World Championship 18th
 
Den Haag/Moscow / 1948.05.16
 
Black: Botvinnik, Mikhail
 

 
White: Keres, Paul

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C15: French, Winawer (Nimzovich) Variation
 

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bd2 dxe4 5. Qg4 Nf6 6. Qxg7 Rg8 7. Qh6 Nc6 8. O-O-O Rg6 9. Qh4 Bxc3 10. Bxc3 Qd5 11. b3 Ne7 12. f3 Bd7 13. Bb2 Bc6 14. c4 Qf5 15. d5 exd5 16. fxe4 dxe4 17. Nh3 Ng4 18. Qg3 Qc5 19. Qxc7 Rc8 20. Qf4 Qe3+ 21. Rd2 Qxf4 22. Nxf4 e3 23. Rc2 Rg5 24. Be2 Nf2 25. Re1 Rd8 26. g3 Rf5 27. Bf1 Rxf4 28. gxf4 Nd3+ 29. Bxd3 Rxd3 30. Rc3 Rxc3+ 31. Bxc3 Nf5 32. Bd2 Kd7 33. Bxe3 b6 34. Bf2 f6 35. Kd2 h5 36. Kd3 Nh6 37. Bh4 f5 38. Re7+ Kd6 39. h3 (White wins)