Vasily Smyslov vs Pia Cramling

Cancan Veterans-Women · 1998 · French Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 58 moves

The Game

White Vasily Smyslov
Black Pia Cramling
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Cancan Veterans-Women
Site Roquebrune
Round 1
Date 1998.09.07
Opening French Defense (C00)
Moves 58
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Final Position

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

8/8/3k4/6PB/1p6/2bK4/3p4/8 w - - 0 59

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.Qe2 Nc6
  4. 4.g3 g6
  5. 5.Bg2 Bg7
  6. 6.O-O Nge7
  7. 7.d3 d6
  8. 8.c3 O-O
  9. 9.Nbd2 h6
  10. 10.Rb1 Qc7
  11. 11.Rd1 b6
  12. 12.Nf1 e5
  13. 13.Ne3 Be6
  14. 14.b4 cxb4
  15. 15.cxb4 b5
  16. 16.a3 a5
  17. 17.Bd2 axb4
  18. 18.axb4 Ra2
  19. 19.Qe1 Rfa8
  20. 20.Ra1 R8a4
  21. 21.Rxa2 Rxa2
  22. 22.Ra1 Qa7
  23. 23.Rxa2 Qxa2
  24. 24.Qc1 Qb3
  25. 25.Qc2 Qa3
  26. 26.Qc3 Qa2
  27. 27.Qc1 Qb3
  28. 28.Qc2 Qa3
  29. 29.Qc3 Qa4
  30. 30.Nc2 d5
  31. 31.Nfe1 dxe4
  32. 32.dxe4 Nd4
  33. 33.Nxd4 exd4
  34. 34.Qc1 Bc4
  35. 35.Bf1 Qb3
  36. 36.Qc2 Qxc2
  37. 37.Nxc2 Nc6
  38. 38.Ne1 Bf8
  39. 39.Nd3 Bxd3
  40. 40.Bxd3 Ne5
  41. 41.Be2 d3
  42. 42.Bd1 Nc4
  43. 43.Bc3 Na3
  44. 44.Kg2 Nb1
  45. 45.Bd4 Bxb4
  46. 46.Kf3 Bd2
  47. 47.e5 Nc3
  48. 48.Bxc3 Bxc3
  49. 49.Ke4 d2
  50. 50.f4 Kf8
  51. 51.g4 Ke7
  52. 52.h4 f6
  53. 53.exf6+ Kxf6
  54. 54.g5+ hxg5
  55. 55.fxg5+ Ke6
  56. 56.h5 gxh5
  57. 57.Bxh5 Kd6
  58. 58.Kd3 b4

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