Mikhail Botvinnik - Max Euwe (Blind Snelschaken) 1963

Botwinnik - Euwe, met commentaar van Willem Jan Muhring, 28 december 1963.

[@PlasticExploding]

That was a cool curiosity. Part of me was imagining that Euwe and Botvinnik were silently thinking "Would that guy shut up? I'm trying to concentrate!"

[@federicogonzalez6880]

This is a treasure!

[@fundhund62]

Wow, what a treat! Both men come off rather well, I have to say. Euwe's defence was very ressourceful. That idea with h5 and Ng4 was pretty strong.

[@MrBird94]

Heel mooi om dit te zien. Veel beter dan nu. Lekker rustig en allemaal in het hoofd. Echt prachtig.

[@miggylobos1]

Classic, like the intro music, sounds like a spy movie or something.

[@EntropicalNature]

Geniale Video! Botwinnik lauded the idea of h5 and Ng4 by Euwe after the game. However, after 22. ...Ng4 Botwinnik could have won by Qb8+! if the king then walks into his lufthole at h7 (only move) then white follows up with Be4+ forcing the Black Queen on c2 to recapture. After that the black rook on c1 falls. Still, great to see live action of the ex world champs!

[@jimkyle8008]

EntropicalNature After 23. Qb8+ Kh7; 24. Be4+ Qxe4; 25. Rxc1 then Black plays 25... Nxe3 threatening mate on g2, and after 26. fxe3 Qxe3 forks the White K and R. The White King is then horribly exposed and Euwe would have had no difficulty obtaining a draw. I'm sure both players saw all this. They were, after all, both great players even when playing blindfold.

[@tbhn2007]

after ...Nxe3 26. Qb1 winning.

[@zakaryah]

It seems you are wrong - 23. Qb8+ is winning, as @tbhn2007 points out, with the Queen pin

[@miche1df]

This is really cool! Thanks for uploading it. I wish my Dutch was better, I'm having to try to puzzle it out from German.

[@akshayranade1333]

Can you please provide subtitles in English?

[@nicolassilvia3829]

This was unexpected. Im guessing the finish was a perpetual? I dont speak german or dutch.

[@Endspiel48]

Indeed, perpetual check.

[@nigelfarage4119]

Draw?

[@Ronbo710]

Wow! Great find :). Was this from East Germany?

[@Endspiel48]

From Holland.

[@NitrosS]

Blind!!!????

[@offrampt]

That was superb. Thank you, Endspiel48!

[@offrampt]

There is a great, Potemkin-like sequence from 18:20 to 18:30.

[@offrampt]

Who is the demo board controller? Is it Constant Orbaan?

[@offrampt]

Sorry! I've seen it now. Pim Muhring!

[@Endspiel48]

Muhring co-authored many books with Max Euwe.