Mikhail Botvinnik vs Vasily Smyslov

The Game

White	Mikhail Botvinnik
Black	Vasily Smyslov
Result	1-0
Event	World Championship 20th
Site	Moscow
Round	12
Date	1954.00.00
Opening	Slav Defense (D18)
Moves	38

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/pp4pk/8/8/P4rR1/5B2/1P3K1P/8 b - - 3 38

All The Moves

1. 1.d4 d5
2. 2.c4 c6
3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
4. 4.Nc3 dxc4
5. 5.a4 Bf5
6. 6.e3 e6
7. 7.Bxc4 Bb4
8. 8.O-O Nbd7
9. 9.Nh4 O-O
10. 10.f3 Bg6
11. 11.e4 e5
12. 12.Nxg6 hxg6
13. 13.Be3 Qe7
14. 14.Qe2 exd4
15. 15.Bxd4 Bc5
16. 16.Bxc5 Qxc5+
17. 17.Kh1 g5
18. 18.g3 Rad8
19. 19.Ba2 Rfe8
20. 20.Rad1 Nf8
21. 21.Rxd8 Rxd8
22. 22.e5 Nd5
23. 23.Nxd5 cxd5
24. 24.Qd2 Ne6
25. 25.f4 gxf4
26. 26.gxf4 Qc6
27. 27.f5 Nc5
28. 28.Qg5 Rd7
29. 29.Rg1 f6
30. 30.exf6 Ne4
31. 31.f7+ Rxf7
32. 32.Qd8+ Kh7
33. 33.Bxd5 Nf2+
34. 34.Kg2 Qf6
35. 35.Qxf6 Rxf6
36. 36.Kxf2 Rxf5+
37. 37.Bf3 Rf4
38. 38.Rg4

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