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B51 Sicilian (Rossolimo)

Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack

Alexey Sokolsky vs Mikhail Botvinnik, 1947

0-1, 51 moves

[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1947.12.08"]
[EventDate "1947.11.26"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Alexey Sokolsky"]
[Black "Mikhail Botvinnik"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "102"]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Nc6 4.O-O a6 5.Bxc6+ bxc6 6.d4 cxd4 7.Qxd4 e5 8.Qd3 Nf6 9.Bg5 Be7 10.Rd1 O-O 11.Na3 Ra7 12.Nc4 Rd7 13.Ne3 h6 14.Bh4 g6 15.c4 Nh5 16.Bxe7 Qxe7 17.Qc2 Nf4 18.b4 Rdd8 19.Rd2 h5 20.g3 Bg4 21.Nxg4 Nh3+ 22.Kg2 hxg4 23.Ng1 Ng5 24.Rad1 f5 25.c5 Nxe4 26.cxd6 Qb7 27.Qc4+ Kg7 28.Rc2 Rxd6 29.Rxd6 Nxd6 30.Qc5 Nf7 31.Qxc6 Qxb4 32.Rc4 Qb5 33.a4 Qa5 34.Rc5 Qb4 35.Rc4 Qd2 36.Rc2 Qd4 37.Rc4 Qd8 38.Rb4 Qa8 39.Rb6 a5 40.Ne2 Qxc6+ 41.Rxc6 Rd8 42.Nc3 Rd2 43.Rc7 Kf8 44.Rc5 e4 45.Nd5 Ng5 46.Ne3 Ke7 47.Re5+ Kf6 48.Rc5 Ra2 49.Rc4 Nf3 50.Nd5+ Kg5 51.Nf4 e3 0-1

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