Miguel Najdorf vs Vasily Smyslov

Mar del Plata · 1962 · Queen's Gambit Accepted · 1/2-1/2 in 22 moves

The Game

White Miguel Najdorf
Black Vasily Smyslov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Mar del Plata
Site Mar del Plata
Round 11
Date 1962.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Accepted (D22)
Moves 22
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Final Position

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

3r1nk1/4qppp/4p3/p1b5/Pp2P3/1Q2BP2/1P2BP1P/3R3K b - - 1 22

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 dxc4
  3. 3.Nf3 a6
  4. 4.e3 Bg4
  5. 5.Bxc4 e6
  6. 6.Qb3 Bxf3
  7. 7.gxf3 b5
  8. 8.Be2 c5
  9. 9.a4 b4
  10. 10.dxc5 Bxc5
  11. 11.Nd2 Nf6
  12. 12.O-O O-O
  13. 13.Nc4 a5
  14. 14.Bd2 Nbd7
  15. 15.Rad1 Nd5
  16. 16.e4 N5b6
  17. 17.Kh1 Nxc4
  18. 18.Bxc4 Qe7
  19. 19.Be3 Rfd8
  20. 20.Be2 Nf8
  21. 21.Rxd8 Rxd8
  22. 22.Rd1

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