Garry Kasparov vs Vasily Smyslov

Candidats final · 1984 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Garry Kasparov
Black Vasily Smyslov
Result 1-0
Event Candidats final
Site Vilnius
Round 3
Date 1984.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D52)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3R4/p6p/6p1/2p5/4kP2/Pb4P1/1n3K1P/5B2 w - - 5 42

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 O-O
  10. 10.Bd3 e5
  11. 11.O-O exd4
  12. 12.exd4 f6
  13. 13.Bh4 Rd8
  14. 14.a3 Bxc3
  15. 15.bxc3 Nf8
  16. 16.Bg3 Be6
  17. 17.Rfe1 Bf7
  18. 18.c4 Qxd2
  19. 19.Nxd2 Nb6
  20. 20.Nb3 Na4
  21. 21.Bf1 Rd7
  22. 22.Na5 Ne6
  23. 23.d5 Nd4
  24. 24.dxc6 Nxc6
  25. 25.Nxc6 bxc6
  26. 26.c5 Re8
  27. 27.Rxe8+ Bxe8
  28. 28.Bd6 Bf7
  29. 29.Rb1 Bd5
  30. 30.Rb8+ Kf7
  31. 31.Rf8+ Ke6
  32. 32.g3 g6
  33. 33.Ba6 Rxd6
  34. 34.cxd6 Kxd6
  35. 35.Rxf6+ Ke5
  36. 36.Rf8 c5
  37. 37.Re8+ Kd4
  38. 38.Rd8 Ke5
  39. 39.f4+ Ke4
  40. 40.Bf1 Bb3
  41. 41.Kf2 Nb2

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