Helgi Olafsson vs Vasily Smyslov

Reykjavik Olafsson · 1995 · French, Tarrasch · 1/2-1/2 in 51 moves

The Game

White Helgi Olafsson
Black Vasily Smyslov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Reykjavik Olafsson
Site Reykjavik
Round 1
Date 1995.00.00
Opening French, Tarrasch (C07)
Moves 51
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Final Position

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

R7/6p1/4pk2/7P/7P/4r3/6K1/8 b - - 5 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 e6
  2. 2.e4 d5
  3. 3.Nd2 c5
  4. 4.exd5 Qxd5
  5. 5.Ngf3 cxd4
  6. 6.Bc4 Qd6
  7. 7.O-O Nf6
  8. 8.Nb3 a6
  9. 9.Nbxd4 Nc6
  10. 10.Bg5 Nxd4
  11. 11.Qxd4 Qxd4
  12. 12.Nxd4 Ne4
  13. 13.Bf4 Bd6
  14. 14.Bxd6 Nxd6
  15. 15.Be2 Bd7
  16. 16.a4 Rc8
  17. 17.c3 Ke7
  18. 18.f4 Nc4
  19. 19.Bxc4 Rxc4
  20. 20.a5 Rhc8
  21. 21.Kf2 R4c5
  22. 22.Ra3 Rh5
  23. 23.h3 Rcc5
  24. 24.b4 Rc7
  25. 25.Re1 Rd5
  26. 26.Re3 Rc4
  27. 27.Rd3 Bc6
  28. 28.h4 Rd7
  29. 29.g3 Be4
  30. 30.Re3 f5
  31. 31.Nb3 Rd1
  32. 32.Nc5 Rh1
  33. 33.Nxe4 fxe4
  34. 34.Rb3 Rh2+
  35. 35.Ke1 Rg2
  36. 36.Kf1 Rc2
  37. 37.b5 Kf6
  38. 38.bxa6 bxa6
  39. 39.g4 Ra4
  40. 40.Re2 Rc1+
  41. 41.Kf2 Rxa5
  42. 42.Rxe4 h5
  43. 43.gxh5 Kf5
  44. 44.Re5+ Rxe5
  45. 45.fxe5 Kxe5
  46. 46.Ra3 Kf5
  47. 47.Rxa6 Rc2+
  48. 48.Kg3 Rxc3+
  49. 49.Kg2 Re3
  50. 50.Ra7 Kf6
  51. 51.Ra8

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