Vasily Smyslov vs Mikhail Botvinnik

Sverdlovsk · 1943 · French, Winawer · 1/2-1/2 in 66 moves

The Game

White Vasily Smyslov
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Sverdlovsk
Site Sverdlovsk
Round 5
Date 1943.00.00
Opening French, Winawer (C19)
Moves 66
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Final Position

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

8/8/6PR/6K1/r7/5k1p/8/8 b - - 1 66

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.e5 c5
  5. 5.a3 Bxc3+
  6. 6.bxc3 Ne7
  7. 7.a4 Nbc6
  8. 8.Nf3 Bd7
  9. 9.Be2 Qc7
  10. 10.O-O h6
  11. 11.Ba3 b6
  12. 12.dxc5 bxc5
  13. 13.Bxc5 Nxe5
  14. 14.Nxe5 Qxc5
  15. 15.Nxd7 Kxd7
  16. 16.Bb5+ Kc7
  17. 17.Qh5 g6
  18. 18.Qe5+ Qd6
  19. 19.Qf6 e5
  20. 20.Qf3 e4
  21. 21.Qxf7 Raf8
  22. 22.Qg7 Qf6
  23. 23.Qxf6 Rxf6
  24. 24.Rad1 Rd8
  25. 25.Rfe1 Nf5
  26. 26.Bf1 Re6
  27. 27.g3 h5
  28. 28.f3 Re7
  29. 29.Bg2 Rd6
  30. 30.fxe4 dxe4
  31. 31.Rxd6 Nxd6
  32. 32.Kf2 Re5
  33. 33.Ke3 Ra5
  34. 34.Bxe4 Nxe4
  35. 35.Kxe4 Rxa4+
  36. 36.Kd5 Ra5+
  37. 37.Kd4 Kd6
  38. 38.c4 Rf5
  39. 39.Re8 Rf2
  40. 40.h4 Rg2
  41. 41.c5+ Kd7
  42. 42.Re3 a5
  43. 43.Ra3 Kc6
  44. 44.c4 a4
  45. 45.Ke4 Kxc5
  46. 46.Kf3 Rd2
  47. 47.Rxa4 Rd3+
  48. 48.Kf4 Rd4+
  49. 49.Ke3 Rd6
  50. 50.Ra1 Kxc4
  51. 51.Kf4 Rd4+
  52. 52.Ke5 Rd3
  53. 53.Rc1+ Kb5
  54. 54.Rg1 Rf3
  55. 55.Ke6 Kc4
  56. 56.g4 Rf4
  57. 57.g5 Kd3
  58. 58.Ra1 Ke3
  59. 59.Ra7 Ke2
  60. 60.Rh7 Ke3
  61. 61.Rh6 Rxh4
  62. 62.Kf6 Ra4
  63. 63.Kxg6 h4
  64. 64.Kh5 Kf3
  65. 65.g6 h3
  66. 66.Kg5

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