Mikhail Botvinnik vs Vasily Smyslov

The Game

White	Mikhail Botvinnik
Black	Vasily Smyslov
Result	1-0
Event	World Championship 20th
Site	Moscow
Round	16
Date	1954.00.00
Opening	King's Indian Defense (E61)
Moves	45

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5b2/n7/P4N2/4P2p/3NK1k1/8/8/8 b - - 1 45

All The Moves

1. 1.d4 Nf6
2. 2.c4 g6
3. 3.g3 Bg7
4. 4.Bg2 O-O
5. 5.Nc3 d6
6. 6.e3 Nbd7
7. 7.Nge2 e5
8. 8.b3 Re8
9. 9.Ba3 Rb8
10. 10.O-O a6
11. 11.dxe5 Nxe5
12. 12.c5 dxc5
13. 13.Bxc5 b6
14. 14.Qxd8 Rxd8
15. 15.Bd4 Re8
16. 16.e4 Bb7
17. 17.f4 Neg4
18. 18.h3 c5
19. 19.Bxf6 Nxf6
20. 20.e5 Bxg2
21. 21.Kxg2 Nd7
22. 22.Rad1 Nf8
23. 23.Rd6 Ne6
24. 24.Ne4 Red8
25. 25.Rfd1 Bf8
26. 26.Rxd8 Rxd8
27. 27.Rxd8 Nxd8
28. 28.Nf6+ Kg7
29. 29.Nd5 b5
30. 30.Nc7 g5
31. 31.Kf3 gxf4
32. 32.gxf4 c4
33. 33.bxc4 bxc4
34. 34.Nxa6 f6
35. 35.Nc7 fxe5
36. 36.fxe5 Kg6
37. 37.Ke4 Kg5
38. 38.a4 Kh4
39. 39.a5 Nc6
40. 40.a6 Kxh3
41. 41.Nb5 c3
42. 42.Nbxc3 Kg4
43. 43.Nd4 Na7
44. 44.Nd5 h5
45. 45.Nf6+

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