Vasily Smyslov vs Mikhail Botvinnik

World Championship 21th · 1957 · Grünfeld Defense · 1-0 in 28 moves

The Game

White Vasily Smyslov
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 1-0
Event World Championship 21th
Site Moscow
Round 6
Date 1957.00.00
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D98)
Moves 28
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/p5bp/2r1k1p1/4Pp2/5P2/2N1P2P/PP1K4/7R b - - 3 28

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Nf3 Bg7
  5. 5.Qb3 dxc4
  6. 6.Qxc4 O-O
  7. 7.e4 Bg4
  8. 8.Be3 Nfd7
  9. 9.O-O-O Nc6
  10. 10.h3 Bxf3
  11. 11.gxf3 Nb6
  12. 12.Qc5 f5
  13. 13.Ne2 Qd6
  14. 14.e5 Qxc5+
  15. 15.dxc5 Nc4
  16. 16.f4 Rfd8
  17. 17.Bg2 Nxe3
  18. 18.fxe3 Nb4
  19. 19.Bxb7 Rab8
  20. 20.c6 Kf7
  21. 21.Nd4 e6
  22. 22.Nb5 Nd5
  23. 23.Rxd5 exd5
  24. 24.Nxc7 Rdc8
  25. 25.Bxc8 Rxc8
  26. 26.Nxd5 Rxc6+
  27. 27.Kd2 Ke6
  28. 28.Nc3

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