Alekhine memorial
 
Moscow / 1956
 
Black: Najdorf, Miguel
 

 
White: Botvinnik, Mikhail

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A17: English Opening, Hedgehog Defence
 

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. d4 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Nge2 d5 6. a3 cxd4 7. axb4 dxc3 8. Nxc3 O-O 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 Qxd5 11. Qxd5 exd5 12. Bd2 Bf5 13. Bc3 Na6 14. Bxa6 bxa6 15. Rxa6 Bd3 16. Ra5 Bc4 17. Kd2 a6 18. Rc5 Rfd8 19. g4 h6 20. h4 Rd7 21. Rb1 Re8 22. b3 Bb5 23. Rg1 Kh7 24. Bd4 Re6 25. f3 Re8 26. h5 f6 27. Rgc1 Kg8 28. Rc7 Rxc7 29. Rxc7 Rd8 30. Bc5 Ra8 31. Ke1 Bd3 32. Rd7 Bc2 33. Rxd5 Bxb3 34. Rd3 Bc4 35. Rc3 Bb5 36. Bd4 Be8 37. Rc5 Rb8 38. Bc3 Rd8 39. Bd4 Rb8 40. Bc3 Rd8 41. e4 Rd3 42. Ke2 Bb5 43. Rxb5 Rxc3 44. Rb8+ Kf7 45. Rb7+ Kf8 46. Rb8+ Kf7 47. Rb7+ Kf8 48. Kf2 Rb3 49. Rb6 Ra3 50. Rb8+ Kf7 51. Rb7+ Kf8 52. Kg3 a5 53. b5 a4 54. Kf4 Rb3 55. b6 Kg8 56. Kf5 Rb5+ 57. Ke6 a3 58. f4 a2 59. Ra7 Rxb6+ 60. Kf5 Rb7 61. Rxa2 Kf7 62. Ra5 Rc7 63. Rd5 Ra7 64. e5 fxe5 65. fxe5 Ke7 66. e6 Ra4 67. g5 hxg5 68. Rd7+ Kf8 69. Rf7+ Kg8 70. Kg6 g4 71. h6 gxh6 72. e7 Ra8 73. Rf6 (White wins)