Maia Chiburdanidze vs Vasily Smyslov

Women-Veterans · 1993 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1/2-1/2 in 38 moves

The Game

White Maia Chiburdanidze
Black Vasily Smyslov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Women-Veterans
Site Vienna
Date 1993.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C99)
Moves 38
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Final Position

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

2r1r1k1/4q2p/2Qpb1p1/4pp2/4Pn2/4NN1P/P2R1PPK/R7 w - - 10 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.Re1 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 O-O
  8. 8.c3 d6
  9. 9.h3 Na5
  10. 10.Bc2 c5
  11. 11.d4 cxd4
  12. 12.cxd4 Bb7
  13. 13.Nbd2 Rc8
  14. 14.d5 Qc7
  15. 15.Bd3 Nd7
  16. 16.Nf1 Nc5
  17. 17.Bc2 Nc4
  18. 18.b3 Nb6
  19. 19.Ne3 g6
  20. 20.Bd2 Bd8
  21. 21.Ba5 Qe7
  22. 22.Qd2 Nbd7
  23. 23.Bxd8 Qxd8
  24. 24.b4 Na4
  25. 25.Bxa4 bxa4
  26. 26.Rec1 Nf6
  27. 27.Qd3 Nh5
  28. 28.b5 Nf4
  29. 29.Qf1 axb5
  30. 30.Qxb5 Rb8
  31. 31.Kh2 Bxd5
  32. 32.Qxa4 Be6
  33. 33.Qc2 f5
  34. 34.Rd1 Qe7
  35. 35.Qc6 Rfe8
  36. 36.Rd2 Rbc8
  37. 37.Qa4 Ra8
  38. 38.Qc6 Rac8

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