Paul Keres vs Vasily Smyslov

Leningrad/Moscow · 1941 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 91 moves

The Game

White Paul Keres
Black Vasily Smyslov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Leningrad/Moscow
Site Leningrad
Round 4
Date 1941.00.00
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D96)
Moves 91
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Final Position

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

8/4p3/4k3/7r/3KN3/7R/8/8 b - - 0 91

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Nf3 Bg7
  5. 5.Qb3 c6
  6. 6.cxd5 Nxd5
  7. 7.e4 Nc7
  8. 8.Be3 O-O
  9. 9.Be2 Nd7
  10. 10.Rd1 b6
  11. 11.O-O Bb7
  12. 12.a4 Qc8
  13. 13.h3 Ba6
  14. 14.Rc1 Qb7
  15. 15.Rfd1 Rac8
  16. 16.Nd2 Bxe2
  17. 17.Nxe2 Ne6
  18. 18.Nc4 Qa6
  19. 19.f4 Nf6
  20. 20.Ng3 c5
  21. 21.d5 Nd4
  22. 22.Bxd4 cxd4
  23. 23.Ne5 Rxc1
  24. 24.Rxc1 Bh6
  25. 25.Nd3 Nd7
  26. 26.Rc6 Qa5
  27. 27.Qc2 b5
  28. 28.axb5 Qxb5
  29. 29.Ne2 Bg7
  30. 30.Rc7 a5
  31. 31.Qc4 Qxc4
  32. 32.Rxc4 Rb8
  33. 33.e5 f6
  34. 34.e6 Nb6
  35. 35.Rxd4 f5
  36. 36.Ne5 Nc8
  37. 37.Rd2 Rb5
  38. 38.Nc3 Rc5
  39. 39.Na4 Rc1+
  40. 40.Kh2 Bf6
  41. 41.g4 fxg4
  42. 42.hxg4 g5
  43. 43.Nd7 Kg7
  44. 44.Nac5 gxf4
  45. 45.Ne4 Bh4
  46. 46.Kh3 Be1
  47. 47.Rd3 Rc4
  48. 48.Ng5 Bb4
  49. 49.b3 Rc1
  50. 50.Kg2 Nd6
  51. 51.Nh3 Ne4
  52. 52.Nxf4 Rc2+
  53. 53.Kg1 Bd6
  54. 54.Re3 Nc3
  55. 55.Nh5+ Kg6
  56. 56.Ne5+ Kg5
  57. 57.Nf7+ Kxg4
  58. 58.Nxd6 Nxd5
  59. 59.Re5 Nf4
  60. 60.Nxf4 Kxf4
  61. 61.Nf7 Rb2
  62. 62.Rb5 Re2
  63. 63.Nd8 Rb2
  64. 64.Nb7 Re2
  65. 65.Nc5 Ra2
  66. 66.Na6 a4
  67. 67.Rb4+ Kg3
  68. 68.Rxa4 Rb2
  69. 69.Kf1 Rxb3
  70. 70.Nc5 Re3
  71. 71.Ra7 Re5
  72. 72.Ra3+ Kg4
  73. 73.Rc3 h5
  74. 74.Kf2 h4
  75. 75.Rc4+ Kg5
  76. 76.Kf3 Rf5+
  77. 77.Kg2 Re5
  78. 78.Kf2 Rf5+
  79. 79.Kg1 Re5
  80. 80.Kg2 Re3
  81. 81.Rc1 Kg4
  82. 82.Rc4+ Kg5
  83. 83.Kf2 Re5
  84. 84.Kf3 Rf5+
  85. 85.Ke3 Kf6
  86. 86.Rc2 h3
  87. 87.Kd4 Rh5
  88. 88.Rf2+ Rf5
  89. 89.Rh2 Rh5
  90. 90.Ne4+ Kxe6
  91. 91.Rxh3

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