Nigel Short vs Vasily Smyslov

Hastings8899 · 1988 · Petroff Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 21 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Vasily Smyslov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Hastings8899
Site Hastings
Date 1988.00.00
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 21
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Final Position

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

2r3k1/ppp2pp1/8/2P3n1/4N3/4RP2/PP1r1P1P/R5K1 b - - 6 21

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 d5
  6. 6.Bd3 Be7
  7. 7.O-O Nc6
  8. 8.c4 Be6
  9. 9.Re1 Nf6
  10. 10.c5 O-O
  11. 11.Nc3 Bg4
  12. 12.Be3 Bxc5
  13. 13.dxc5 d4
  14. 14.Bxd4 Nxd4
  15. 15.Bxh7+ Nxh7
  16. 16.Qxd4 Bxf3
  17. 17.Qxd8 Rfxd8
  18. 18.gxf3 Ng5
  19. 19.Re7 Rac8
  20. 20.Re3 Rd2
  21. 21.Ne4

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