Vassily Ivanchuk vs Vasily Smyslov

Tilburg rapid20 · 1994 · Caro-Kann Defense · 1-0 in 38 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Vasily Smyslov
Result 1-0
Event Tilburg rapid20
Site Tilburg
Round 2
Date 1994.00.00
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B15)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5nk1/5pp1/P4p2/8/5P1p/1b5P/4BBP1/6K1 b - - 1 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 dxe4
  4. 4.Nxe4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nxf6+ exf6
  6. 6.c3 Bd6
  7. 7.Bd3 Qc7
  8. 8.Ne2 Nd7
  9. 9.Ng3 O-O
  10. 10.Nf5 Re8+
  11. 11.Be3 Nf8
  12. 12.Nxd6 Qxd6
  13. 13.O-O Be6
  14. 14.a4 Rad8
  15. 15.a5 a6
  16. 16.Re1 Ng6
  17. 17.Qc2 c5
  18. 18.b3 cxd4
  19. 19.Bxd4 Bd5
  20. 20.f3 Bc6
  21. 21.b4 Qf4
  22. 22.Bb6 Rxe1+
  23. 23.Rxe1 Re8
  24. 24.Rxe8+ Bxe8
  25. 25.c4 Qe5
  26. 26.Bf1 h5
  27. 27.Qd2 h4
  28. 28.h3 Qe6
  29. 29.b5 Ne5
  30. 30.Qe3 Bd7
  31. 31.Qe4 axb5
  32. 32.cxb5 Qb3
  33. 33.f4 Ng6
  34. 34.Qxb7 Bxb5
  35. 35.Bf2 Ba4
  36. 36.a6 Nf8
  37. 37.Qxb3 Bxb3
  38. 38.Be2

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