Svetozar Gligoric vs Vasily Smyslov

IBM · 1971 · Chigorin Defense · 0-1 in 43 moves

The Game

White Svetozar Gligoric
Black Vasily Smyslov
Result 0-1
Event IBM
Site Amsterdam
Round 1
Date 1971.00.00
Opening Chigorin Defense (D07)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/6pk/2b5/pp5p/2p1Pq1P/2Pr1P2/P3Q1K1/2R1B3 w - - 9 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 dxc4
  4. 4.d5 Ne5
  5. 5.Bf4 Ng6
  6. 6.Bg3 e5
  7. 7.dxe6 Bxe6
  8. 8.Nf3 Nf6
  9. 9.Nd4 Bd7
  10. 10.e3 Bb4
  11. 11.Bxc4 O-O
  12. 12.Qc2 c6
  13. 13.h3 Qe7
  14. 14.O-O Bxc3
  15. 15.bxc3 Ne4
  16. 16.Bh2 c5
  17. 17.Nf3 Bc6
  18. 18.Bd3 f5
  19. 19.Rad1 Rad8
  20. 20.Be2 Qf6
  21. 21.Rxd8 Rxd8
  22. 22.Rc1 h6
  23. 23.Bd3 Kh8
  24. 24.Ne1 c4
  25. 25.Bxe4 fxe4
  26. 26.Qe2 b5
  27. 27.Bg3 Ne7
  28. 28.Qb2 Nd5
  29. 29.Qa3 a5
  30. 30.Kh2 h5
  31. 31.h4 Qf8
  32. 32.Qb2 Nf6
  33. 33.Kg1 Ng4
  34. 34.Qe2 Qf6
  35. 35.f3 exf3
  36. 36.gxf3 Ne5
  37. 37.e4 Nd3
  38. 38.Rc2 Nxe1
  39. 39.Bxe1 Rd3
  40. 40.Kg2 Qg6+
  41. 41.Bg3 Kh7
  42. 42.Rc1 Qf6
  43. 43.Be1 Qf4

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