Missed Chances of Attack and Zugzwang. Bronstein vs Botvinnik 1951. Game 10
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- čas přidán 31. 01. 2023
- The victory slips away from Botvinnik 4 times - 2 times in the middlegame, as he played too cautiously, while the active play was required, and 2 times in the endgame, as he didn't notice the possibility of zugzwang.
1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 Nf6 5. e3 O-O 6. Bd3 d6 7. Ne2 c5 8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. Nxc3 Nc6 10. dxc5 dxc5 11. b3 Bd7 12. Bb2 Ne5 13. Be2 Bc6 14. f3 Nh5 15. Nd1 Ng6 16. Qc3 Qg5 17. g3 e5 18. Nf2 Rad8 19. Rg1 Qe7 20. Rd1 Nf6 21. Rd2 a6 22. Kd1 b5 23. Kc1 b4 24. Qc2 Rxd2 25. Qxd2 Rd8 26. Qc2 f4 27. gxf4 exf4 28. e4 a5 29. Nd3 Nd7 30. axb4 axb4 31. Ba1 Ndf8 32. Rd1 Ne6 33. Ne5 Nxe5 34. Bxe5 Qg5 35. Rxd8+ Qxd8 36. Qd2 Qxd2+ 37. Kxd2 g5 38. Kd3 Kf7 39. Bf1 h5 40. Be2 Ke7 41. Bf1 Bd7 42. Bh3 Nd8 43. Bxd7 Kxd7 44. h3 Ke7 45. Bg7 Kf7 46. Be5 Ke7 47. Bg7 Nb7 48. Bh6 Kf6 49. Bf8 Kf7 50. Bh6 Kg6 51. Bf8 Kf6 52. Ke2 Kf7 53. Bh6 Kg6 54. Bf8 Kf7 1/2-1/2
I was heavily reminded of the 1985 match between Karpov & Kasparov, game 24, where for several moves Karpov was essentially preparing “f5” but never played it, and eventually Kasparov actually won the game and title. Some players really have such a strong affinity to strategic, safe play that they shy away at the wrong times from necessary sharpness.
Thanks.
Indeed, there are striking similarities between the personalities of these players. While Botvinnik and Karpov played safe and strictly positional chess and tried to win without any risk, Bronstein and Kasparov were much more creative. This difference is also reflected in their ideological and political beliefs. I think these differences are predetermined by their psychological types. In Jungian terms, Botvinnik and Karpov belonged to the thinking type, while Bronstein and Kasparov to the intuitive.
Players get tired during the match and can't/wont calculate sharp lines. It is very rare for Botvinnik to miss four wins in one game.
47 ... Nb7: inexplicable.
Safe chess or jungle chess?!🙃
Totally two different styles of play.
Safe Chess requires incredible mental energy, while Jungle Chess takes your opponent deep into the jungle where 2+2=5?!