Bobby Fischer vs Vasily Smyslov

Candidats Tournament · 1959 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 0-1 in 48 moves

The Game

White Bobby Fischer
Black Vasily Smyslov
Result 0-1
Event Candidats Tournament
Site Bled/Zagreb/Belgrade
Round 21
Date 1959.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B87)
Moves 48
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/p3k3/4pp2/4R3/2P1p1K1/P5P1/5r2 w - - 0 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 d6
  6. 6.Bc4 Be7
  7. 7.O-O a6
  8. 8.Bb3 b5
  9. 9.f4 O-O
  10. 10.f5 b4
  11. 11.Nce2 e5
  12. 12.Nf3 Bb7
  13. 13.Ng3 Nxe4
  14. 14.Nxe4 Bxe4
  15. 15.Qe1 Bxf3
  16. 16.Rxf3 Nc6
  17. 17.Qe4 Nd4
  18. 18.Rh3 Bf6
  19. 19.Bd5 Rc8
  20. 20.c3 bxc3
  21. 21.bxc3 Nb5
  22. 22.Bd2 Rc5
  23. 23.Kh1 Qd7
  24. 24.Bb3 d5
  25. 25.Qf3 Nd6
  26. 26.Rf1 Ne4
  27. 27.Qh5 h6
  28. 28.Bxh6 gxh6
  29. 29.Bc2 Bg5
  30. 30.f6 Rb8
  31. 31.Bxe4 dxe4
  32. 32.Rg3 Qf5
  33. 33.Kg1 Qg6
  34. 34.Qe2 Rc6
  35. 35.h4 Rxf6
  36. 36.Rxf6 Qxf6
  37. 37.Qh5 Qf4
  38. 38.Kh2 Kg7
  39. 39.hxg5 hxg5
  40. 40.Qxg5+ Qxg5
  41. 41.Rxg5+ Kf6
  42. 42.Rh5 Rb1
  43. 43.Kg3 Rf1
  44. 44.Rh4 Kf5
  45. 45.Rh5+ Ke6
  46. 46.Rh6+ f6
  47. 47.Rh4 e3
  48. 48.Re4 f5

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