Svetozar Gligoric vs Vasily Smyslov

Donner mem-B · 1994 · French, Winawer · 0-1 in 52 moves

The Game

White Svetozar Gligoric
Black Vasily Smyslov
Result 0-1
Event Donner mem-B
Site Amsterdam
Round 1
Date 1994.00.00
Opening French, Winawer (C16)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/1kp5/1p6/p2pR3/3P4/4Q1K1/2q3P1/3r4 w - - 2 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 e6
  2. 2.e4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.e5 Qd7
  5. 5.a3 Bxc3+
  6. 6.bxc3 b6
  7. 7.a4 Ba6
  8. 8.Bxa6 Nxa6
  9. 9.Qd3 Nb8
  10. 10.Ne2 Ne7
  11. 11.Nf4 g6
  12. 12.h4 Nbc6
  13. 13.h5 g5
  14. 14.Ne2 h6
  15. 15.Ba3 Na5
  16. 16.O-O Nc4
  17. 17.Bxe7 Qxe7
  18. 18.f4 gxf4
  19. 19.Nxf4 Qg5
  20. 20.Rf2 Rg8
  21. 21.Raf1 O-O-O
  22. 22.Rf3 Rg7
  23. 23.R1f2 Rdg8
  24. 24.Qf1 a5
  25. 25.Qe1 Kb7
  26. 26.Qf1 Qh4
  27. 27.Rh3 Qe7
  28. 28.Qc1 Rg4
  29. 29.Nd3 Qf8
  30. 30.Rhf3 Qg7
  31. 31.Ne1 Re4
  32. 32.Nd3 Rh4
  33. 33.Ne1 Rf8
  34. 34.Rf6 Qg3
  35. 35.Nf3 Rxh5
  36. 36.Rxh6 Rh8
  37. 37.Rxh5 Rxh5
  38. 38.Rf1 Qg6
  39. 39.Kf2 f6
  40. 40.exf6 Qxf6
  41. 41.Kg1 Qh8
  42. 42.Re1 Nd6
  43. 43.Kf1 Ne4
  44. 44.Qe3 Qe8
  45. 45.Nd2 Nxd2+
  46. 46.Qxd2 Qxa4
  47. 47.Rxe6 Qa1+
  48. 48.Kf2 Rh1
  49. 49.Qg5 Rf1+
  50. 50.Kg3 Qxc3+
  51. 51.Qe3 Qxc2
  52. 52.Re5 Rd1

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