Tigran Petrosian vs Vasily Smyslov

URS-ch18 · 1950 · Queen's Gambit Accepted · 1/2-1/2 in 40 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Vasily Smyslov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event URS-ch18
Site Moscow
Date 1950.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Accepted (D29)
Moves 40
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Final Position

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

8/7k/3q2p1/3Npp2/2Q5/6P1/6K1/8 b - - 1 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.c4 dxc4
  4. 4.e3 c5
  5. 5.Bxc4 e6
  6. 6.O-O a6
  7. 7.Qe2 b5
  8. 8.Bb3 Bb7
  9. 9.a4 Nbd7
  10. 10.e4 cxd4
  11. 11.e5 Ng4
  12. 12.axb5 Bc5
  13. 13.bxa6 O-O
  14. 14.axb7 Rxa1
  15. 15.Qe4 Nxf2
  16. 16.Kxf2 d3+
  17. 17.Kg3 Rxb1
  18. 18.Qxd3 Rxc1
  19. 19.Rxc1 Qc7
  20. 20.Qb5 Bf2+
  21. 21.Kxf2 Qxc1
  22. 22.Qxd7 Qxb2+
  23. 23.Nd2 Qxe5
  24. 24.Bd1 Qb8
  25. 25.Qb5 Rd8
  26. 26.Ke1 Qd6
  27. 27.Qb2 Qxh2
  28. 28.Bf3 h5
  29. 29.Nf1 Qf4
  30. 30.Bxh5 Qh4+
  31. 31.g3 Qxh5
  32. 32.b8=Q Rxb8
  33. 33.Qxb8+ Kh7
  34. 34.Qf4 e5
  35. 35.Qe4+ g6
  36. 36.Ne3 Qg5
  37. 37.Kf2 Qf6+
  38. 38.Kg2 Qd6
  39. 39.Nd5 f5
  40. 40.Qc4

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