Benoit Lepelletier vs Vasily Smyslov

Cannes mT · 1996 · French, Tarrasch · 1/2-1/2 in 34 moves

The Game

White Benoit Lepelletier
Black Vasily Smyslov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Cannes mT
Site Cannes
Round 3
Date 1996.00.00
Opening French, Tarrasch (C07)
Moves 34
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Final Position

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

8/1b3kpp/pB1b4/8/P2N1p2/1Pn2P2/5K1P/5B2 w - - 3 35

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nd2 c5
  4. 4.Ngf3 cxd4
  5. 5.exd5 Qxd5
  6. 6.Bc4 Qd6
  7. 7.O-O Nf6
  8. 8.Nb3 Nc6
  9. 9.Nbxd4 Nxd4
  10. 10.Nxd4 a6
  11. 11.b3 Be7
  12. 12.Bb2 b5
  13. 13.Bd3 Bb7
  14. 14.Qe2 O-O
  15. 15.c4 bxc4
  16. 16.Bxc4 Rfe8
  17. 17.Rfd1 Qf4
  18. 18.Rac1 Qe4
  19. 19.Qxe4 Nxe4
  20. 20.f3 Nd6
  21. 21.Bf1 Rec8
  22. 22.Rxc8+ Rxc8
  23. 23.Ba3 Bd5
  24. 24.Rc1 Rxc1
  25. 25.Bxc1 e5
  26. 26.Nc2 Nb5
  27. 27.Bd2 Bc5+
  28. 28.Be3 Bd6
  29. 29.Kf2 f5
  30. 30.g3 Kf7
  31. 31.Bb6 f4
  32. 32.gxf4 exf4
  33. 33.a4 Nc3
  34. 34.Nd4 Bb7

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