Paul Keres vs Vasily Smyslov

Leningrad/Moscow · 1939 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 33 moves

The Game

White Paul Keres
Black Vasily Smyslov
Result 1-0
Event Leningrad/Moscow
Site Leningrad
Round 15
Date 1939.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D55)
Moves 33
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r7/1bQ5/pp1nNN1k/6p1/3p3q/8/PP4P1/5RK1 b - - 1 33

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Bg5 Be7
  5. 5.e3 O-O
  6. 6.Nf3 b6
  7. 7.cxd5 exd5
  8. 8.Bd3 Bb7
  9. 9.Qc2 Nbd7
  10. 10.O-O h6
  11. 11.Bf4 a6
  12. 12.Rfd1 Ne8
  13. 13.Rac1 Bd6
  14. 14.Ne2 Qe7
  15. 15.Bxd6 Qxd6
  16. 16.Ng3 g6
  17. 17.h4 h5
  18. 18.Ng5 c5
  19. 19.Bf5 cxd4
  20. 20.Be6 d3
  21. 21.Qxd3 Ne5
  22. 22.Qb1 fxe6
  23. 23.f4 Kg7
  24. 24.fxe5 Qxe5
  25. 25.Rf1 Rxf1+
  26. 26.Rxf1 Nd6
  27. 27.Nxh5+ Kh6
  28. 28.Nf6 Qxe3+
  29. 29.Kh1 Qd4
  30. 30.Nxe6 Qxh4+
  31. 31.Kg1 d4
  32. 32.Qc1+ g5
  33. 33.Qc7

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