Nigel Short vs Vasily Smyslov

Subotica Interzonal · 1987 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 65 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Vasily Smyslov
Result 1-0
Event Subotica Interzonal
Site Subotica
Round 5
Date 1987.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez (C73)
Moves 65
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/2k5/8/8/pPP5/n1K1N3/8/8 b - - 1 65

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 d6
  5. 5.Bxc6+ bxc6
  6. 6.d4 f6
  7. 7.Be3 Ne7
  8. 8.Nc3 Ng6
  9. 9.Qe2 a5
  10. 10.h4 Ba6
  11. 11.Qd2 h5
  12. 12.O-O-O Qc8
  13. 13.g3 Rb8
  14. 14.dxe5 dxe5
  15. 15.Ba7 Ra8
  16. 16.Qe3 Qb7
  17. 17.Bc5 Rb8
  18. 18.b3 Bxc5
  19. 19.Qxc5 Qb6
  20. 20.Qxb6 cxb6
  21. 21.Rd6 Ne7
  22. 22.Rhd1 Kf7
  23. 23.Ne1 Bc8
  24. 24.Ng2 Bg4
  25. 25.R1d3 Rhc8
  26. 26.Ne3 Bh3
  27. 27.Ne2 Rc7
  28. 28.f4 exf4
  29. 29.Nxf4 Bg4
  30. 30.Nxg4 hxg4
  31. 31.Kd2 Re8
  32. 32.Ne6 Rcc8
  33. 33.c4 Ng6
  34. 34.Nd8+ Kf8
  35. 35.Nxc6 Rxe4
  36. 36.h5 Nh8
  37. 37.Nd8 Rb8
  38. 38.Ne6+ Kg8
  39. 39.Rd8+ Rxd8
  40. 40.Rxd8+ Kh7
  41. 41.Re8 Re5
  42. 42.Nf8+ Kh6
  43. 43.Rxe5 fxe5
  44. 44.Nd7 Nf7
  45. 45.Nxb6 Nd6
  46. 46.Ke3 Nf5+
  47. 47.Kf2 g6
  48. 48.hxg6 Kxg6
  49. 49.Nd5 Nd6
  50. 50.Nc3 Kf6
  51. 51.Ke2 Ke6
  52. 52.Kd3 Nf5
  53. 53.Ne2 Kd6
  54. 54.a3 Kc6
  55. 55.Ke4 Nd6+
  56. 56.Kxe5 a4
  57. 57.Nd4+ Kd7
  58. 58.Kd5 Nf5
  59. 59.b4 Nxg3
  60. 60.Nc6 Ne2
  61. 61.Ne5+ Kc7
  62. 62.Nxg4 Nc3+
  63. 63.Kd4 Nb1
  64. 64.Ne3 Nxa3
  65. 65.Kc3

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