Vasily Smyslov vs Mikhail Botvinnik

Leningrad/Moscow · 1941 · Ruy Lopez · 0-1 in 60 moves

The Game

White Vasily Smyslov
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 0-1
Event Leningrad/Moscow
Site Leningrad
Round 3
Date 1941.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez (C77)
Moves 60
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/2r4k/P5R1/5P1p/4P2p/2p2P2/1p6/3q2RK w - - 0 61

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.d3 d6
  6. 6.c3 Be7
  7. 7.O-O O-O
  8. 8.Re1 b5
  9. 9.Bc2 d5
  10. 10.Nbd2 dxe4
  11. 11.dxe4 Be6
  12. 12.h3 h6
  13. 13.Nh2 Nh7
  14. 14.Ng4 Bg5
  15. 15.Qe2 Qd6
  16. 16.Ne3 Rfd8
  17. 17.Nf3 Bxe3
  18. 18.Qxe3 Qe7
  19. 19.Nh2 Nf8
  20. 20.Qf3 Rd7
  21. 21.Nf1 Nh7
  22. 22.Ng3 Rad8
  23. 23.Nf5 Qf6
  24. 24.g4 Ne7
  25. 25.Qg3 Bc4
  26. 26.f3 Bd3
  27. 27.Bb3 c5
  28. 28.Be3 c4
  29. 29.Bd1 Ng5
  30. 30.h4 Ne6
  31. 31.a4 b4
  32. 32.cxb4 Nf4
  33. 33.Kh1 g5
  34. 34.b5 a5
  35. 35.Bc5 Nxf5
  36. 36.gxf5 Kh7
  37. 37.Qg4 gxh4
  38. 38.Rg1 h5
  39. 39.Qg5 Qxg5
  40. 40.Rxg5 f6
  41. 41.Rg1 Nh3
  42. 42.Re1 Rg8
  43. 43.Ra2 Bb1
  44. 44.Ra1 Bd3
  45. 45.Ra2 Nf4
  46. 46.b4 Rc8
  47. 47.b6 Rb7
  48. 48.Be3 axb4
  49. 49.a5 b3
  50. 50.Ra3 b2
  51. 51.Ba4 c3
  52. 52.Rb3 Ne2
  53. 53.Bb5 Bxb5
  54. 54.Rxb5 Nd4
  55. 55.Bxd4 exd4
  56. 56.a6 Rxb6
  57. 57.Rxb6 d3
  58. 58.Rg1 d2
  59. 59.Rxf6 Rc7
  60. 60.Rfg6 d1=Q

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