Svetozar Gligoric vs Vasily Smyslov

Candidats Tournament · 1959 · Slav Defense · 1-0 in 38 moves

The Game

White Svetozar Gligoric
Black Vasily Smyslov
Result 1-0
Event Candidats Tournament
Site Bled/Zagreb/Belgrade
Round 5
Date 1959.00.00
Opening Slav Defense (D16)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5rk1/3rP3/1p2NQpq/4P3/Ppp5/6RP/5PP1/5RK1 b - - 0 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 dxc4
  5. 5.a4 Na6
  6. 6.e3 Bg4
  7. 7.Bxc4 e6
  8. 8.h3 Bh5
  9. 9.O-O Nb4
  10. 10.Be2 Be7
  11. 11.e4 Bg6
  12. 12.e5 Nfd5
  13. 13.Ne1 a5
  14. 14.Bh5 Qb6
  15. 15.Bxg6 hxg6
  16. 16.Nf3 Rd8
  17. 17.Bd2 O-O
  18. 18.Ne4 Rd7
  19. 19.Qb3 Qa6
  20. 20.Ra3 b6
  21. 21.Rc1 Rc8
  22. 22.Nfg5 c5
  23. 23.Qg3 Bxg5
  24. 24.Nxg5 Qe2
  25. 25.Bxb4 axb4
  26. 26.Rf3 Qxb2
  27. 27.Rd1 f6
  28. 28.Nxe6 Qc2
  29. 29.Re1 c4
  30. 30.Qg4 Qd2
  31. 31.Rf1 f5
  32. 32.Qxg6 Qh6
  33. 33.Qxf5 g6
  34. 34.Rg3 Ne7
  35. 35.Qf6 Rc6
  36. 36.d5 Rc8
  37. 37.d6 Rf8
  38. 38.dxe7

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