Vasily Smyslov vs David Bronstein

Candidats Tournament · 1950 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1-0 in 55 moves

The Game

White Vasily Smyslov
Black David Bronstein
Result 1-0
Event Candidats Tournament
Site Budapest
Round 2
Date 1950.00.00
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D44)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7r/7P/6K1/3k4/8/6P1/2p5/7R w - - 0 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nc3 e6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nf6
  5. 5.Bg5 dxc4
  6. 6.e4 b5
  7. 7.e5 h6
  8. 8.Bh4 g5
  9. 9.Nxg5 hxg5
  10. 10.Bxg5 Nbd7
  11. 11.g3 Bb7
  12. 12.Bg2 Rg8
  13. 13.Bxf6 Nxf6
  14. 14.exf6 Qxf6
  15. 15.a4 b4
  16. 16.Ne4 Qf5
  17. 17.Qe2 O-O-O
  18. 18.Qxc4 Bg7
  19. 19.Qxb4 Bxd4
  20. 20.O-O Qe5
  21. 21.Kh1 a5
  22. 22.Qc4 Rh8
  23. 23.Rfe1 Qh5
  24. 24.h4 Qg4
  25. 25.Qe2 Qxe2
  26. 26.Rxe2 Kc7
  27. 27.Rc1 Rd5
  28. 28.Nc3 Rc5
  29. 29.Rec2 Kb6
  30. 30.Ne4 Rxc2
  31. 31.Rxc2 Rd8
  32. 32.Nd2 Kc7
  33. 33.Nc4 Ra8
  34. 34.f4 f6
  35. 35.Kh2 e5
  36. 36.fxe5 fxe5
  37. 37.Be4 Bc8
  38. 38.Na3 Bd7
  39. 39.Nb5+ Kb6
  40. 40.Nxd4 exd4
  41. 41.Rc4 Rb8
  42. 42.b4 Re8
  43. 43.bxa5+ Kc7
  44. 44.Rxd4 c5
  45. 45.Rc4 Bc6
  46. 46.Bxc6 Kxc6
  47. 47.h5 Kd5
  48. 48.Rc1 Re4
  49. 49.Kh3 Rxa4
  50. 50.h6 Rxa5
  51. 51.h7 Ra8
  52. 52.Kg4 Rh8
  53. 53.Rh1 c4
  54. 54.Kg5 c3
  55. 55.Kg6 c2

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