Maia Chiburdanidze vs Vasily Smyslov

Flamenco Veterans-Women · 1999 · Grünfeld Defense · 1-0 in 36 moves

The Game

White Maia Chiburdanidze
Black Vasily Smyslov
Result 1-0
Event Flamenco Veterans-Women
Site Marbella
Round 2
Date 1999.10.22
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D94)
Moves 36
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3qr1k1/3r3p/5pp1/2Rn4/p2P4/3b1B1P/PP1Q1PP1/3R2K1 w - - 0 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.e3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nf3 g6
  5. 5.Nc3 Bg7
  6. 6.Bd3 O-O
  7. 7.h3 b6
  8. 8.O-O Bb7
  9. 9.Qe2 Nbd7
  10. 10.Rd1 Qc7
  11. 11.Bd2 dxc4
  12. 12.Bxc4 e5
  13. 13.Rac1 exd4
  14. 14.exd4 Rae8
  15. 15.Qd3 Qb8
  16. 16.Be3 Rd8
  17. 17.Qd2 b5
  18. 18.Bf4 Qa8
  19. 19.Be2 Nb6
  20. 20.Be5 b4
  21. 21.Nb1 Nfd5
  22. 22.Bxg7 Kxg7
  23. 23.Ne5 a5
  24. 24.Bf3 Rfe8
  25. 25.Ng4 Bc8
  26. 26.Qh6+ Kg8
  27. 27.Ne5 Rd6
  28. 28.Nd2 Rde6
  29. 29.Nb3 f6
  30. 30.Nd3 R6e7
  31. 31.Rc5 a4
  32. 32.Na5 Bf5
  33. 33.Nxc6 Rd7
  34. 34.Ncxb4 Qd8
  35. 35.Qd2 Bxd3
  36. 36.Nxd5 Nxd5

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