Sahbaz Nurkic vs Vasily Smyslov

Turin op · 1996 · Caro-Kann, Advance · 1/2-1/2 in 42 moves

The Game

White Sahbaz Nurkic
Black Vasily Smyslov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Turin op
Site Turin
Round 5
Date 1996.00.00
Opening Caro-Kann, Advance (B12)
Moves 42
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Final Position

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

8/p6b/2p5/2k5/6N1/PP1pK3/8/8 b - - 0 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.e5 Bf5
  4. 4.Nc3 e6
  5. 5.g4 Bg6
  6. 6.Nge2 c5
  7. 7.h4 h5
  8. 8.Nf4 Bh7
  9. 9.Nxh5 cxd4
  10. 10.Qxd4 Nc6
  11. 11.Bb5 Bxc2
  12. 12.Bg5 Qa5
  13. 13.Rc1 Bg6
  14. 14.O-O Be7
  15. 15.Nxg7+ Kf8
  16. 16.Bxc6 bxc6
  17. 17.Bxe7+ Nxe7
  18. 18.Qf4 Kxg7
  19. 19.Qf6+ Kg8
  20. 20.Qxe7 d4
  21. 21.Ne2 Qxe5
  22. 22.Ng3 Kg7
  23. 23.h5 Rhe8
  24. 24.Qc5 Qxc5
  25. 25.Rxc5 Bh7
  26. 26.f4 Rad8
  27. 27.Rd1 d3
  28. 28.Kf2 Rd4
  29. 29.Ke3 Rb4
  30. 30.b3 e5
  31. 31.Rxe5 Rxe5+
  32. 32.fxe5 Rxg4
  33. 33.Kf3 Rh4
  34. 34.Rd2 f6
  35. 35.Rg2 Kf7
  36. 36.exf6 Kxf6
  37. 37.Ke3 Ke5
  38. 38.Nf1 Rxh5
  39. 39.Rh2 Rxh2
  40. 40.Nxh2 Kd5
  41. 41.Ng4 Kc5
  42. 42.a3

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