World Championship 18th
 
Den Haag/Moscow / 1948.05.03
 
Black: Botvinnik, Mikhail
 

 
White: Reshevsky, Samuel Herman

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A40: Queen's Pawn Game (including English Defence, Englund Gambit, Queen's Knight Defence, Polish Defence and Keres Defence)
 

1. d4 e6 2. e4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Qc7 7. Qg4 f5 8. Qg3 cxd4 9. cxd4 Ne7 10. Bd2 O-O 11. Bd3 b6 12. Ne2 Ba6 13. Nf4 Qd7 14. Bxa6 Nxa6 15. Qd3 Nb8 16. h4 Nbc6 17. Rh3 Rac8 18. Rg3 Kh8 19. h5 Rf7 20. h6 g6 21. Rc1 Rff8 22. Ne2 Nb8 23. Kf1 Rc4 24. Kg1 Nbc6 25. Bg5 Ng8 26. Re1 Qf7 27. c3 Na5 28. Nf4 Rc6 29. Bf6+ Nxf6 30. exf6 Nc4 31. Qb1 Qxf6 32. a4 g5 33. Nd3 f4 34. Rh3 g4 35. Rh1 Rc7 36. Qd1 Qg6 37. Rh4 f3 38. g3 Rcf7 39. Nf4 Rxf4 40. gxf4 Rxf4 41. Qb1 Rf5 42. Qd3 g3 43. Qf1 gxf2+ 44. Kxf2 Rg5 45. Qh3 Rg2+ 46. Kxf3 Nd2+ 47. Ke3 Rg3+ (Black wins)