Vasily Smyslov vs David Bronstein

URS-ch34 · 1966 · Caro-Kann, Exchange · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Vasily Smyslov
Black David Bronstein
Result 1/2-1/2
Event URS-ch34
Site Tbilisi
Round 12
Date 1966.00.00
Opening Caro-Kann, Exchange (B14)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

5k2/4pp2/6p1/2RP1n1p/2NPK3/1r4P1/5P1P/8 b - - 5 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bg7
  4. 4.Bg5 c5
  5. 5.e3 cxd4
  6. 6.exd4 d5
  7. 7.Bxf6 Bxf6
  8. 8.cxd5 Qb6
  9. 9.Bb5+ Bd7
  10. 10.Bxd7+ Nxd7
  11. 11.Nge2 O-O
  12. 12.O-O Rfd8
  13. 13.Qd3 Rac8
  14. 14.a4 Bg7
  15. 15.a5 Qa6
  16. 16.Qe3 Re8
  17. 17.g3 Rcd8
  18. 18.Nf4 Bh6
  19. 19.Qf3 Bxf4
  20. 20.Qxf4 Nf6
  21. 21.Qe5 b6
  22. 22.Ra4 bxa5
  23. 23.Rfa1 Qb7
  24. 24.Rxa5 Qxb2
  25. 25.Nd1 Qd2
  26. 26.Ne3 Qe2
  27. 27.Kg2 Qd3
  28. 28.Rxa7 Qe4+
  29. 29.Qxe4 Nxe4
  30. 30.Kf3 Nd6
  31. 31.R1a4 h5
  32. 32.R7a5 Nb7
  33. 33.Rb5 Nd6
  34. 34.Rc5 Nb7
  35. 35.Rc7 Nd6
  36. 36.Rb4 Kf8
  37. 37.Rc5 Rb8
  38. 38.Rxb8 Rxb8
  39. 39.Nc4 Rb3+
  40. 40.Kf4 Nf5
  41. 41.Ke4

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