World Championship 18th
 
Den Haag/Moscow / 1948.03.11
 
Black: Botvinnik, Mikhail
 

 
White: Keres, Paul

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A13: English Opening
 

1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 d4 4. b4 c5 5. b5 e5 6. d3 Bd6 7. e4 Qc7 8. Ne2 h5 9. h4 Nh6 10. O-O Bg4 11. f3 Be6 12. f4 Bg4 13. f5 Nd7 14. Nd2 g6 15. fxg6 fxg6 16. Nf3 Be7 17. Rf2 Qd6 18. Bxh6 Rxh6 19. Qd2 Rh8 20. Ng5 Nf6 21. Re1 Qb6 22. Nf3 Nd7 23. Ng5 Rf8 24. Rxf8+ Bxf8 25. a4 Bh6 26. a5 Qf6 27. Nc1 O-O-O 28. Nb3 Rf8 29. Ra1 Qe7 30. Qc1 Kb8 31. Ra2 Rf7 32. Qa3 Bxg5 33. hxg5 Bd1 34. Qc1 Bxb3 35. Rb2 Bd1 36. Qxd1 Qxg5 37. Qe1 Nf8 38. Kh2 Qf6 39. Bh3 Nh7 40. Qd1 Ng5 41. b6 h4 42. Qg4 hxg3+ 43. Kxg3 Rf8 44. bxa7+ Kxa7 45. a6 Nxh3 46. Qxh3 Qf4+ 47. Kg2 Qf1+ 48. Kh2 Rf2+ 49. Rxf2 Qxf2+ 50. Kh1 Qe1+ 51. Kg2 Qe2+ 52. Kg1 Qe3+ 53. Qxe3 dxe3 54. axb7 Kxb7 55. Kg2 Kb6 56. Kf3 Ka5 57. Kxe3 Kb4 58. Kd2 g5 (Black wins)