Tigran Petrosian vs Vasily Smyslov

Candidats Tournament · 1959 · Queen's Gambit Accepted · 0-1 in 39 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Vasily Smyslov
Result 0-1
Event Candidats Tournament
Site Bled/Zagreb/Belgrade
Round 17
Date 1959.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Accepted (D29)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

3r2k1/8/1R4p1/p7/5r2/2p3P1/P4P1P/5K2 w - - 0 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.c4 dxc4
  3. 3.e3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bxc4 e6
  5. 5.O-O c5
  6. 6.d4 a6
  7. 7.Qe2 b5
  8. 8.Bb3 Bb7
  9. 9.Nc3 Nbd7
  10. 10.Rd1 Bd6
  11. 11.e4 cxd4
  12. 12.Nxd4 Qb8
  13. 13.Nf3 b4
  14. 14.Nd5 exd5
  15. 15.e5 Nxe5
  16. 16.Nxe5 O-O
  17. 17.Nf3 Re8
  18. 18.Qd3 a5
  19. 19.Bg5 Ng4
  20. 20.g3 Bc5
  21. 21.Rd2 Qa7
  22. 22.Rf1 h6
  23. 23.Bf4 Ba6
  24. 24.Qf5 Bxf1
  25. 25.Qxg4 Bc4
  26. 26.Bxh6 g6
  27. 27.Bxc4 dxc4
  28. 28.Rd7 Qa6
  29. 29.Rc7 Qd6
  30. 30.Bf4 Qd5
  31. 31.Rd7 Qe6
  32. 32.Qxe6 Rxe6
  33. 33.Rc7 Bb6
  34. 34.Rb7 c3
  35. 35.bxc3 bxc3
  36. 36.Kf1 Rd8
  37. 37.Ng5 Rf6
  38. 38.Nxf7 Rxf7
  39. 39.Rxb6 Rxf4

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