 $1 a5 31. Qxd5 $18 *

[Event "ENG-URS radio"]
[Site "Soviet Union"]
[Date "1946.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Position 5"]
[Black "Botvinnik - Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r5k1/q4pPp/5P2/3pP3/p1pn4/2Q3N1/6PP/5R1K w - - 0 34"]
[PlyCount "9"]
[EventDate "1946.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

34. Qxd4 $1 Qxd4 35. Nf5 h5 $8 {Forced since White was threatening both Ne7
mate and Nh6 mate.} 36. Nxd4 Re8 37. Nf5 d4 38. e6 $1 (38. e6 $1 Rxe6 (38...
fxe6 39. Nh6+ Kh7 40. f7) 39. Ne7+ Kh7 (39... Rxe7 40. fxe7 {and the pawn
queens.}) 40. g8=Q+ Kh6 41. Nf5#) 1-0

[Event "Stockholm-Leningrad"]
[Site "Stockholm"]
[Date "1926.11.07"]
[Round "2.5"]
[White "Position 6"]
[Black "Botvinnik - Stoltz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "Q4rk1/p1Rn1ppp/bp6/1B6/1q1P4/4P3/PP3PPP/5RK1 w - - 0 18"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "1926.11.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]

18. Qxf8+ $1 {One of Botvinnik's many inspired moments.} (18. Qd5 Nf6 $19 {/\
Bxb5}) 18... Nxf8 19. Bxa6 h5 20. Rxa7 Qxb2 21. Bc4 Ne6 22. Bb3 h4 23. d5 $1
Nd8 (23... Nc5 24. d6 Nxb3 25. Ra8+ {/\ d7 +-}) 24. Rd7 Qf6 25. h3 b5 26. e4
Kh7 27. e5 Qb6 28. Re1 b4 29. e6 fxe6 30. dxe6 Nxe6 31. Rxe6 1-0

[Event "URS-ch07"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1931.10.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 7"]
[Black "Botvinnik - Alatortsev"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r4rk1/p1pqn1b1/1p1p2p1/3Pp1Pn/2P1P1bR/1P2B1N1/P2QN1B1/2K4R w - - 0 24"]
[PlyCount "7"]
[EventDate "1931.10.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

24. Rxg4 $1 Qxg4 25. Bh3 Qf3 26. Rf1 Nxg3 27. Be6+ (27. Be6+ Kh8 28. Rxf3 Rxf3
29. Nxg3 Rxg3 30. Qh2+) 1-0

[Event "Nottingham"]
[Site "Nottingham"]
[Date "1936.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 8"]
[Black "Botvinnik - Vidmar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2r2rk1/pp2bppp/3q1n2/3nNRB1/3P4/1B5Q/PP4PP/3R2K1 w - - 0 20"]
[PlyCount "9"]
[EventDate "1936.08.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

20. Nxf7 $3 {A beautiful shot.} Rxf7 (20... Kxf7 21. Bxf6 Bxf6 22. Rxd5 $18)
21. Bxf6 Bxf6 22. Rxd5 Qc6 23. Rd6 Qe8 (23... Qc7 24. Bxf7+ Kxf7 (24... Kh8 25.
Bg6 h6 26. Rxf6) 25. Rd7+) 24. Rd7 1-0

