Vasily Smyslov vs Stefan Balster

Gelsenkirchen · 1991 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 1-0 in 31 moves

The Game

White Vasily Smyslov
Black Stefan Balster
Result 1-0
Event Gelsenkirchen
Site Gelsenkirchen
Date 1991.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B81)
Moves 31
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1k3b1r/5Rp1/3pppP1/7P/1p2PP2/4B3/1PP1K3/8 b - - 3 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 d6
  6. 6.g4 h6
  7. 7.Bg2 a6
  8. 8.h4 h5
  9. 9.g5 Ng4
  10. 10.f3 Ne5
  11. 11.f4 Ng4
  12. 12.Bf3 Nc6
  13. 13.Bxg4 hxg4
  14. 14.Be3 Qc7
  15. 15.Nb3 b5
  16. 16.Qxg4 Bd7
  17. 17.g6 f6
  18. 18.h5 O-O-O
  19. 19.Qe2 Kb7
  20. 20.a4 b4
  21. 21.Nb5 axb5
  22. 22.axb5 Ra8
  23. 23.bxc6+ Bxc6
  24. 24.Rxa8 Kxa8
  25. 25.Kd2 Kb8
  26. 26.Ra1 Qb7
  27. 27.Na5 Bb5
  28. 28.Nxb7 Bxe2
  29. 29.Kxe2 Kxb7
  30. 30.Ra7+ Kb8
  31. 31.Rf7

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