Mikhail Botvinnik vs Vasily Smyslov

The Game

White	Mikhail Botvinnik
Black	Vasily Smyslov
Result	1-0
Event	World Championship 22th
Site	Moscow
Round	6
Date	1958.00.00
Opening	King's Indian, Sämisch (E81)
Moves	49

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/8/6kP/p2p4/P3nK2/1P2B3/8 b - - 2 49

All The Moves

1. 1.c4 g6
2. 2.e4 Bg7
3. 3.d4 d6
4. 4.Nc3 a6
5. 5.Be3 Nf6
6. 6.f3 c6
7. 7.Bd3 b5
8. 8.Qd2 bxc4
9. 9.Bxc4 d5
10. 10.Bb3 dxe4
11. 11.Nxe4 O-O
12. 12.Ne2 a5
13. 13.O-O a4
14. 14.Bc4 Nbd7
15. 15.Rac1 Rb8
16. 16.Nxf6+ Bxf6
17. 17.Nc3 Nb6
18. 18.Be2 Be6
19. 19.Rfd1 Bg7
20. 20.Bh6 Bxh6
21. 21.Qxh6 f6
22. 22.Rd2 Bf7
23. 23.h4 Qd7
24. 24.a3 Rfd8
25. 25.Ne4 Qe8
26. 26.Bf1 Bd5
27. 27.Nc5 Qf8
28. 28.Qxf8+ Kxf8
29. 29.Na6 Rbc8
30. 30.Nb4 Bb3
31. 31.Rxc6 Rxc6
32. 32.Nxc6 Rd6
33. 33.Na5 Ba2
34. 34.Nb7 Rd5
35. 35.Nc5 e5
36. 36.Ne4 Rxd4
37. 37.Rxd4 exd4
38. 38.Nxf6 Ke7
39. 39.Nxh7 Bb1
40. 40.Ba6 Nd5
41. 41.Kf2 Ne3
42. 42.Be2 Ke6
43. 43.Ng5+ Kd5
44. 44.Ne4 Bxe4
45. 45.fxe4+ Kxe4
46. 46.g4 Kf4
47. 47.h5 gxh5
48. 48.gxh5 Kg5
49. 49.Kf3

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