Botvinnk vs Tal

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Probably a different moveorder from my line in the last post, so I think Rd1 Rfd8 b3 or b3 Rfd8 Rd1. Then white will be able to complete the development with Bb2.

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  19.b3  Rfd8  20.Rd1  Nd3

 how do you think white will recover from this ?

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  21.Bxd3   Rxd3  22.Bb2  R3d7

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 at this stage is looking pretty even except they have the opposite colour bishop which can lead to a draw game.
  23.Bxf6  gxf6  24.b4(to get off the white sq.)  Bf5 (limit the knight movement)

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  25.Nb3  Bd3+  26.Ke1  b6  27.Rac1  Be4

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  28.f3  Rxd1+  29.Rxd1  Rxd1+  30.Kxd1  Bd5

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  31.Nd4  c5  32.bxc5  bxc5  33.Nb5 a6             34.Nc7  Bc4

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  35.Ne8  f5  36.h4  Kf8  37.Nd6  Bf1  38.g3
  Ke7

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  39. Nxf5+ Ke6 40. e4 Ke5 41. Kd2
  1-0  Botvinnik won