Bent Larsen vs Vasily Smyslov

Reykjavik Olafsson · 1995 · Italian Game · 1/2-1/2 in 57 moves

The Game

White Bent Larsen
Black Vasily Smyslov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Reykjavik Olafsson
Site Reykjavik
Round 9
Date 1995.00.00
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 57
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Final Position

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

3k2R1/8/3P2p1/3K4/1p3P1p/6rP/8/8 b - - 1 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
  4. 4.Bc4 Bc5
  5. 5.O-O d6
  6. 6.d3 Be6
  7. 7.Bxe6 fxe6
  8. 8.Na4 Bb6
  9. 9.Nxb6 axb6
  10. 10.Ng5 Qe7
  11. 11.a3 O-O
  12. 12.c3 h6
  13. 13.Nh3 d5
  14. 14.f3 Rad8
  15. 15.Qe2 Qd6
  16. 16.Nf2 Ne7
  17. 17.Be3 Ng6
  18. 18.Rae1 Rf7
  19. 19.Qc2 c5
  20. 20.exd5 exd5
  21. 21.d4 Nd7
  22. 22.Ng4 Kh8
  23. 23.Bf2 exd4
  24. 24.cxd4 h5
  25. 25.Bg3 Qc6
  26. 26.Ne5 Ndxe5
  27. 27.Bxe5 Rdf8
  28. 28.Qd2 Kg8
  29. 29.Re2 h4
  30. 30.h3 Nf4
  31. 31.Re3 c4
  32. 32.Bxf4 Rxf4
  33. 33.Re5 Qg6
  34. 34.Qe3 R4f5
  35. 35.Re6 R5f6
  36. 36.Re7 R6f7
  37. 37.Rxf7 Rxf7
  38. 38.Re1 Qf6
  39. 39.Qe8+ Rf8
  40. 40.Qe5 Qf5
  41. 41.Kf2 Qxe5
  42. 42.Rxe5 Rc8
  43. 43.Rxd5 c3
  44. 44.bxc3 Rxc3
  45. 45.Rd7 Rxa3
  46. 46.Rxb7 Ra2+
  47. 47.Kg1 Ra1+
  48. 48.Kf2 Ra2+
  49. 49.Ke3 Rxg2
  50. 50.d5 Kf8
  51. 51.d6 Ke8
  52. 52.Ke4 Rg3
  53. 53.f4 g6
  54. 54.Re7+ Kd8
  55. 55.Rg7 b5
  56. 56.Kd5 b4
  57. 57.Rg8+

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