World Championship 18th
 
Den Haag/Moscow / 1948.05.04
 
Black: Keres, Paul
 

 
White: Botvinnik, Mikhail

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D02: Queen's Pawn Game, 2. Nf3
 

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Bf5 3. c4 e6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Qb3 Nc6 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Bxe7 Ngxe7 8. e3 Qd6 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Rc1 a5 11. a3 Rfc8 12. Bd3 a4 13. Qc2 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 Nd8 15. O-O Ne6 16. Rc3 b5 17. Qc2 Rcb8 18. Ne1 Nc8 19. Rc6 Qe7 20. Nd3 Nb6 21. Nb4 Rd8 22. Qf5 Rd6 23. Rfc1 Rxc6 24. Rxc6 Rd8 25. Rxb6 cxb6 26. Nc6 Qc7 27. Nxd8 Qxd8 28. Qc2 Qc7 29. Qxc7 Nxc7 30. Nb1 Kf8 31. Kf1 Ke7 32. Ke2 Kd6 33. Kd3 Kc6 34. Nc3 Ne8 35. Na2 f6 36. f3 Nc7 37. Nb4+ Kd6 38. e4 dxe4+ 39. fxe4 Ne6 40. Ke3 Nc7 41. Kd3 Ne6 42. Nd5 Kc6 43. h4 Nd8 44. Nf4 Kd6 45. Nh5 Ne6 46. Ke3 Ke7 47. d5 Nc5 48. Nxg7 Kd6 49. Ne6 Nd7 50. Kd4 Ne5 51. Ng7 Nc4 52. Nf5+ Kc7 53. Kc3 Kd7 54. g4 Ne5 55. g5 fxg5 56. hxg5 Nf3 57. Kb4 Nxg5 58. e5 h5 59. e6+ Kd8 60. Kxb5 (White wins)