Samuel Reshevsky vs Vasily Smyslov

USA-URS · 1954 · Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 19 moves

The Game

White Samuel Reshevsky
Black Vasily Smyslov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event USA-URS
Site New York
Round 4
Date 1954.00.00
Opening Slav Defense (D14)
Moves 19
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Final Position

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

6k1/pp1qbppp/3np3/3pB3/N2P4/4PP2/PPQ3PP/6K1 w - - 1 20

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.cxd5 cxd5
  5. 5.Nc3 Nc6
  6. 6.Bf4 Bf5
  7. 7.e3 e6
  8. 8.Bd3 Bxd3
  9. 9.Qxd3 Be7
  10. 10.O-O O-O
  11. 11.Rfc1 Qd7
  12. 12.Ne5 Nxe5
  13. 13.Bxe5 Rfc8
  14. 14.Rc2 Rc6
  15. 15.Rac1 Rac8
  16. 16.Na4 Ne4
  17. 17.f3 Rxc2
  18. 18.Rxc2 Rxc2
  19. 19.Qxc2 Nd6

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