Moscow 1951: World Championship Match: Botvinnik v. Bronstein
Three years after winning the World Championship, Mikhail Botvinnik had to defend his title against the challenge of David Bronstein. Though out of practice and largely outplayed by his brilliant young opponent, Botvinnik nevertheless demonstrated his fighting qualities, levelling the scores in the penultimate game and thereby retaining his title. All 24 games of the match are deeply annoted.
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Three years after winning the world championship, Mikhail Botvinnik had to defend his title against the challenge of David Bronstein. Though out of practice and largely outplayed by his brilliant young opponent, Botvinnik ably demonstrated his fighting abilities and ultimately retained his title. All 24 games are deeply annotated.
Preface7From the Editor9An Historic Match11D. Bronstein (an assessment)13Match table15Game 1Botvinnik - Bronstein (Dutch Defence)16Game 2Bronstein - Botvinnik (Grunfeld Defence)19Game 3Botvinnik - Bronstein (French Defence)24Game 4Bronstein - Botvinnik (Slav Defence)27Game 5Botvinnik - Bronstein (Nimzo-Indian Defence)30Game 6Bronstein - Botvinnik (Sicilian Defence)33Game 7Botvinnik - Bronstein (Dutch Defence)37Game 8Bronstein - Botvinnik (Queen's Gambit)41Game 9Botvinnik - Bronstein (Dutch Defence)44Game 10Bronstein - Botvinnik (Dutch Defence)47Game 11Botvinnik - Bronstein (Queen's Indian Defence)51Game 12Bronstein - Botvinnik (Dutch Defence)54Game 13Botvinnik - Bronstein (Nimzo-Indian Defence)56Game 14Bronstein - Botvinnik (King's Indian Attack)60Game 15Botvinnik - Bronstein (French Defence)65Game 16Bronstein - Botvinnik (Dutch Defence)67Game 17Botvinnik - Bronstein (Nimzo-Indian Defence)71Game 18Bronstein - Botvinnik (Slav Defence)75Game 19Botvinnik - Bronstein (Grunfeld Defence)79Game 20Bronstein - Botvinnik (Reti Opening)83Game 21Botvinnik - Bronstein (King's Indian Defence)86Game 22Bronstein - Botvinnik (Dutch Defence)90Game 23Botvinnik - Bronstein (Grunfeld Defence)94Game 24Bronstein - Botvinnik (Slav Defence)99Appendix(notes from Botvinnik's red notebook)103Opening preparation before the match114Summary of the match with Bronstein120Translator's Notes123
