Paul Keres vs Vasily Smyslov

Hastings5455 · 1954 · Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 25 moves

The Game

White Paul Keres
Black Vasily Smyslov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Hastings5455
Site Hastings
Round 1
Date 1954.00.00
Opening Slav Defense (D14)
Moves 25
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Final Position

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

2n1b1k1/pp3p1p/3qp1p1/3p4/3P4/P2BP2P/1P2QPP1/1N4K1 w - - 0 26

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.cxd5 cxd5
  5. 5.Nc3 Nc6
  6. 6.Bf4 Bf5
  7. 7.Qb3 Na5
  8. 8.Qa4+ Bd7
  9. 9.Qd1 e6
  10. 10.e3 Be7
  11. 11.Bd3 O-O
  12. 12.O-O Qb6
  13. 13.Qe2 Rfc8
  14. 14.Ne5 Be8
  15. 15.Rac1 Qd8
  16. 16.Rc2 Nc6
  17. 17.a3 Nxe5
  18. 18.Bxe5 Nd7
  19. 19.Bg3 Nb6
  20. 20.Rfc1 g6
  21. 21.h3 Bd6
  22. 22.Bxd6 Qxd6
  23. 23.Nb1 Rxc2
  24. 24.Rxc2 Rc8
  25. 25.Rxc8 Nxc8

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