Whilst preparing for my match for the world championship in 1951 I just could not discover for myself the secret of Botvinnik’s continuous run of successes. On the other hand I was lucky enough to find out something more important: the plan for my own play in the forthcoming duel. After studying more than a hundred of the world champion’s games, I took an important decision: at all costs, and notwithstanding the obvious risk, to improvise tirelessly at the board.
It was perfectly obvious why. Botvinnik himself is always right at the front in chess theory; what becomes known to us today, was known to him yesterday. And that means that what will only be understandable to us tomorrow, Botvinnik already knows today.
By following this simple rule, I successfully kept the score balanced around the 50 per cent mark throughout the whole match and finished with the honourable result of 12-12.
But only a year later I forgot my golden rule and extremely naively played a King’s Gambit against the world champion. Needless to say,he was ready for this opening.
--David Bronstein, 200 Open Games
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