Samuel Reshevsky vs Vasily Smyslov

The Game

White	Samuel Reshevsky
Black	Vasily Smyslov
Result	1/2-1/2
Event	Petropolis Interzonal
Site	Petropolis
Round	3
Date	1973.00.00
Opening	Queen's Indian Defense (E17)
Moves	47

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Final Position

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

8/p3k3/1p6/3B2p1/3b4/P7/1PK5/8 w - - 0 48

All The Moves

1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
2. 2.c4 b6
3. 3.d4 Bb7
4. 4.g3 e6
5. 5.Bg2 Be7
6. 6.Nc3 Ne4
7. 7.Bd2 Bf6
8. 8.Qc2 Nxd2
9. 9.Qxd2 d5
10. 10.cxd5 exd5
11. 11.Ne5 O-O
12. 12.O-O c5
13. 13.e3 cxd4
14. 14.exd4 Na6
15. 15.Rac1 Nc7
16. 16.Nd1 g6
17. 17.Ne3 Bg7
18. 18.Rc2 Qd6
19. 19.Rfc1 Ne6
20. 20.f4 Rae8
21. 21.h4 Re7
22. 22.h5 Rc7
23. 23.hxg6 hxg6
24. 24.Rxc7 Nxc7
25. 25.Bh3 Rd8
26. 26.Rc2 Ne8
27. 27.a3 Nf6
28. 28.Qc1 Ne4
29. 29.Rc7 Nxg3
30. 30.Bg4 Ba6
31. 31.Rxf7 Rf8
32. 32.Rxf8+ Bxf8
33. 33.Qc6 Qxc6
34. 34.Nxc6 Bd6
35. 35.Nxd5 Bb7
36. 36.Bd7 Bxc6
37. 37.Bxc6 Ne2+
38. 38.Kf2 Nxf4
39. 39.Nf6+ Kf7
40. 40.Ne4 Ke7
41. 41.Ke3 Ne6
42. 42.Bd5 Bf4+
43. 43.Kd3 g5
44. 44.Nc3 Bc1
45. 45.Kc2 Be3
46. 46.Ne2 Nxd4+
47. 47.Nxd4 Bxd4

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