Miguel Najdorf vs Vasily Smyslov

Groningen · 1946 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 60 moves

The Game

White Miguel Najdorf
Black Vasily Smyslov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Groningen
Site Groningen
Round 17
Date 1946.00.00
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D94)
Moves 60
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Final Position

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

8/4rk1p/5bp1/2R1B3/5PKP/5P2/8/8 b - - 0 60

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 g6
  5. 5.Nc3 Bg7
  6. 6.h3 O-O
  7. 7.Bd3 c5
  8. 8.O-O cxd4
  9. 9.exd4 dxc4
  10. 10.Bxc4 a6
  11. 11.a4 Nc6
  12. 12.d5 Na5
  13. 13.Ba2 b5
  14. 14.Qd4 Bb7
  15. 15.Qb4 Bc8
  16. 16.Re1 Nc4
  17. 17.Qxe7 Bf5
  18. 18.Qxd8 Rfxd8
  19. 19.axb5 axb5
  20. 20.Nxb5 Nd6
  21. 21.Nbd4 Be4
  22. 22.Bf4 Nxd5
  23. 23.Bxd6 Bxf3
  24. 24.Nb5 Bxb2
  25. 25.gxf3 Nc3
  26. 26.Nxc3 Bxc3
  27. 27.Bxf7+ Kxf7
  28. 28.Re7+ Kg8
  29. 29.Rxa8 Rxa8
  30. 30.Bc5 Rc8
  31. 31.Be3 Bg7
  32. 32.Kg2 Bf8
  33. 33.Rb7 Bg7
  34. 34.f4 Rf8
  35. 35.Kf3 Rf7
  36. 36.Rb8+ Rf8
  37. 37.Rb3 Rf7
  38. 38.Rb5 Bf6
  39. 39.Ra5 Kg7
  40. 40.Rd5 Be7
  41. 41.Rb5 Bf6
  42. 42.Kg4 Rd7
  43. 43.Rb4 Kf7
  44. 44.Ra4 Rb7
  45. 45.Ra6 Rd7
  46. 46.Kf3 Rb7
  47. 47.Bc5 Rb3+
  48. 48.Kg2 Rb7
  49. 49.Bd6 Bg7
  50. 50.Be5 Re7
  51. 51.Bd6 Rb7
  52. 52.Rc6 Bf6
  53. 53.Be5 Bg7
  54. 54.Kg3 Re7
  55. 55.Bd6 Rb7
  56. 56.Kg4 Bd4
  57. 57.f3 Bg7
  58. 58.Be5 Re7
  59. 59.Rc5 Bf6
  60. 60.h4

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