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B11 Caro Kann 2 Knights

Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack. Mindeno Variation Exchange Line

Vasily Smyslov vs Mikhail Botvinnik, 1958

1-0, 35 moves

[Event "Russia"]
[Site "Match, Moscow (19)"]
[Date "1958.04.22"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "19"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Vasily Smyslov"]
[Black "Mikhail Botvinnik"]
[ECO "B11"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "69"]
1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. h3 Bxf3 5. Qxf3 Nf6 6. d3 e6 7. a3 Be7 8. g4 Nfd7 {Black restricted} 9. d4 {This advance wasn't possible on the previous move since White would have lost that Pawn after ... dxe4} Nf8 10. Be3 Ng6 11. Qg3 Bh4 12. Qh2 {White maintains the Queen on the h2-b8 diagonal to support f2-f4} Nd7 13. 0-0-0 Qb8 14. f4 dxe4 15. Nxe4 Nf6 16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. Qf2 Bh4 18. Qf3 Ne7 19. Bd3 {White has harmonious development, whereas Black's pieces seem scattered} g6 20. f5 exf5 21. Bf4 Qd8 22. gxf5 Qd5 {Fritz 7 suggests 22 ... Qxd4 23. fxg6 hxg6 24. Bxg6 +/-} 23. Qg4 Bf6 24. Rhe1 h5 {24 ... 0-0!? would have been risky after 25. Rxe7! Bxe7 26. Bh6 & 27. fxg6} 25. Qg3 h4 26. Qg4 gxf5 27. Bxf5 Kf8 28. Be4 Qa2 29. c3 Rd8 30. Rf1 Nd5 31. Bd2 Rd6 32. Qc8+ Ke7 33. Qxb7+ Rd7 34. Rde1! Qa1+ {34 ... Rxb7 35. Bxd5+ & 36. Bxa2 wins a piece} 35. Bb1+ 1-0 {35 ... Kf8 36. Qxd7; 35 ... Kd8? 36. Qb8#} 1-0

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