Bobby Fischer vs Vasily Smyslov

Candidats Tournament · 1959 · Caro-Kann Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 52 moves

The Game

White Bobby Fischer
Black Vasily Smyslov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Candidats Tournament
Site Bled/Zagreb/Belgrade
Round 7
Date 1959.00.00
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B11)
Moves 52
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Final Position

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

5R2/p4r2/5k2/8/P1K5/1P6/5rp1/6R1 w - - 0 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.Nc3 d5
  3. 3.Nf3 Bg4
  4. 4.h3 Bh5
  5. 5.exd5 cxd5
  6. 6.Bb5+ Nc6
  7. 7.g4 Bg6
  8. 8.Ne5 Rc8
  9. 9.h4 f6
  10. 10.Nxg6 hxg6
  11. 11.d4 e6
  12. 12.Qd3 Kf7
  13. 13.h5 gxh5
  14. 14.gxh5 Nge7
  15. 15.Be3 Nf5
  16. 16.Bxc6 Rxc6
  17. 17.Ne2 Qa5+
  18. 18.c3 Qa6
  19. 19.Qc2 Bd6
  20. 20.Bf4 Bxf4
  21. 21.Nxf4 Rh6
  22. 22.Qe2 Qxe2+
  23. 23.Kxe2 Rh8
  24. 24.Kd3 b5
  25. 25.Rhe1 b4
  26. 26.cxb4 Rc4
  27. 27.Nxe6 Rxh5
  28. 28.b3 Rh3+
  29. 29.Kd2 Rcc3
  30. 30.Nf4 Rhf3
  31. 31.Re2 g5
  32. 32.Nxd5 Rcd3+
  33. 33.Kc1 Rxd4
  34. 34.Ne3 Nxe3
  35. 35.fxe3 Rxb4
  36. 36.Kd2 g4
  37. 37.Rc1 Rb7
  38. 38.Rg1 Rd7+
  39. 39.Kc2 f5
  40. 40.e4 Kf6
  41. 41.exf5 g3
  42. 42.Re8 Rg7
  43. 43.Rf8+ Ke7
  44. 44.Ra8 Kd6
  45. 45.Rf8 Rf2+
  46. 46.Kd3 g2
  47. 47.f6 Rg3+
  48. 48.Kc4 Ke6
  49. 49.Re1+ Kf5
  50. 50.f7 Rg7
  51. 51.Rg1 Kf6
  52. 52.a4 Rxf7

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