[Event "Palma de Mallorca"]
[Site "Palma de Mallorca"]
[Date "1967.??.??"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Position 1"]
[Black "Jimenez Zerquera-Botvinnik"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6k1/4b2p/p3p1p1/1p2p3/2p1P3/P1PqBPP1/1P1Q3P/6K1 b - - 0 35"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "1967.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.17"]

35... Bc5 $1 36. Qxd3 (36. Kf2 Qxd2+) 36... cxd3 37. Bxc5 (37. Kf2 d2 $1 38.
Ke2 Bxe3) 37... d2 0-1

[Event "Alekhine Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1956.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 2"]
[Black "Botvinnik-Ciocaltea"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1k3n1R/4q3/p1pr1pp1/np2p3/4P1N1/P1P2QP1/BP3P2/2K5 w - - 0 31"]
[PlyCount "11"]
[EventDate "1956.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

31. Nxe5 $1 $18 Qxe5 (31... fxe5 32. Qxf8+ Qxf8 33. Rxf8+ Kc7 34. b4 Nc4 35.
Bxc4 bxc4 36. a4 $18) 32. Rxf8+ Kb7 33. Rf7+ Kb8 34. Qe3 c5 35. Bd5 f5 36. Rf8+
(36. Rf8+ Kc7 37. Qxc5+ $18) 1-0

[Event "World Championship 18th"]
[Site "Den Haag/Moscow"]
[Date "1948.03.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Position 3"]
[Black "Botvinnik-Euwe"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r4rk1/4n1pp/1Rb1Pp2/p1p5/4P3/P1B5/BP3RPP/6K1 w - - 0 30"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "1948.03.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "25"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

30. Rxc6 $1 Nxc6 31. e7+ Rf7 32. Bd5 $1 (32. Bd5 $1 Rc8 33. e8=Q+ Rxe8 34. Bxc6
$18) 1-0

[Event "Moscow training m2"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1952.11.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 4"]
[Black "Kan-Botvinnik"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1k1r1r2/pb5p/1p1p2p1/2n1n1P1/2qNP3/P5R1/1B1Q3P/1B2R1K1 b - - 0 26"]
[PlyCount "7"]
[EventDate "1952.10.14"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

26... Nxe4 $1 (26... Bxe4 $1 {first was a bit stronger, but they are both
decisive.}) 27. Bxe4 Bxe4 28. Rc3 ({White cannot recapture with} 28. Rxe4 {due
to} Qf1#) 28... Qf7 {Again eyeing f1.} 29. Qe3 Bb7 $19 0-1

[Event "Hastings 66-67"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1966.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Position 5"]
[Black "Penrose-Botvinnik"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3r4/5k2/4qb1p/2Pn1p2/2Qn2p1/P5P1/3R1P1P/3RN1K1 b - - 0 30"]
[PlyCount "10"]
[EventDate "1966.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

30... Nc3 $1 31. Qxc3 (31. Qxe6+ Kxe6) 31... Ne2+ 32. Rxe2 Bxc3 33. Rxe6 Rxd1
34. Rc6 Rxe1+ 35. Kg2 0-1

[Event "Leipzig ol (Men) fin-A"]
[Site "Leipzig"]
[Date "1960.11.03"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Position 6"]
[Black "Botvinnik-Schmid"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2q1k2r/2Pnpp1p/6p1/1Bp5/3b1B2/8/1pP2PPP/3Q1RK1 w k - 0 20"]
[PlyCount "7"]
[EventDate "1960.10.16"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "DDR"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.10"]
[WhiteTeam "Soviet Union"]
[BlackTeam "German Fed Rep"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "URS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

20. c3 $1 e5 (20... Bxc3 $2 21. Qxd7+ Qxd7 22. c8=Q#) 21. cxd4 exf4 22. Bxd7+
Qxd7 23. Qa4 $3 1-0

[Event "World Championship 21th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1957.03.12"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Position 7"]
[Black "Smyslov-Botvinnik"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3r4/k2r4/pq4pp/3B2b1/8/1N1R1Q2/PP4PP/1K6 b - - 0 35"]
[PlyCount "12"]
[EventDate "1957.03.05"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

35... Rxd5 $1 36. Rxd5 Qg1+ {The hunt is afoot!} 37. Kc2 Rc8+ 38. Kd3 Qb1+ 39.
Kd4 Qxb2+ 40. Ke4 Re8+ 41. Kd3 {Smyslov resigned here as Black now picks up
the queen with Re3+.} 0-1

[Event "Monte Carlo"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "1968.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Position 8"]
[Black "Botvinnik-Portisch"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rn1qrbk1/2R2ppp/2p5/p3p3/Q7/P2PBNP1/1P2PPBP/6K1 w - - 0 18"]
[PlyCount "17"]
[EventDate "1968.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

18. Rxf7 $3 {Easily one of Botvinnik's most famous combinations.} h6 {The most
resistant but Black is lost anyhow.} (18... Kxf7 19. Qc4+ Kg6 (19... Kf6 20.
Bg5+) 20. Qe4+ Kf7 21. Ng5+ Ke7 (21... Kf6 22. Qf3+) 22. Qxe5+ Kd7 23. Bh3+)
19. Rb7 Qc8 20. Qc4+ Kh8 (20... Qe6 $2 21. Nxe5 Qxc4 22. Nxc4) 21. Nh4 $3 Qxb7
22. Ng6+ Kh7 23. Be4 Bd6 24. Nxe5+ g6 25. Bxg6+ Kg7 26. Bxh6+ $3 (26. Bxh6+
Kxh6 27. Qh4+ Kg7 28. Qh7+ Kf8 29. Qxb7) 1-0

