Vasily Smyslov vs Bobby Fischer

Candidats Tournament · 1959 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 0-1 in 54 moves

The Game

White Vasily Smyslov
Black Bobby Fischer
Result 0-1
Event Candidats Tournament
Site Bled/Zagreb/Belgrade
Round 28
Date 1959.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B99)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/5p2/p3r2k/2K3p1/P7/8/2R5/8 w - - 4 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Bg5 e6
  7. 7.f4 Be7
  8. 8.Qf3 Qc7
  9. 9.O-O-O Nbd7
  10. 10.g4 b5
  11. 11.Bxf6 Nxf6
  12. 12.g5 Nd7
  13. 13.Bh3 b4
  14. 14.Nce2 Bb7
  15. 15.Kb1 Nc5
  16. 16.Ng3 d5
  17. 17.f5 dxe4
  18. 18.Qg4 exf5
  19. 19.Ndxf5 g6
  20. 20.Nxe7 Qxe7
  21. 21.Qf4 O-O
  22. 22.Rd6 Rad8
  23. 23.Rf6 Rd5
  24. 24.Bg4 Nd7
  25. 25.Rf1 e3
  26. 26.b3 Rd2
  27. 27.Bxd7 Rxd7
  28. 28.Re1 Re8
  29. 29.h4 Qc5
  30. 30.Qc4 Qxc4
  31. 31.bxc4 Rd4
  32. 32.c5 Rxh4
  33. 33.c6 Bc8
  34. 34.Rd6 Rc4
  35. 35.Kb2 Kg7
  36. 36.Kb3 Rg4
  37. 37.Ne2 Re6
  38. 38.Red1 Rg2
  39. 39.Nf4 Rxd6
  40. 40.Rxd6 Rd2
  41. 41.Rd3 Rf2
  42. 42.Rd4 e2
  43. 43.Nd3 Bf5
  44. 44.c7 Rf3
  45. 45.c8=Q Bxc8
  46. 46.Re4 Bf5
  47. 47.Rxe2 Bxd3
  48. 48.cxd3 Rxd3+
  49. 49.Kxb4 Rd5
  50. 50.Rg2 h6
  51. 51.gxh6+ Kxh6
  52. 52.a4 g5
  53. 53.Rc2 Rd6
  54. 54.Kc5 Re6

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