Vasilios Kotronias vs Vasily Smyslov

Karditsa · 1995 · Ruy Lopez · 0-1 in 53 moves

The Game

White Vasilios Kotronias
Black Vasily Smyslov
Result 0-1
Event Karditsa
Site Karditsa
Round 1
Date 1995.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/3n4/2p1kP2/4P3/r2K4/8/8/4R3 w - - 18 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 Nd6
  6. 6.Bxc6 dxc6
  7. 7.dxe5 Nf5
  8. 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8
  9. 9.Rd1+ Ke8
  10. 10.Nc3 h6
  11. 11.h3 Be6
  12. 12.g4 Ne7
  13. 13.Nd4 h5
  14. 14.Nxe6 fxe6
  15. 15.Kg2 Ng6
  16. 16.f4 Be7
  17. 17.Be3 Rd8
  18. 18.Rxd8+ Kxd8
  19. 19.Ne2 c5
  20. 20.c4 b6
  21. 21.Bf2 Bh4
  22. 22.Bg1 Kc8
  23. 23.Rd1 Ne7
  24. 24.Bh2 g6
  25. 25.Bg3 hxg4
  26. 26.hxg4 Bxg3
  27. 27.Nxg3 Nc6
  28. 28.Ne4 Nd4
  29. 29.b4 Nc2
  30. 30.Kg3 cxb4
  31. 31.Ng5 Re8
  32. 32.Kf3 a5
  33. 33.Ke4 a4
  34. 34.Nxe6 Rxe6
  35. 35.f5 gxf5+
  36. 36.gxf5 Re8
  37. 37.f6 Rf8
  38. 38.Rg1 b3
  39. 39.axb3 axb3
  40. 40.Rb1 Kd7
  41. 41.Rxb3 Ke6
  42. 42.c5 bxc5
  43. 43.Rc3 Nb4
  44. 44.Rxc5 c6
  45. 45.Rc4 Rb8
  46. 46.Kd4 Rb6
  47. 47.Rc5 Ra6
  48. 48.Kc3 Nd5+
  49. 49.Kd4 Nf4
  50. 50.Ke3 Ng6
  51. 51.Kd4 Nf8
  52. 52.Rc1 Nd7
  53. 53.Re1 Ra4+

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