Alexander Kotov vs Aleksandar Matanovic

as lendas GM Borislav Ivkov  e  GM Aleksandar Matanovic (à direita)

 

[Event "Sweden izt"]
[Site "13"]
[Date "1952.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Alexander Kotov"]
[Black "Aleksandar Matanovic"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E59"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O O-O 8. a3
Bxc3 9. bxc3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Qc7 11. a4 Rd8 12. Ba3 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nxd4 14. Nxd4
Qxc4 15. Be7 Rd5 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Qf3 Bd7 18. Qxf6 Qc7 19. Rab1 b6 20. Nf3 Qd8
21. Qf4 Rc8 22. e4 Ra5 23. Ne5 f6 24. Nxd7 Qxd7 25. Qxf6 Rf8 26. Qh6 Rxa4 27.
Rb3 Qe7 28. Rg3+ Kh8 29. e5 Rh4 30. Qc1 Rhf4 31. Rc3 a5 32. Rc7 Qb4 33. Qe3 a4
34. g3 R4f7 35. Rc6 Rb7 36. Rxe6 a3 37. Rf6 Ra8 38. e6 Qb2 39. Qf3 Rg8 40. Rf8
Ra7 41. Rxg8+ 1-0

URSS: Alexander Kazimirovich Tolush vs Alexander Kotov

Illustrazione del Popolo 

(an Italian magazine May 1928)

from the cover, the chess game in URSS with living pieces by A. Ortelli

[Event "RUS"]
[Site "Ch URSS Moscow  (19)"]
[Date "1945.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Tolush"]
[Black "Alexander Kotov"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g3 Nc6 7. Bg2 Bd7 8.
Nde2 a6 9. O-O b5 10. a3 Qc7 11. h3 Be7 12. Kh1 O-O 13. g4 Kh8 14. Ng3 b4 15.
axb4 Nxb4 16. g5 Ng8 17. f4 Bc6 18. Nce2 Bb5 19. Bd2 d5 20. Bc3 dxe4 21. Nh5 f6
22. Nxg7 Bxe2 23. Qxe2 Kxg7 24. Bxe4 Nd5 25. Qh5 Rfd8 26. Rg1 Bc5 27. gxf6+ Kf8
28. Rxg8+ Kxg8 29. Bxh7+ Kf8 30. Qg6 Nxf6 31. Qxf6+ Qf7 32. Qh6+ Ke7 33. Qg5+
Kd7 34. Qxc5 Qxh7 35. Rd1+ Ke8 36. Qc6+ Kf8 37. Bb4+ Kf7 38. Qc7+ Kg6 39. f5+
Kh6 40. Qf4+ Kg7 41. Qg5+ 1-0