Featured is an instructive positional game between Mikhail Botvinnik and William Lombardy from 1969. Out of a Sicilian Defense, Accelerated Dragon, Maroczy Bind we observe a thematic middlegame combination. This combination produces a long-term static weakness in black’s camp, and paves the way for Botvinnik to slowly grind Lombardy in the endgame.
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1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. e4 Bg7 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Be2 d6 9. O-O Bd7 10. Qd2 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Qa5 12. Rfd1 Rfc8 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Nd5 Qxd2 15. Nxf6+ Kg7 16. Nh5+ gxh5 17. Rxd2 f6 18. b3 Rc5 19. f4 Rac8 20. Re1 Be8 21. Bf1 Bf7 22. Kf2 a6 23. Re3 Ra5 24. a4 Rac5 25. Be2 R8c7 26. Rg3+ Kf8 27. Rh3 R7c6 28. f5 Rb6 29. Rdd3 Rb4 30. Bxh5 Bg8 31. Rh4 e6 32. fxe6 Bxe6 33. Bd1 Bg8 34. Rxd6 Ke7 35. Rd3 Re5 36. Rg4 Bf7 37. Rg7 h6 38. Rh7 Re6 39. Bg4 Kf8 40. Rd8+ Be8 41. Rh8+ Kf7