Vasily Smyslov vs Mikhail Botvinnik

World Championship 22th · 1958 · Caro-Kann Defense · 0-1 in 66 moves

The Game

White Vasily Smyslov
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 0-1
Event World Championship 22th
Site Moscow
Round 3
Date 1958.00.00
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B19)
Moves 66
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

1k6/3n4/6p1/4K2p/7P/8/8/8 w - - 1 67

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.Nc3 d5
  3. 3.d4 dxe4
  4. 4.Nxe4 Bf5
  5. 5.Ng3 Bg6
  6. 6.h4 h6
  7. 7.Nf3 Nd7
  8. 8.Bd3 Bxd3
  9. 9.Qxd3 Qc7
  10. 10.Bd2 Ngf6
  11. 11.O-O-O e6
  12. 12.Kb1 O-O-O
  13. 13.c4 c5
  14. 14.Bc3 cxd4
  15. 15.Nxd4 a6
  16. 16.Qe2 Bd6
  17. 17.Ne4 Nxe4
  18. 18.Qxe4 Nf6
  19. 19.Qe2 Rd7
  20. 20.Rc1 Qc5
  21. 21.Nb3 Qf5+
  22. 22.Rc2 Bc7
  23. 23.c5 Rd5
  24. 24.c6 Bb6
  25. 25.Nd2 Qd3
  26. 26.Nc4 Bc7
  27. 27.Qxd3 Rxd3
  28. 28.Ne5 Rxc3
  29. 29.cxb7+ Kxb7
  30. 30.Rxc3 Bxe5
  31. 31.Rb3+ Ka7
  32. 32.Rc1 Rb8
  33. 33.Rxb8 Kxb8
  34. 34.Rc4 Nd5
  35. 35.Kc2 h5
  36. 36.b4 Kb7
  37. 37.Kb3 Bd6
  38. 38.a3 Bc7
  39. 39.Rc2 Bb6
  40. 40.Kc4 Nf4
  41. 41.g3 Nh3
  42. 42.f3 Ng1
  43. 43.f4 Nf3
  44. 44.a4 Nd4
  45. 45.Rd2 Nf5
  46. 46.a5 Be3
  47. 47.Rd8 Bf2
  48. 48.b5 Kc7
  49. 49.Rg8 axb5+
  50. 50.Kxb5 Bxg3
  51. 51.a6 Bf2
  52. 52.Ka5 g6
  53. 53.Ra8 Be1+
  54. 54.Kb5 Nd6+
  55. 55.Ka4 Nc8
  56. 56.Kb5 Bf2
  57. 57.Ka5 Ba7
  58. 58.Kb5 f6
  59. 59.Kb4 e5
  60. 60.fxe5 fxe5
  61. 61.Kc3 Bb8
  62. 62.Kd3 Nb6
  63. 63.a7 Nxa8
  64. 64.axb8=Q+ Kxb8
  65. 65.Ke4 Nb6
  66. 66.Kxe5 Nd7+

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