Daniel Edelman vs Vasily Smyslov

Sportland NRW-Cup · 1993 · Two Knights Defense · 0-1 in 60 moves

The Game

White Daniel Edelman
Black Vasily Smyslov
Result 0-1
Event Sportland NRW-Cup
Site Muenster
Round 1
Date 1993.00.00
Opening Two Knights Defense (C55)
Moves 60
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/1kp2Q2/1p4p1/5PP1/p4q2/8/7K/8 w - - 9 61

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 exd4
  4. 4.Bc4 Nf6
  5. 5.e5 d5
  6. 6.Bb5 Ne4
  7. 7.Nxd4 Bd7
  8. 8.Bxc6 Bxc6
  9. 9.O-O Qd7
  10. 10.f3 Nc5
  11. 11.Be3 Be7
  12. 12.f4 g6
  13. 13.Nc3 Ne6
  14. 14.Nce2 Bc5
  15. 15.c3 Bb5
  16. 16.Rf3 O-O-O
  17. 17.b4 Bxe2
  18. 18.Qxe2 Bxd4
  19. 19.Bxd4 Qa4
  20. 20.Rd1 Rhe8
  21. 21.Qd2 b6
  22. 22.Bf2 Rd7
  23. 23.Rd3 Qc6
  24. 24.g3 Red8
  25. 25.Qb2 Qc4
  26. 26.Qb3 h5
  27. 27.Be3 Qe4
  28. 28.Qa4 Kb7
  29. 29.Bd4 h4
  30. 30.Re3 Qf5
  31. 31.Kg2 hxg3
  32. 32.hxg3 Rh8
  33. 33.Rh1 Rxh1
  34. 34.Kxh1 Rd8
  35. 35.Qd1 Rh8+
  36. 36.Kg1 Qh3
  37. 37.Qf3 Qh2+
  38. 38.Kf1 Qxa2
  39. 39.Re2 Nxd4
  40. 40.cxd4 Qa1+
  41. 41.Re1 Qxd4
  42. 42.e6 Qc4+
  43. 43.Kg2 fxe6
  44. 44.Rxe6 Qc2+
  45. 45.Kf1 Qb1+
  46. 46.Re1 Qxb4
  47. 47.Qxd5+ Kb8
  48. 48.Qc6 Qf8
  49. 49.Kg2 Qd8
  50. 50.Re2 Rg8
  51. 51.g4 a5
  52. 52.g5 Qd6
  53. 53.Re8+ Rxe8
  54. 54.Qxe8+ Kb7
  55. 55.Qf7 a4
  56. 56.f5 Qd2+
  57. 57.Kh3 Qd3+
  58. 58.Kh4 Qe4+
  59. 59.Kg3 Qe3+
  60. 60.Kh2 Qf4+

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