Viktor Korchnoi vs Vasily Smyslov

Chigorin mem · 1951 · Italian Game · 1/2-1/2 in 60 moves

The Game

White Viktor Korchnoi
Black Vasily Smyslov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Chigorin mem
Site Leningrad
Date 1951.00.00
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 60
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Final Position

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

8/5p2/3q1k2/3P2p1/4P3/3R1P2/6K1/5B2 b - - 10 60

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Be7
  4. 4.d4 d6
  5. 5.d5 Nb8
  6. 6.Bd3 Nf6
  7. 7.h3 c6
  8. 8.c4 b5
  9. 9.Nc3 b4
  10. 10.Ne2 O-O
  11. 11.Be3 cxd5
  12. 12.cxd5 Nfd7
  13. 13.g4 Na6
  14. 14.Ng3 Nac5
  15. 15.Be2 Re8
  16. 16.O-O Qa5
  17. 17.Nd2 Qd8
  18. 18.a3 Rb8
  19. 19.axb4 Rxb4
  20. 20.Rxa7 Rxb2
  21. 21.Nc4 Rb7
  22. 22.Ra3 Qc7
  23. 23.Qc2 Nf8
  24. 24.Rc3 Bd7
  25. 25.Nxd6 Bxd6
  26. 26.Bxc5 Bxc5
  27. 27.Rxc5 Qb6
  28. 28.Rc1 Ra8
  29. 29.Rc7 Rxc7
  30. 30.Qxc7 Qh6
  31. 31.Rb1 Qxh3
  32. 32.g5 h6
  33. 33.gxh6 Qxh6
  34. 34.Qxe5 Re8
  35. 35.Qh5 Qf4
  36. 36.Qf3 Qg5
  37. 37.Qh5 Qf4
  38. 38.Qf3 Qg5
  39. 39.Rb7 Ng6
  40. 40.Qh5 Qc1+
  41. 41.Kh2 Ne5
  42. 42.Bd1 g6
  43. 43.Qe2 Kg7
  44. 44.f3 Qf4
  45. 45.Kg2 Rh8
  46. 46.Qf2 Rh2+
  47. 47.Kxh2 Ng4+
  48. 48.Kg2 Nxf2
  49. 49.Kxf2 Qd2+
  50. 50.Be2 Bh3
  51. 51.Rb3 Qd4+
  52. 52.Ke1 Qg1+
  53. 53.Nf1 g5
  54. 54.Rd3 Bxf1
  55. 55.Bxf1 Qg3+
  56. 56.Kd2 Qd6
  57. 57.Ke3 Kf6
  58. 58.Kf2 Ke5
  59. 59.Kg3 Kf6+
  60. 60.Kg2

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