Vasily Smyslov vs Etienne Bacrot

The Game

White	Vasily Smyslov
Black	Etienne Bacrot
Result	0-1
Event	Albert m
Site	Albert
Round	3
Date	1996.00.00
Opening	Sicilian, Dragon (B72)
Moves	42

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/4p1k1/5p2/8/4R1PB/1b3B2/r2b4/2K5 w - - 4 43

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 c5
2. 2.Nc3 Nc6
3. 3.Nf3 d6
4. 4.d4 cxd4
5. 5.Nxd4 Nf6
6. 6.Be2 g6
7. 7.Be3 Bg7
8. 8.h4 O-O
9. 9.h5 d5
10. 10.hxg6 hxg6
11. 11.Nxc6 bxc6
12. 12.e5 Ne4
13. 13.Nxe4 dxe4
14. 14.Qxd8 Rxd8
15. 15.Bf4 Be6
16. 16.Rd1 Rd5
17. 17.Rxd5 cxd5
18. 18.Kd2 d4
19. 19.f3 e3+
20. 20.Kc1 Rc8
21. 21.Rd1 g5
22. 22.Bxg5 Bxe5
23. 23.b3 f6
24. 24.Bh4 Kg7
25. 25.f4 Bf5
26. 26.c4 Bxf4
27. 27.Rxd4 Bd6
28. 28.Bf3 Rh8
29. 29.g3 Rc8
30. 30.Rd5 Be6
31. 31.Rd3 Bc5
32. 32.Kd1 a5
33. 33.Ke2 a4
34. 34.Rd1 Rb8
35. 35.Rd3 Rb6
36. 36.g4 axb3
37. 37.axb3 Ra6
38. 38.b4 Ra2+
39. 39.Kd1 Bxb4
40. 40.Rxe3 Bxc4
41. 41.Re4 Bb3+
42. 42.Kc1 Bd2+

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