Ilia Smirin vs Vasily Smyslov

Biel Interzonal · 1993 · Modern Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 39 moves

The Game

White Ilia Smirin
Black Vasily Smyslov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Biel Interzonal
Site Biel
Round 11
Date 1993.00.00
Opening Modern Defense (A42)
Moves 39
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Final Position

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

8/pp4r1/2k2n2/2Pp1BP1/1P2pK2/8/P7/4R3 b - - 8 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bg7
  4. 4.d4 d6
  5. 5.f4 Qb6
  6. 6.Be3 e5
  7. 7.Nf3 exd4
  8. 8.Bxd4 Bxd4
  9. 9.Qxd4 Qxd4
  10. 10.Nxd4 Na6
  11. 11.O-O-O Nf6
  12. 12.Be2 Bg4
  13. 13.Nf3 O-O-O
  14. 14.h3 Bxf3
  15. 15.Bxf3 Rhe8
  16. 16.Rhe1 h5
  17. 17.g4 hxg4
  18. 18.hxg4 g5
  19. 19.e5 dxe5
  20. 20.fxg5 Rxd1+
  21. 21.Rxd1 Nd7
  22. 22.Be4 Kc7
  23. 23.g6 fxg6
  24. 24.Bxg6 Rg8
  25. 25.Bf5 Nf6
  26. 26.Rg1 Rg5
  27. 27.Kd2 Nc5
  28. 28.b4 Ncd7
  29. 29.Ke3 Nb6
  30. 30.c5 Nbd5+
  31. 31.Nxd5+ cxd5
  32. 32.Kf3 Kc6
  33. 33.Re1 e4+
  34. 34.Kf4 Rg7
  35. 35.g5 Nh5+
  36. 36.Kg4 Nf6+
  37. 37.Kf4 Nh5+
  38. 38.Kg4 Nf6+
  39. 39.Kf4

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