(White) Paul Keres vs (Black) Mikhail Botvinnik I 1941; 0-1

USSR Absolute Championship
Leningrad-Moscow URS

1941.03.26

1941.03.23

0-1

(White) Paul Keres vs

(Black) Mikhail Botvinnik

Paul Keres wins after 22 moves.

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 d5 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg5 h6 7.Bh4

c5 8.O-O-O Bxc3 9.Qxc3 g5 10.Bg3 cxd4 11.Qxd4 Nc6 12.Qa4 Bf5

13.e3 Rc8 14.Bd3 Qd7 15.Kb1 Bxd3+ 16.Rxd3 Qf5 17.e4 Nxe4

18.Ka1 O-O 19.Rd1 b5 20.Qxb5 Nd4 21.Qd3 Nc2+ 22.Kb1 Nb4 0-1
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