Challenge 1322 / 1747

Botvinnik–Smyslov: one move holds everything together

World Championship 20th 1954. At move 27 there is exactly one move for White, and both engines agree on it, nothing else comes close. Find it, then beat Vasily Smyslov from there. This was a World Championship game.

Botvinnik, Mikhail – Smyslov, Vassily

World Championship 20th 1954 · 1-0

You play White

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Vasily Smyslov

“The Hand”

Soviet Era Peak 2620

Opponent: Vasily Smyslov
Difficulty: FIDE Master
Goal: Beat the personality.
Reward: Mikhail Botvinnik challenge · World Championship 20th 1954. At move 27 there is exactly one move for White, and both engines agree on it, nothing else comes close. Find it, then beat Vasily Smyslov from there. This was a World Championship game.

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