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Student: Well, resignation seems like an
option. (The Master smiles.) But assuming
that Keres isn’t quite ready for that, let’s see.
He can’t take the knight: 30. ...gxf5 31. Rg3+
Ng7 32. Qf6 is just mate, and 31. ...Kh8 32.
Qf6+ is the same thing. So the obvious move
is 30. ...Ree8. What then? Oh...31. Qf6
threatens mate, so 31. ...h5 looks necessary.
larger game: 31. Nh6+ Kf8 32. Qf6 Ng7
33. Rcf3. What’s his threat now?
Student: Okay, if 30. Rh3, what then?
He’ll have to play 30. ...f6 to defend h7. No,
wait, he’ll play 30. ...f5!, won’t he. Then 31.
exf6?? allows 32. Qxd6 when White can’t
take the rook because of the back row mate.
That’s what the rook is doing on f8. And if
White can’t take en passant, Black’s position
will be much harder to crack.
Master: Exactly. So Botvinnik brought
his knight to the kingside with the powerful
30. Nf5. So what does Black do now?
Then 32. Nh6+ Kh7 33. Nxf7 will finish
things in short order.
Master: All true. Keres actually played
30. ...Rfe8, perhaps hoping Botvinnik would
settle for winning an exchange. However,
the World Champion stayed focused on
Student: Mate in three: 34.Qxf7+ Rxf7
35.Rxf7+ Qxf7 36.Rxf7#
Master: I didn’t think that would slow
you down. Keres played 33. ...Rc8, and
Botvinnik closed out the game with 34. Nxf7
Re6 35. Qg5 Nf5 36. Nh6 Qg7 37. g4 and
Black Resigned.
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