Svetozar Gligoric vs Vasily Smyslov

Candidats Tournament · 1959 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 0-1 in 50 moves

The Game

White Svetozar Gligoric
Black Vasily Smyslov
Result 0-1
Event Candidats Tournament
Site Bled/Zagreb/Belgrade
Round 19
Date 1959.00.00
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E54)
Moves 50
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/6PK/2r5/pR6/P4k2/4p3/8 w - - 0 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.e3 O-O
  5. 5.Bd3 c5
  6. 6.Nf3 d5
  7. 7.O-O dxc4
  8. 8.Bxc4 Qe7
  9. 9.a3 Ba5
  10. 10.Qc2 Bd7
  11. 11.dxc5 Qxc5
  12. 12.Ne4 Nxe4
  13. 13.b4 Qh5
  14. 14.Qxe4 Bc6
  15. 15.Qf4 Bb6
  16. 16.Bb2 Nd7
  17. 17.Qg3 Qg6
  18. 18.Nd4 Ba4
  19. 19.Rfc1 Qxg3
  20. 20.hxg3 Rfd8
  21. 21.Be2 Nf6
  22. 22.Bd1 Bxd1
  23. 23.Rxd1 Ne4
  24. 24.Nb3 f6
  25. 25.g4 e5
  26. 26.Kf1 Rac8
  27. 27.Rxd8+ Rxd8
  28. 28.Ke2 Nxf2
  29. 29.Kxf2 Rd3
  30. 30.Nc5 Bxc5
  31. 31.bxc5 Rd2+
  32. 32.Kf3 Rxb2
  33. 33.Rd1 a6
  34. 34.Rd7 h6
  35. 35.Rc7 a5
  36. 36.Ke4 Kh7
  37. 37.Kd5 a4
  38. 38.Kd6 Kg6
  39. 39.Kd7 f5
  40. 40.gxf5+ Kxf5
  41. 41.Kd6 Rd2+
  42. 42.Ke7 Rd5
  43. 43.Kf7 Ke4
  44. 44.Kxg7 Kxe3
  45. 45.Kxh6 e4
  46. 46.Rxb7 Rxc5
  47. 47.g4 Kf4
  48. 48.Rb4 Kf3
  49. 49.g5 e3
  50. 50.g6 e2

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