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Botvinnik missed 34.Qf7+

www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1031957

I can't agree with you. What does 34.Qf7+ threaten or achieve? White must continue to play forcefully with 34.e7 (threatening mate and/or promoting the e pawn) because Black, given any time, will succeed in drawing with perpetual check or winning with queen/knight attack (or simply with having all the extra material).
@worstplayerever73060

Botvinnik was in the enviable position of winning his wonderful game with either 34.Qf7+ or 34.e7.

If he had played 34.Qf7+ back then, you would probably have titled your thread today “Botvinnik missed 34.e7”.

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