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⚔️ A CHALLENGE FOR YOU
“Botvinnik's 25.Rxb2 turned a fight into a funeral”
Mikhail Botvinnik lost this game — and the engine says it slipped away on move 25 (Rxb2). They think you'd have lost it too. Take the board at that exact moment and prove them wrong.
24… f3
Mikhail Botvinnik played Rxb2 here and never recovered. Your move — find the path that saves the game.
At move 25, Botvinnik grabbed material with Rxb2, but walked directly into a tactic that shattered his position—losing 305 centipawns of advantage in one move. The correct move was Bxf3, which kept White completely winning instead.
♟ The Greedy Grab🔥🔥🔥🔥Mikhail Botvinnik vs Mikhail Tal · 0-1
Done gloating? Your own games have moments like this too — we'll find them.
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