Vasily Smyslov vs Bobby Fischer

Herceg Novi blitz · 1970 · Grünfeld Defense · 0-1 in 46 moves

The Game

White Vasily Smyslov
Black Bobby Fischer
Result 0-1
Event Herceg Novi blitz
Site Herceg Novi
Date 1970.00.00
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D79)
Moves 46
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/1r5p/6pK/8/3k2PP/1p6/8/2R5 w - - 8 47

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 g6
  2. 2.g3 Bg7
  3. 3.Bg2 Nf6
  4. 4.Nf3 O-O
  5. 5.O-O c6
  6. 6.d4 d5
  7. 7.cxd5 cxd5
  8. 8.Nc3 Ne4
  9. 9.Qb3 Nc6
  10. 10.Be3 Na5
  11. 11.Qd1 Nxc3
  12. 12.bxc3 b6
  13. 13.Ne5 Ba6
  14. 14.Re1 Rc8
  15. 15.Bd2 e6
  16. 16.e4 Bb7
  17. 17.exd5 Bxd5
  18. 18.Bxd5 Qxd5
  19. 19.Qe2 Rfd8
  20. 20.Ng4 Nc4
  21. 21.Bh6 f5
  22. 22.Bxg7 Kxg7
  23. 23.Ne3 Nxe3
  24. 24.Qxe3 Rc6
  25. 25.Rac1 Rdc8
  26. 26.c4 Rxc4
  27. 27.Rxc4 Rxc4
  28. 28.Qxe6 Qxe6
  29. 29.Rxe6 Kf7
  30. 30.Re3 Rxd4
  31. 31.Ra3 a5
  32. 32.Rc3 Ke6
  33. 33.Kg2 Kd6
  34. 34.h4 Ra4
  35. 35.Rc2 b5
  36. 36.Kf3 b4
  37. 37.Ke3 Kd5
  38. 38.f3 Ra3+
  39. 39.Kf4 a4
  40. 40.g4 fxg4
  41. 41.fxg4 b3
  42. 42.axb3 axb3
  43. 43.Rc7 Ra4+
  44. 44.Kg5 Rb4
  45. 45.Rc1 Kd4
  46. 46.Kh6 Rb7

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