Mikhail Botvinnik vs Vasily Smyslov

World Championship 22th · 1958 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 82 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black Vasily Smyslov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Championship 22th
Site Moscow
Round 4
Date 1958.00.00
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D98)
Moves 82
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/8/pP6/8/b1K5/6k1 b - b3 0 82

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Nf3 Bg7
  5. 5.Qb3 dxc4
  6. 6.Qxc4 O-O
  7. 7.e4 Bg4
  8. 8.Be3 Nfd7
  9. 9.Be2 Nb6
  10. 10.Qc5 c6
  11. 11.Rd1 N8d7
  12. 12.Qa5 e5
  13. 13.d5 cxd5
  14. 14.Nxd5 Nxd5
  15. 15.Qxd5 Be6
  16. 16.Qd2 Nf6
  17. 17.Qb4 a5
  18. 18.Qb5 Qe8
  19. 19.Nd2 Qxb5
  20. 20.Bxb5 Bxa2
  21. 21.Ke2 Be6
  22. 22.f3 Rfc8
  23. 23.Rc1 Ne8
  24. 24.Bd3 Nd6
  25. 25.Rxc8+ Rxc8
  26. 26.Ra1 Ra8
  27. 27.Bb6 a4
  28. 28.Nb1 Nc4
  29. 29.Bxc4 Bxc4+
  30. 30.Ke1 Bf8
  31. 31.Na3 Bb3
  32. 32.Rc1 Ra6
  33. 33.Be3 Rc6
  34. 34.Rxc6 bxc6
  35. 35.Kd2 f5
  36. 36.Kc3 fxe4
  37. 37.fxe4 Kf7
  38. 38.Nc4 Ke6
  39. 39.Ba7 Ba2
  40. 40.Bb8 Bh6
  41. 41.Bc7 Bb1
  42. 42.Nd2 Bxd2+
  43. 43.Kxd2 Bxe4
  44. 44.g3 Kd5
  45. 45.Kc3 Bg2
  46. 46.h4 Bf3
  47. 47.Bb8 c5
  48. 48.Bc7 Be4
  49. 49.Bb8 Bb1
  50. 50.Bc7 e4
  51. 51.Bf4 Bd3
  52. 52.Be3 c4
  53. 53.Bf4 Ke6
  54. 54.Kd2 Kf5
  55. 55.Bd6 Kg4
  56. 56.Ke3 Bb1
  57. 57.Be5 c3
  58. 58.Bxc3 Kxg3
  59. 59.Bf6 Kg4
  60. 60.Be7 Kf5
  61. 61.Bg5 Ke5
  62. 62.Bh6 Bc2
  63. 63.Bg5 Bb3
  64. 64.Bh6 Bd5
  65. 65.Bg5 Kf5
  66. 66.Bh6 Kg4
  67. 67.Bg5 Kg3
  68. 68.Bd8 Kg2
  69. 69.Be7 Kf1
  70. 70.Bb4 h6
  71. 71.Bf8 g5
  72. 72.h5 g4
  73. 73.Bxh6 g3
  74. 74.Bf4 g2
  75. 75.Bh2 Bf7
  76. 76.Kxe4 Bxh5
  77. 77.Kd3 g1=Q
  78. 78.Bxg1 Kxg1
  79. 79.Kc2 Bg6+
  80. 80.Kc3 Bf7
  81. 81.Kc2 Ba2
  82. 82.b4

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