Mikhail Botvinnik vs Vasily Smyslov

World Championship 20th · 1954 · Queen's Gambit Accepted · 1-0 in 61 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black Vasily Smyslov
Result 1-0
Event World Championship 20th
Site Moscow
Round 4
Date 1954.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Accepted (D22)
Moves 61
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/P1nk4/3b4/3Pp3/1pK1Pp2/1P3P2/5B1P/8 b - - 10 61

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 dxc4
  3. 3.Nf3 a6
  4. 4.e3 Bg4
  5. 5.Bxc4 e6
  6. 6.Qb3 Bxf3
  7. 7.gxf3 b5
  8. 8.Be2 Nd7
  9. 9.a4 b4
  10. 10.Nd2 Ngf6
  11. 11.Ne4 c5
  12. 12.Nxf6+ Qxf6
  13. 13.d5 e5
  14. 14.a5 Bd6
  15. 15.e4 O-O
  16. 16.Be3 c4
  17. 17.Qxc4 Rfc8
  18. 18.Qb3 Qg6
  19. 19.Kf1 f5
  20. 20.Rg1 Qh5
  21. 21.Rg2 Nc5
  22. 22.Qd1 Qh4
  23. 23.Kg1 f4
  24. 24.Bd2 Rab8
  25. 25.Kh1 Rf8
  26. 26.Bc4 Rf6
  27. 27.Qg1 Bf8
  28. 28.Rg4 Qh5
  29. 29.Qg2 Qf7
  30. 30.b3 Kh8
  31. 31.Rg1 Rd6
  32. 32.Bc1 Nd7
  33. 33.Bb2 Re8
  34. 34.Qf1 Qh5
  35. 35.Qg2 Qh6
  36. 36.Rg5 g6
  37. 37.Qf1 Bg7
  38. 38.Bc1 Bf6
  39. 39.R5g4 Be7
  40. 40.Bd2 Nf6
  41. 41.R4g2 Rd7
  42. 42.Bxa6 Ra7
  43. 43.Bb5 Rg8
  44. 44.a6 g5
  45. 45.Qd3 Bd6
  46. 46.Qe2 Rag7
  47. 47.Qd1 Qh4
  48. 48.Be2 g4
  49. 49.Be1 h5
  50. 50.fxg4 hxg4
  51. 51.Bxg4 Rxg4
  52. 52.f3 Rxg2
  53. 53.Bxh4 Rxg1+
  54. 54.Qxg1 Rxg1+
  55. 55.Kxg1 Ne8
  56. 56.a7 Nc7
  57. 57.Kf1 Kg7
  58. 58.Ke2 Kf7
  59. 59.Bf2 Ke8
  60. 60.Kd3 Kd7
  61. 61.Kc4

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