Mikhail Botvinnik vs Vasily Smyslov

Leningrad/Moscow · 1941 · King's Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 54 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black Vasily Smyslov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Leningrad/Moscow
Site Leningrad
Round 2
Date 1941.00.00
Opening King's Indian Defense (E70)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/1p6/7k/1KPR3P/4B3/7r/8/3r4 b - - 6 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bg7
  4. 4.e4 d6
  5. 5.Nge2 e5
  6. 6.Bg5 h6
  7. 7.Bh4 g5
  8. 8.Bg3 Nh5
  9. 9.dxe5 dxe5
  10. 10.Qxd8+ Kxd8
  11. 11.O-O-O+ Nd7
  12. 12.Nd5 c6
  13. 13.Ne3 Kc7
  14. 14.Nf5 Bf8
  15. 15.Rxd7+ Kxd7
  16. 16.Bxe5 f6
  17. 17.Bc3 Ke6
  18. 18.g4 Nf4
  19. 19.Nxf4+ gxf4
  20. 20.Bd3 a5
  21. 21.a3 Bc5
  22. 22.e5 Kf7
  23. 23.exf6 Bxf5
  24. 24.Bxf5 Bxf2
  25. 25.Rf1 Bh4
  26. 26.Bd3 Rhf8
  27. 27.c5 Bxf6
  28. 28.Rxf4 Kg7
  29. 29.Bxf6+ Rxf6
  30. 30.Bf5 Rff8
  31. 31.Kc2 Rfe8
  32. 32.h4 Re5
  33. 33.b4 axb4
  34. 34.axb4 Re3
  35. 35.Kb2 Rd8
  36. 36.Kc2 Ra8
  37. 37.Kb2 Re2+
  38. 38.Kb3 Rae8
  39. 39.Rd4 R8e7
  40. 40.Rd6 Rf2
  41. 41.Bd3 Rf6
  42. 42.Rd4 Ref7
  43. 43.Bf5 h5
  44. 44.b5 hxg4
  45. 45.Bxg4 cxb5
  46. 46.Bd7 Rf1
  47. 47.Bxb5 Rb1+
  48. 48.Kc4 Rc1+
  49. 49.Kb4 Re7
  50. 50.Bd3 Re3
  51. 51.h5 Kh6
  52. 52.Rd5 Rh3
  53. 53.Kb5 Rd1
  54. 54.Be4

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