Challenge 1719 / 1747

Only one move survives Botvinnik

World Championship 20th 1954. At move 30 there is exactly one move for Black, and both engines agree on it, nothing else comes close. Find it, then beat Mikhail Botvinnik from there. This was a World Championship game.

Botvinnik, Mikhail – Smyslov, Vassily

World Championship 20th 1954 · 0-1

You play Black

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Mikhail Botvinnik

“The Iron Man”

Soviet Era Peak 2720

Opponent: Mikhail Botvinnik
Difficulty: FIDE Master
Goal: Beat the personality.
Reward: Vasily Smyslov challenge · World Championship 20th 1954. At move 30 there is exactly one move for Black, and both engines agree on it, nothing else comes close. Find it, then beat Mikhail Botvinnik from there. This was a World Championship game.

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