Mikhail Botvinnik vs Lajos Portisch, 1968

Rooks crash in on the c-file

Monte Carlo 1968 · English Opening · 1-0

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Game moves (PGN)

[Event "Monte Carlo 1968"]
[Site "Monte Carlo, Monaco"]
[Date "1968.04.10"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Mikhail Botvinnik"]
[Black "Lajos Portisch"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A22"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Be6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O Nb6
8. d3 Be7 9. a3 a5 10. Be3 O-O 11. Na4 Nxa4 12. Qxa4 Bd5 13. Rfc1 Re8 14. Rc2
Bf8 15. Rac1 Nb8 16. Rxc7 Bc6 17. R1xc6 bxc6 18. Rxf7 h6 19. Rb7 Qc8 20. Qc4+
Kh8 21. Nh4 Qxb7 22. Ng6+ Kh7 23. Be4 Bd6 24. Nxe5+ g6 25. Bxg6+ Kg7 26. Bxh6+ 1-0