Efim Geller vs Vasily Smyslov

Zagreb · 1955 · Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 72 moves

The Game

White Efim Geller
Black Vasily Smyslov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Zagreb
Site Zagreb
Round 10
Date 1955.00.00
Opening Slav Defense (D19)
Moves 72
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Final Position

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

3r4/1R6/8/Pp6/8/2k1K3/8/8 w - - 0 73

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 dxc4
  5. 5.a4 Bf5
  6. 6.e3 e6
  7. 7.Bxc4 Bb4
  8. 8.O-O Nbd7
  9. 9.Qe2 Bg6
  10. 10.e4 O-O
  11. 11.Bd3 Bh5
  12. 12.Bf4 Re8
  13. 13.e5 Nd5
  14. 14.Nxd5 cxd5
  15. 15.Rfc1 a6
  16. 16.h3 Bxf3
  17. 17.Qxf3 Qa5
  18. 18.Qh5 g6
  19. 19.Qe2 Rac8
  20. 20.Rf1 Nb6
  21. 21.h4 Nc4
  22. 22.h5 Qb6
  23. 23.hxg6 fxg6
  24. 24.Qg4 Qc7
  25. 25.Qe2 Qb6
  26. 26.Qg4 Bf8
  27. 27.Bg5 Bg7
  28. 28.Rab1 Qb4
  29. 29.Qe2 Na5
  30. 30.Bd2 Qb6
  31. 31.Be3 Nc6
  32. 32.b4 Ne7
  33. 33.a5 Qd8
  34. 34.g4 Nc6
  35. 35.f4 Qh4
  36. 36.Rf2 Bf8
  37. 37.Rh2 Qe7
  38. 38.f5 exf5
  39. 39.gxf5 Nxe5
  40. 40.dxe5 Qxe5
  41. 41.Bb6 Qf4
  42. 42.Qf1 Bd6
  43. 43.Qxf4 Bxf4
  44. 44.Re2 Kf7
  45. 45.Rxe8 Rxe8
  46. 46.fxg6+ hxg6
  47. 47.Kg2 Rh8
  48. 48.Bg1 Rh4
  49. 49.Be2 Bd2
  50. 50.Bc5 Ke6
  51. 51.Kg3 g5
  52. 52.Bg4+ Ke5
  53. 53.Rb2 Bf4+
  54. 54.Kf3 d4
  55. 55.Re2+ Be3
  56. 56.Rc2 d3
  57. 57.Rc3 Bxc5
  58. 58.Rxc5+ Kd4
  59. 59.Rxg5 d2
  60. 60.Ke2 Kc3
  61. 61.Rg7 Rh2+
  62. 62.Ke3 Rh3+
  63. 63.Kf2 Rh1
  64. 64.Rc7+ Kb3
  65. 65.Rd7 Kc2
  66. 66.Rc7+ Kb3
  67. 67.Rd7 Kc2
  68. 68.Rxb7 d1=Q
  69. 69.Bxd1+ Rxd1
  70. 70.Ke2 Rd8
  71. 71.Ke3 Kc3
  72. 72.b5 axb5

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