Staunton World Chess Tournament
 
Groningen / 1946
 
Black: Kottnauer, Cenek
 

 
White: Botvinnik, Mikhail

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D02: Queen's Pawn Game, 2. Nf3
 

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nc3 Bd6 6. Bg5 c6 7. Qc2 O-O 8. e3 Re8 9. Bd3 h6 10. Bh4 Be6 11. Ne5 c5 12. O-O cxd4 13. exd4 Nc6 14. Nxc6 bxc6 15. Bg3 Bxg3 16. hxg3 Ng4 17. Qd2 Rb8 18. b3 Qf6 19. Qf4 Qxf4 20. gxf4 Rb4 21. Rfd1 Kf8 22. Bf1 Nf6 23. Rac1 Bd7 24. f3 Nh5 25. Ne2 a5 26. g4 Nf6 27. Nc3 h5 28. g5 Ng8 29. Na4 Ne7 30. Nc5 Bc8 31. a3 Rb8 32. Bd3 Nf5 33. Bxf5 Bxf5 34. Kf2 h4 35. Rh1 h3 36. Rce1 f6 37. g6 Rxe1 38. Rxe1 Rc8 39. Kg3 Bxg6 40. Kxh3 Bf5+ 41. Kg3 Rb8 42. Re2 Kf7 43. Kf2 Bc8 44. Ke1 Ra8 45. Kd2 Ra7 46. Re1 Re7 47. Rb1 Ra7 48. a4 Ke7 49. Rh1 Kd6 50. Rh8 Bf5 51. Re8 Kc7 52. Kc3 Kb6 53. b4 axb4+ 54. Kxb4 Rf7 55. Ra8 (White wins)