Legendary game · 1938
Kasparov called it 'the game of his life'
Botvinnik vs Capablanca — Rotterdam 1938 · Nimzo-Indian Defense (E40)
Capablanca
Botvinnik
Rotterdam, nineteen thirty-eight. Garry Kasparov himself called this Botvinnik's finest game — a pawn, walked all the way to promotion, against a former World Champion.
The board stops before the key move — you'll have to find it yourself.
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