Tigran Petrosian vs Vasily Smyslov

Candidats Tournament · 1953 · Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 13 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Vasily Smyslov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Candidats Tournament
Site Zuerich
Round 30
Date 1953.00.00
Opening Slav Defense (D14)
Moves 13
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Final Position

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

r3k2r/p4ppp/2p1pn2/3p1b2/3P1B2/P1P1PN2/5PPP/R3K2R b KQkq - 0 13

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.cxd5 cxd5
  4. 4.Nc3 Nf6
  5. 5.Nf3 Nc6
  6. 6.Bf4 Bf5
  7. 7.e3 e6
  8. 8.Qb3 Bb4
  9. 9.Bb5 Qa5
  10. 10.Bxc6+ bxc6
  11. 11.a3 Bxc3+
  12. 12.Qxc3 Qxc3+
  13. 13.bxc3

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