Vidmantas Malisauskas vs Vasily Smyslov

Tallinn rapid · 1996 · Ruy Lopez, Exchange · 1/2-1/2 in 51 moves

The Game

White Vidmantas Malisauskas
Black Vasily Smyslov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Tallinn rapid
Site Tallinn
Round 1
Date 1996.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez, Exchange (C69)
Moves 51
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Final Position

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

8/5k2/5p2/2P5/2n4P/K7/1p6/1N6 w - - 1 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Bxc6 dxc6
  5. 5.O-O f6
  6. 6.d4 exd4
  7. 7.Nxd4 c5
  8. 8.Nb3 Qxd1
  9. 9.Rxd1 Bd7
  10. 10.Bf4 O-O-O
  11. 11.Nc3 g5
  12. 12.Bg3 Be6
  13. 13.Rxd8+ Kxd8
  14. 14.Rd1+ Kc8
  15. 15.Nd5 Bxd5
  16. 16.Rxd5 b6
  17. 17.Rd1 Ne7
  18. 18.Nd2 Nc6
  19. 19.Nc4 h5
  20. 20.f3 h4
  21. 21.Bf2 h3
  22. 22.gxh3 Rxh3
  23. 23.Kg2 Rh7
  24. 24.Bg3 Rd7
  25. 25.Rxd7 Kxd7
  26. 26.c3 Nd8
  27. 27.f4 gxf4
  28. 28.Bxf4 Ne6
  29. 29.Be3 b5
  30. 30.Nd2 c4
  31. 31.Kf3 Bc5
  32. 32.h4 Ke7
  33. 33.Nf1 Kf7
  34. 34.Ng3 Bxe3
  35. 35.Kxe3 Nc5
  36. 36.Kd4 Na4
  37. 37.b3 c5+
  38. 38.Kd5 Nxc3+
  39. 39.Kxc5 Nxa2
  40. 40.bxc4 b4
  41. 41.Kd4 b3
  42. 42.Kd3 a5
  43. 43.Nf1 a4
  44. 44.Nd2 Nb4+
  45. 45.Kc3 Na6
  46. 46.Kd4 b2
  47. 47.Kc3 a3
  48. 48.Kb3 Nc5+
  49. 49.Kxa3 Nxe4
  50. 50.Nb1 Nd6
  51. 51.c5 Nc4+

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