Etienne Bacrot vs Vasily Smyslov

Albert m · 1996 · Slav Defense · 1-0 in 44 moves

The Game

White Etienne Bacrot
Black Vasily Smyslov
Result 1-0
Event Albert m
Site Albert
Round 6
Date 1996.00.00
Opening Slav Defense (D16)
Moves 44
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/2n1k1pp/p1B5/P3Pp2/1P1p1P2/5P1P/5K2/8 b - b3 0 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nf3 dxc4
  5. 5.a4 Na6
  6. 6.e3 Bg4
  7. 7.Bxc4 e6
  8. 8.O-O Be7
  9. 9.Qe2 Nb4
  10. 10.Rd1 O-O
  11. 11.h3 Bh5
  12. 12.a5 Rc8
  13. 13.Bb3 c5
  14. 14.Nb5 Bxf3
  15. 15.gxf3 a6
  16. 16.dxc5 Nbd5
  17. 17.Nd6 Bxd6
  18. 18.cxd6 Qxd6
  19. 19.Ra4 Rc5
  20. 20.f4 Qc6
  21. 21.Bd2 Qb5
  22. 22.Qxb5 Rxb5
  23. 23.Ra3 Ne4
  24. 24.Be1 Ndf6
  25. 25.Rc1 Rd8
  26. 26.f3 Nd6
  27. 27.Rd1 Nfe8
  28. 28.Ba4 Rd5
  29. 29.Rxd5 exd5
  30. 30.Rd3 Nc7
  31. 31.Bb4 Ndb5
  32. 32.Bc5 f5
  33. 33.Bb6 Rd6
  34. 34.e4 Kf7
  35. 35.e5 Rc6
  36. 36.Bxc7 Rc1+
  37. 37.Kf2 Nxc7
  38. 38.Rb3 Ne6
  39. 39.Rxb7+ Kf8
  40. 40.Rb8+ Ke7
  41. 41.Rb7+ Rc7
  42. 42.Rxc7+ Nxc7
  43. 43.Bc6 d4
  44. 44.b4

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