Anatoly Karpov vs Vasily Smyslov

Tilburg · 1977 · Ruy Lopez, Open · 1/2-1/2 in 63 moves

The Game

White Anatoly Karpov
Black Vasily Smyslov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Tilburg
Site Tilburg
Round 4
Date 1977.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez, Open (C82)
Moves 63
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Final Position

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

8/1P1k4/2n5/1K3n2/7P/1R4B1/3r4/8 w - - 1 64

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Nxe4
  6. 6.d4 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 d5
  8. 8.dxe5 Be6
  9. 9.c3 Bc5
  10. 10.Nbd2 O-O
  11. 11.Bc2 Bf5
  12. 12.Nb3 Bg4
  13. 13.Nxc5 Nxc5
  14. 14.Re1 Re8
  15. 15.Bf4 Bh5
  16. 16.Bg3 Ne6
  17. 17.Qd2 Ne7
  18. 18.Nh4 d4
  19. 19.Be4 c6
  20. 20.Qc2 Bg6
  21. 21.Rad1 Qb6
  22. 22.f4 d3+
  23. 23.Qf2 Qxf2+
  24. 24.Kxf2 Bxe4
  25. 25.Rxe4 Nc5
  26. 26.Rd4 Rad8
  27. 27.Kf3 h6
  28. 28.Bf2 Ne6
  29. 29.R4xd3 Rxd3+
  30. 30.Rxd3 g5
  31. 31.f5 Nf4
  32. 32.Rd6 Ned5
  33. 33.Bd4 gxh4
  34. 34.Rxc6 f6
  35. 35.e6 Nh5
  36. 36.Rxa6 Ng7
  37. 37.Ke4 Ne7
  38. 38.Bxf6 Ngxf5
  39. 39.a4 bxa4
  40. 40.Rxa4 Rd8
  41. 41.Ra7 Kf8
  42. 42.Rd7 Rc8
  43. 43.b4 Ke8
  44. 44.Ra7 Nd6+
  45. 45.Kd3 Nd5
  46. 46.Be5 Nb5
  47. 47.Rh7 Rc6
  48. 48.Rxh6 Nbxc3
  49. 49.Rxh4 Na2
  50. 50.b5 Rxe6
  51. 51.Rh5 Rg6
  52. 52.Bg3 Rg4
  53. 53.Kc2 Nab4+
  54. 54.Kb3 Rd4
  55. 55.Bf2 Rd3+
  56. 56.Ka4 Rd1
  57. 57.b6 Nc6
  58. 58.b7 Kd7
  59. 59.Bg3 Nde7
  60. 60.Rb5 Rd2
  61. 61.Rb3 Rxg2
  62. 62.Kb5 Rd2
  63. 63.h4 Nf5

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