Vasily Smyslov vs Jean Luc Costa

Gelsenkirchen · 1991 · English Opening · 1-0 in 59 moves

The Game

White Vasily Smyslov
Black Jean Luc Costa
Result 1-0
Event Gelsenkirchen
Site Gelsenkirchen
Date 1991.00.00
Opening English Opening (A13)
Moves 59
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/P4R2/2k4K/2p5/2B3Pb/8/1r6/8 b - - 0 59

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.g3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bg2 a6
  5. 5.cxd5 exd5
  6. 6.O-O Nbd7
  7. 7.Nc3 b5
  8. 8.d4 b4
  9. 9.Na4 Bd6
  10. 10.Bg5 O-O
  11. 11.Nd2 Bb7
  12. 12.Rc1 h6
  13. 13.Bxf6 Nxf6
  14. 14.Nc5 Bc6
  15. 15.Ne6 fxe6
  16. 16.Rxc6 Qe8
  17. 17.Qc2 e5
  18. 18.dxe5 Qxe5
  19. 19.e4 dxe4
  20. 20.Nxe4 Nxe4
  21. 21.Bxe4 Kh8
  22. 22.Rd1 Rae8
  23. 23.f3 Qa5
  24. 24.Qc4 Qb5
  25. 25.Rd5 Qxc4
  26. 26.Rxc4 g5
  27. 27.Kg2 Rf6
  28. 28.Ra5 Kg7
  29. 29.Rxa6 Re5
  30. 30.a4 bxa3
  31. 31.bxa3 Rfe6
  32. 32.a4 g4
  33. 33.a5 gxf3+
  34. 34.Bxf3 Rb5
  35. 35.Ra8 Rb2+
  36. 36.Kh3 Re3
  37. 37.Bh5 Rb4
  38. 38.Rxb4 Bxb4
  39. 39.a6 Ra3
  40. 40.Be2 Bc5
  41. 41.Rc8 Bb6
  42. 42.Kg4 Re3
  43. 43.Bf3 Ra3
  44. 44.Bb7 Ra4+
  45. 45.Kh3 Ra2
  46. 46.Rg8+ Kf6
  47. 47.Rf8+ Ke5
  48. 48.Rf1 Bd4
  49. 49.Rc1 c5
  50. 50.Kg4 Kd6
  51. 51.h4 Kc7
  52. 52.Kh5 Rb2
  53. 53.Bd5 Kb6
  54. 54.Bc4 Bf2
  55. 55.g4 Bg3
  56. 56.Rf1 Bf2
  57. 57.Kxh6 Bxh4
  58. 58.Rf7 Kc6
  59. 59.a7

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