Judit Polgar vs Vasily Smyslov

Veterans-Women · 1994 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 55 moves

The Game

White Judit Polgar
Black Vasily Smyslov
Result 1-0
Event Veterans-Women
Site Monte Carlo
Round 7
Date 1994.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/r7/2P2p1R/8/2k1K1P1/8/8/8 b - - 0 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 Nd6
  6. 6.Bxc6 dxc6
  7. 7.dxe5 Nf5
  8. 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8
  9. 9.Nc3 Be6
  10. 10.Ng5 Ke8
  11. 11.Rd1 Be7
  12. 12.Nxe6 fxe6
  13. 13.Ne4 Rd8
  14. 14.Rxd8+ Kxd8
  15. 15.c3 h6
  16. 16.h3 Kc8
  17. 17.Kf1 Rf8
  18. 18.Ke2 Nh4
  19. 19.g3 Nf3
  20. 20.Bf4 Nh4
  21. 21.Be3 Nf3
  22. 22.Bc5 Bxc5
  23. 23.Nxc5 Nxe5
  24. 24.Nxe6 Rg8
  25. 25.Re1 b6
  26. 26.f4 Kd7
  27. 27.b3 Kxe6
  28. 28.Kf2 Rd8
  29. 29.Rxe5+ Kf6
  30. 30.Ke2 Rd5
  31. 31.Re8 Ra5
  32. 32.a4 b5
  33. 33.Re5 Ra6
  34. 34.axb5 Ra3
  35. 35.Rc5 cxb5
  36. 36.Rxb5 a5
  37. 37.Kd3 Ke6
  38. 38.Kc4 a4
  39. 39.b4 Ra2
  40. 40.Ra5 a3
  41. 41.Kb3 Rh2
  42. 42.Rxa3 Rxh3
  43. 43.g4 Re3
  44. 44.f5+ Kd5
  45. 45.Ra5+ Kc6
  46. 46.Ra6+ Kb5
  47. 47.Rg6 c5
  48. 48.bxc5 Re7
  49. 49.c6 Kc5
  50. 50.Kc2 Kd5
  51. 51.Kd3 Kc5
  52. 52.c4 Ra7
  53. 53.Ke4 Kxc4
  54. 54.f6 gxf6
  55. 55.Rxh6

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