Tigran Petrosian vs Vasily Smyslov

URS-ch19 · 1951 · Slav Defense · 1-0 in 51 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Vasily Smyslov
Result 1-0
Event URS-ch19
Site Moscow
Date 1951.00.00
Opening Slav Defense (D15)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1b6/1P3k1K/5p2/6PP/5P2/8/8 b - - 2 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 dxc4
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 c6
  5. 5.e4 b5
  6. 6.e5 Nd5
  7. 7.a4 e6
  8. 8.axb5 Nxc3
  9. 9.bxc3 cxb5
  10. 10.Ng5 Bb7
  11. 11.Qh5 g6
  12. 12.Qg4 Be7
  13. 13.Be2 Nd7
  14. 14.h4 h5
  15. 15.Qg3 Nb6
  16. 16.O-O a5
  17. 17.d5 Nxd5
  18. 18.Rd1 Qc7
  19. 19.Ne4 O-O-O
  20. 20.Bg5 Bxg5
  21. 21.Qxg5 a4
  22. 22.Qg3 f5
  23. 23.Nd6+ Rxd6
  24. 24.exd6 f4
  25. 25.Qxg6 Qxd6
  26. 26.Bf3 Bc6
  27. 27.Re1 Re8
  28. 28.Bxd5 Qxd5
  29. 29.Rad1 Qf5
  30. 30.Qxf5 exf5
  31. 31.Rxe8+ Bxe8
  32. 32.f3 Kc7
  33. 33.Kf2 Kb6
  34. 34.Ke2 Ka5
  35. 35.Rb1 a3
  36. 36.Kd2 b4
  37. 37.cxb4+ Ka4
  38. 38.Kc3 a2
  39. 39.Ra1 Ka3
  40. 40.Kxc4 Kb2
  41. 41.Rd1 a1=Q
  42. 42.Rxa1 Kxa1
  43. 43.b5 Bd7
  44. 44.b6 Bc8
  45. 45.Kd4 Kb2
  46. 46.Ke5 Kc3
  47. 47.Kxf4 Kd4
  48. 48.Kg5 Ke5
  49. 49.Kxh5 Kf6
  50. 50.g4 Bb7
  51. 51.Kh6

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