Vasily Smyslov vs Mikhail Botvinnik

The Game

White	Vasily Smyslov
Black	Mikhail Botvinnik
Result	1/2-1/2
Event	World Championship 22th
Site	Moscow
Round	9
Date	1958.00.00
Opening	Sicilian, Dragon (B72)
Moves	40

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Final Position

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

8/4p2R/2p2k1P/p2p4/3P3r/P7/1KP5/8 w - - 9 41

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 c5
2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
3. 3.d4 cxd4
4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5. 5.Nc3 d6
6. 6.Be2 g6
7. 7.Be3 Bg7
8. 8.h4 h5
9. 9.f3 O-O
10. 10.Qd2 d5
11. 11.Nxc6 bxc6
12. 12.e5 Ne8
13. 13.f4 f6
14. 14.O-O-O fxe5
15. 15.fxe5 Bxe5
16. 16.g4 Bxg4
17. 17.Bxg4 hxg4
18. 18.h5 g5
19. 19.Bxg5 Qd6
20. 20.Rh4 Nf6
21. 21.Bxf6 Qxf6
22. 22.Rxg4+ Kh8
23. 23.Kb1 Rg8
24. 24.Rb4 a5
25. 25.Rb6 Bxc3
26. 26.bxc3 Rab8
27. 27.Rxb8 Rxb8+
28. 28.Ka1 Rg8
29. 29.Qe3 Rg4
30. 30.a3 Re4
31. 31.Qd3 Qe5
32. 32.Kb2 Re3
33. 33.Qd4 Qxd4
34. 34.cxd4 Kg7
35. 35.Rg1+ Kf7
36. 36.h6 Rh3
37. 37.Rg7+ Kf6
38. 38.Rh7 Rh4
39. 39.Kc3 Rh3+
40. 40.Kb2 Rh4

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