Garry Kasparov vs Vasily Smyslov

Candidats final · 1984 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 44 moves

The Game

White Garry Kasparov
Black Vasily Smyslov
Result 1-0
Event Candidats final
Site Vilnius
Round 9
Date 1984.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D52)
Moves 44
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5k2/1p6/p3Pp1p/P1pb1P1P/8/PnB1K3/2B5/8 w - - 2 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.c4 c6
  4. 4.Nc3 e6
  5. 5.Bg5 Nbd7
  6. 6.e3 Qa5
  7. 7.cxd5 Nxd5
  8. 8.Qd2 Bb4
  9. 9.Rc1 e5
  10. 10.a3 Bd6
  11. 11.dxe5 Nxe5
  12. 12.Nxe5 Bxe5
  13. 13.b4 Bxc3
  14. 14.Qxc3 Nxc3
  15. 15.bxa5 Ne4
  16. 16.Bf4 O-O
  17. 17.f3 Nf6
  18. 18.e4 Re8
  19. 19.Kf2 a6
  20. 20.Be2 Be6
  21. 21.Rb1 Re7
  22. 22.Rhd1 Rae8
  23. 23.Rb2 Bc8
  24. 24.Rbd2 Rd7
  25. 25.Rxd7 Nxd7
  26. 26.g4 Nc5
  27. 27.Be3 Nd7
  28. 28.g5 Ne5
  29. 29.Bd4 Ng6
  30. 30.Kg3 Nf8
  31. 31.h4 Rd8
  32. 32.f4 Be6
  33. 33.Bc3 Rxd1
  34. 34.Bxd1 Nd7
  35. 35.f5 Bc4
  36. 36.h5 h6
  37. 37.gxh6 gxh6
  38. 38.e5 Nc5
  39. 39.Kf4 Bd5
  40. 40.Bc2 f6
  41. 41.e6 Kg7
  42. 42.Bb4 Nb3
  43. 43.Ke3 c5
  44. 44.Bc3 Kf8

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