Vasily Smyslov vs Mikhail Botvinnik 1954 | A Fast Pawn

This is game 9 from the 1954 World Chess Championship match between Vasily Smyslov, challenger, and Mikhail Botvinnik, champion.
The French Defense was present in several of their games in this match. Botvinnik plays the Winawer variation in this one, and elects to maintain the pin once questioned with 5.a3. Smyslov's reply is quick to highlight the vulnerable weak dark squares in Botvinnik's camp.

PGN:
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Ba5 6.b4 cxd4 7.Qg4 Ne7
8.bxa5 dxc3 9.Qxg7 Rg8 10.Qxh7 Nd7 11.Nf3 Nf8 12.Qd3 Qxa5
13.h4 Bd7 14.Bg5 Rc8 15.Nd4 Nf5 16.Rb1 Rc4 17.Nxf5 exf5
18.Rxb7 Re4+ 19.Qxe4 dxe4 20.Rb8+ Bc8 21.Bb5+ Qxb5 22.Rxb5 Ne6
23.Bf6 Rxg2 24.h5 Ba6 25.h6

Internet Chess Club (ICC)
Software: Blitzin
http://bit.ly/179O93N
Discount Code: CHESSNETWORK

I'm a self-taught National Master in chess out of Pennsylvania, USA who was introduced to the game by my father in 1988 at the age of 8. The purpose of this channel is to share my knowledge of chess to help others improve their game. I enjoy continuing to improve my understanding of this great game, albeit slowly. Consider subscribing here on YouTube for frequent content, and/or connecting via any or all of the below social medias. Your support is greatly appreciated. Take care, bye. :D

★ LIVESTREAM   / chessnetwork  
★ FACEBOOK   / chessnetwork  
★ TWITTER   / chessnetwork  
★ GOOGLE+ http://google.com/+ChessNetwork
★ PATREON   / chessnetwork  
★ DONATE https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr...