Vasily Smyslov vs Efim Geller

URS-ch22 playoff-1pl · 1955 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 24 moves

The Game

White Vasily Smyslov
Black Efim Geller
Result 1/2-1/2
Event URS-ch22 playoff-1pl
Site Moscow
Round 1
Date 1955.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D53)
Moves 24
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Final Position

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

2r5/p3kppp/1p2b3/8/4B3/P4P2/1PR2KPP/8 w - - 2 25

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Bg5 Be7
  5. 5.e3 O-O
  6. 6.cxd5 Nxd5
  7. 7.Bxe7 Qxe7
  8. 8.Nxd5 exd5
  9. 9.Bd3 c5
  10. 10.Ne2 Nc6
  11. 11.dxc5 d4
  12. 12.exd4 Nxd4
  13. 13.O-O Bg4
  14. 14.f3 Nxe2+
  15. 15.Qxe2 Qxc5+
  16. 16.Qf2 Qxf2+
  17. 17.Rxf2 Be6
  18. 18.Be4 Rab8
  19. 19.Rd2 Rfd8
  20. 20.Rad1 Rxd2
  21. 21.Rxd2 Kf8
  22. 22.a3 Ke7
  23. 23.Kf2 b6
  24. 24.Rc2 Rc8

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