Mikhail Botvinnik vs Vasily Smyslov

The Game

White	Mikhail Botvinnik
Black	Vasily Smyslov
Result	1-0
Event	World Championship 21th
Site	Moscow
Round	13
Date	1957.00.00
Opening	Nimzo-Indian Defense (E45)
Moves	41

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

R5k1/1r1b2p1/8/3P3p/2pBPp1P/1rNn1P2/3R2P1/7K b - - 2 41

All The Moves

1. 1.c4 Nf6
2. 2.Nc3 e6
3. 3.d4 Bb4
4. 4.e3 b6
5. 5.Ne2 Ba6
6. 6.a3 Bxc3+
7. 7.Nxc3 d5
8. 8.b3 O-O
9. 9.a4 c5
10. 10.Ba3 dxc4
11. 11.bxc4 Nc6
12. 12.Nb5 Bb7
13. 13.Be2 Ne4
14. 14.Bf3 Ng5
15. 15.Bxc6 Bxc6
16. 16.f3 a6
17. 17.Nc3 f5
18. 18.O-O Qf6
19. 19.Qd3 Rfd8
20. 20.d5 Nf7
21. 21.e4 exd5
22. 22.cxd5 Bd7
23. 23.Bb2 Ne5
24. 24.Qe2 f4
25. 25.Nd1 b5
26. 26.Nf2 c4
27. 27.axb5 axb5
28. 28.Qd2 Rac8
29. 29.Rfc1 Re8
30. 30.Bc3 Rc7
31. 31.Kh1 Rb7
32. 32.Ra2 h5
33. 33.Rca1 b4
34. 34.Bxb4 Qb6
35. 35.Bc3 Qe3
36. 36.Nd1 Qxd2
37. 37.Rxd2 Nd3
38. 38.Bd4 Reb8
39. 39.Nc3 Rb3
40. 40.h4 R8b7
41. 41.Ra8+

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