Herman Grooten vs Vasily Smyslov

Tilburg · 1992 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 55 moves

The Game

White Herman Grooten
Black Vasily Smyslov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Tilburg
Site Tilburg
Round 2
Date 1992.00.00
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E14)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/8/6P1/1r3K2/8/8/8/2k5 w - - 0 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 Bb4+
  4. 4.Nbd2 c5
  5. 5.e3 b6
  6. 6.Bd3 Bb7
  7. 7.a3 Bxd2+
  8. 8.Bxd2 d6
  9. 9.dxc5 dxc5
  10. 10.Qc2 Nbd7
  11. 11.Bc3 Qe7
  12. 12.O-O-O O-O-O
  13. 13.Rd2 g6
  14. 14.Ne5 Rhe8
  15. 15.Qa4 Nxe5
  16. 16.Bxe5 a6
  17. 17.f3 Nd7
  18. 18.Bg3 e5
  19. 19.Be4 Bxe4
  20. 20.fxe4 Nb8
  21. 21.Rd5 Qg5
  22. 22.Kd2 h5
  23. 23.Rg1 h4
  24. 24.Be1 Qg4
  25. 25.Qc2 h3
  26. 26.Kc1 f5
  27. 27.exf5 gxf5
  28. 28.Bc3 Rxd5
  29. 29.cxd5 Nd7
  30. 30.Qf2 Rg8
  31. 31.g3 Qe4
  32. 32.Rf1 Rg5
  33. 33.Qf3 Qxf3
  34. 34.Rxf3 Kc7
  35. 35.e4 fxe4
  36. 36.Rf7 Kd6
  37. 37.Kd2 Rg6
  38. 38.Ke3 Nf6
  39. 39.Rf8 Kxd5
  40. 40.Rd8+ Kc4
  41. 41.Bxe5 Ng4+
  42. 42.Kxe4 Nxh2
  43. 43.Rh8 Ng4
  44. 44.Rxh3 Nxe5
  45. 45.Kxe5 Kb3
  46. 46.Kf5 Rg8
  47. 47.Rh6 b5
  48. 48.g4 Kxb2
  49. 49.Rxa6 Rb8
  50. 50.a4 c4
  51. 51.axb5 c3
  52. 52.Rc6 c2
  53. 53.g5 c1=Q
  54. 54.Rxc1 Kxc1
  55. 55.g6 Rxb5+

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