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♦️ Review our selected game from "Alekhine Memorial - Moscow 1956" 👆
🔸 Mikhail Botvinnik vs Laszlo Szabo
🔸 Alekhine Memorial (1956), Moscow URS, rd 13, Oct-30
🔸English Opening: Great Snake Variation (A10)
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🔸 Mikhail Botvinnik vs Laszlo Szabo
🔸 Alekhine Memorial (1956), Moscow URS, rd 13, Oct-30
🔸English Opening: Great Snake Variation (A10)
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@unitychess
17.Nc6!? [White blocks the c7–pawn by his knight and restricts his opponent's mobility.]
[17.Qd3 c5! 18.dxc5 Rxc5 19.Rxc5 Bxc5=]
17...Nd5 18.Qd3! [Since White intended to control the more light squares, he would be happy to trade off the black knight for his bishop on f4.]
18...b5 [△Ra6]
[18...Nxf4? 19.gxf4 Re8 20.Rc2 g6 21.Rfc1+/=]
19.Bd2 Ra6 20.Nxa5 Qa8 21.Nb3 Rxa2 22.Ra1 Rxa1 23.Rxa1 Qb7 +-
[17.Qd3 c5! 18.dxc5 Rxc5 19.Rxc5 Bxc5=]
17...Nd5 18.Qd3! [Since White intended to control the more light squares, he would be happy to trade off the black knight for his bishop on f4.]
18...b5 [△Ra6]
[18...Nxf4? 19.gxf4 Re8 20.Rc2 g6 21.Rfc1+/=]
19.Bd2 Ra6 20.Nxa5 Qa8 21.Nb3 Rxa2 22.Ra1 Rxa1 23.Rxa1 Qb7 +-
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