Svetozar Gligoric vs Vasily Smyslov

URS-JUG · 1959 · Slav Defense · 1-0 in 31 moves

The Game

White Svetozar Gligoric
Black Vasily Smyslov
Result 1-0
Event URS-JUG
Site Kiev
Round 1
Date 1959.00.00
Opening Slav Defense (D19)
Moves 31
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r4b2/pp5Q/4pk2/3p4/P2q4/1n1B1P2/1P4RP/4R2K b - - 1 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  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 O-O
  10. 10.e4 Bg6
  11. 11.Bd3 Bh5
  12. 12.e5 Nd5
  13. 13.Nxd5 cxd5
  14. 14.Qe3 Qe7
  15. 15.Ng5 h6
  16. 16.Qh3 g6
  17. 17.g4 hxg5
  18. 18.gxh5 f6
  19. 19.exf6 Nxf6
  20. 20.hxg6 Ne4
  21. 21.f3 Nd2
  22. 22.Rf2 Nb3
  23. 23.Bxg5 Qxg5+
  24. 24.Rg2 Qe3+
  25. 25.Kh1 Kg7
  26. 26.Qh7+ Kf6
  27. 27.Qh4+ Kg7
  28. 28.Qh7+ Kf6
  29. 29.g7 Qxd4
  30. 30.gxf8=Q+ Bxf8
  31. 31.Re1

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