Paul Keres vs Vasily Smyslov

The Game

White	Paul Keres
Black	Vasily Smyslov
Result	0-1
Event	Petropolis Interzonal
Site	Petropolis
Round	7
Date	1973.00.00
Opening	Ruy Lopez, Closed (C97)
Moves	41

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

2r3k1/1Q3p1p/4b1p1/p3q3/4B2P/1P4N1/P4PK1/8 b - - 0 41

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 e5
2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
3. 3.Bb5 a6
4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
5. 5.O-O Be7
6. 6.Re1 b5
7. 7.Bb3 O-O
8. 8.c3 d6
9. 9.h3 Na5
10. 10.Bc2 c5
11. 11.d4 Qc7
12. 12.Nbd2 Re8
13. 13.Nf1 g6
14. 14.Bh6 Nc4
15. 15.Qc1 exd4
16. 16.cxd4 cxd4
17. 17.b3 Ne5
18. 18.Nxd4 Bb7
19. 19.Qb2 Rac8
20. 20.Rad1 d5
21. 21.exd5 Nxd5
22. 22.Bb1 Bb4
23. 23.Bd2 Bc3
24. 24.Bxc3 Nxc3
25. 25.Rc1 Qc5
26. 26.Ne2 Nf3+
27. 27.gxf3 Rxe2
28. 28.Rxe2 Nxe2+
29. 29.Qxe2 Qg5+
30. 30.Kh2 Rxc1
31. 31.Be4 Bc8
32. 32.Bd3 Qh5
33. 33.Qe3 Rc3
34. 34.Qd4 Qxf3
35. 35.Be4 Qf4+
36. 36.Ng3 b4
37. 37.Kg2 Be6
38. 38.Qxb4 Rc8
39. 39.Qe7 Qe5
40. 40.Qb7 a5
41. 41.h4

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