Vasily Smyslov vs Robert Fontaine

Cannes mT · 1996 · Queen's Gambit Accepted · 1-0 in 36 moves

The Game

White Vasily Smyslov
Black Robert Fontaine
Result 1-0
Event Cannes mT
Site Cannes
Round 6
Date 1996.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Accepted (D20)
Moves 36
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5r1r/p3knR1/1p1b4/2p5/2B4p/P3B2P/1P6/2K2R2 b - - 3 36

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 dxc4
  3. 3.e4 Nc6
  4. 4.Nf3 Bg4
  5. 5.d5 Ne5
  6. 6.Bf4 Ng6
  7. 7.Be3 Nf6
  8. 8.Nc3 e6
  9. 9.Qa4+ Qd7
  10. 10.Qxd7+ Nxd7
  11. 11.Bxc4 exd5
  12. 12.Nxd5 Bd6
  13. 13.Nd4 c6
  14. 14.Nc3 Nde5
  15. 15.Bf1 Bd7
  16. 16.h3 f6
  17. 17.O-O-O Bc5
  18. 18.f4 Nf7
  19. 19.g3 h5
  20. 20.Na4 Bd6
  21. 21.f5 Nge5
  22. 22.Ne6 Ke7
  23. 23.Nac5 Bxe6
  24. 24.Nxe6 b6
  25. 25.Be2 Rh7
  26. 26.a3 h4
  27. 27.g4 c5
  28. 28.g5 g6
  29. 29.Rhg1 gxf5
  30. 30.exf5 fxg5
  31. 31.Nxg5 Rhh8
  32. 32.f6+ Kxf6
  33. 33.Rdf1+ Ke7
  34. 34.Nxf7 Nxf7
  35. 35.Rg7 Raf8
  36. 36.Bc4

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