Botvinnik–Capablanca 1938 — Middlegame Combination

Objective: Task goal: find the best continuation and maintain a +2.0 advantage for 5 moves.

Position and task condition

A position from one of Botvinnik's most famous games. White has a dangerous passed pawn on e6 and active pieces, but Black is still blocking its advance. Find the way to seize the initiative and maintain the winning position for the next 5 moves.

Theme: Passed pawn • Deflection • Sacrifice • King attack

AVRO Tournament, Netherlands 1938

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