Samuel Reshevsky vs Vasily Smyslov

USA-URS radio-m · 1945 · Slav Defense · 0-1 in 71 moves

The Game

White Samuel Reshevsky
Black Vasily Smyslov
Result 0-1
Event USA-URS radio-m
Site URS
Round 2
Date 1945.00.00
Opening Slav Defense (D15)
Moves 71
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/6p1/8/4K3/5np1/5k2/8/4B3 w - - 0 72

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 dxc4
  5. 5.e3 b5
  6. 6.a4 b4
  7. 7.Na2 e6
  8. 8.Bxc4 Be7
  9. 9.O-O O-O
  10. 10.Qe2 Bb7
  11. 11.Rd1 a5
  12. 12.Bd2 Nbd7
  13. 13.Nc1 Qb6
  14. 14.Nb3 c5
  15. 15.Be1 Rfd8
  16. 16.Bb5 Bd5
  17. 17.Nbd2 Qb7
  18. 18.Nc4 Nb6
  19. 19.Nce5 Ne4
  20. 20.dxc5 Nxc5
  21. 21.Nd4 Rdc8
  22. 22.f3 Nb3
  23. 23.Nxb3 Bxb3
  24. 24.Rd3 Bc2
  25. 25.Rd2 b3
  26. 26.Bf2 Bb4
  27. 27.Rd4 Nd5
  28. 28.Nd3 e5
  29. 29.Nxe5 Bc3
  30. 30.Nc4 Bxd4
  31. 31.exd4 Qc7
  32. 32.Bg3 Qa7
  33. 33.Qe4 Nb4
  34. 34.Nd6 Rf8
  35. 35.Qe3 Rad8
  36. 36.Qc3 Qe7
  37. 37.Re1 Qg5
  38. 38.Qe3 Qg6
  39. 39.Ne4 Bxe4
  40. 40.Qxe4 Nc2
  41. 41.Qxg6 hxg6
  42. 42.Rc1 Nxd4
  43. 43.Bc7 Rd5
  44. 44.Bc4 Rc8
  45. 45.Ba6 Re8
  46. 46.Kf1 Nc2
  47. 47.Kg1 Re1+
  48. 48.Rxe1 Nxe1
  49. 49.Kf2 Nc2
  50. 50.Ke2 Rc5
  51. 51.Bg3 Nb4
  52. 52.Bd3 g5
  53. 53.Be4 Rc4
  54. 54.Be1 Kf8
  55. 55.Bc3 f6
  56. 56.g4 Ke7
  57. 57.Kd2 Kd6
  58. 58.Ke2 Nd5
  59. 59.Bxa5 Rxa4
  60. 60.Be1 Ra2
  61. 61.Kd3 Rxb2
  62. 62.Kc4 Re2
  63. 63.Bg3+ Nf4
  64. 64.Kxb3 Rxe4
  65. 65.fxe4 Ke5
  66. 66.h4 Kxe4
  67. 67.hxg5 fxg5
  68. 68.Kc4 Kf3
  69. 69.Be1 Kxg4
  70. 70.Kd4 Kf3
  71. 71.Ke5 g4

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