Pietro Mola vs Vasily Smyslov

Turin op · 1996 · French, Tarrasch · 0-1 in 43 moves

The Game

White Pietro Mola
Black Vasily Smyslov
Result 0-1
Event Turin op
Site Turin
Round 3
Date 1996.00.00
Opening French, Tarrasch (C09)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/1p5p/p2p2p1/3P1p1k/1P3PnP/P4KP1/4N3 w - - 12 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nd2 c5
  4. 4.exd5 exd5
  5. 5.Ngf3 Nc6
  6. 6.Bb5 cxd4
  7. 7.Nxd4 Qc7
  8. 8.O-O Bd6
  9. 9.N2f3 Ne7
  10. 10.Bg5 O-O
  11. 11.Re1 Ng6
  12. 12.c3 Bg4
  13. 13.h3 Nxd4
  14. 14.cxd4 Bf5
  15. 15.Bd3 Bxd3
  16. 16.Qxd3 Qc4
  17. 17.Qf5 h6
  18. 18.Bd2 Rad8
  19. 19.b3 Qc8
  20. 20.Qd3 Rfe8
  21. 21.Rxe8+ Rxe8
  22. 22.Re1 Rxe1+
  23. 23.Nxe1 Qe6
  24. 24.Qe3 Qxe3
  25. 25.Bxe3 f5
  26. 26.Nd3 f4
  27. 27.Bd2 Kf7
  28. 28.f3 Ke6
  29. 29.Kf2 Kf5
  30. 30.Bb4 Bxb4
  31. 31.Nxb4 Ne7
  32. 32.Ke2 g5
  33. 33.Kf2 Ke6
  34. 34.Nc2 Nf5
  35. 35.Ke2 a5
  36. 36.Kd3 Nh4
  37. 37.Ne1 b6
  38. 38.Ke2 Kf6
  39. 39.Kf2 Nf5
  40. 40.Ke2 Kg6
  41. 41.Kf2 Kh5
  42. 42.Kf1 Kh4
  43. 43.Kf2 Ng3

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