Vasily Smyslov vs Efim Geller

URS-ch22 · 1955 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Vasily Smyslov
Black Efim Geller
Result 1-0
Event URS-ch22
Site Moscow
Date 1955.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D50)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5k2/3N2p1/p3K2p/2p2P2/8/P7/8 b - - 1 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bg5 c5
  5. 5.cxd5 cxd4
  6. 6.Qxd4 Be7
  7. 7.e4 Nc6
  8. 8.Qd2 Nxe4
  9. 9.Nxe4 exd5
  10. 10.Bxe7 Qxe7
  11. 11.Qxd5 O-O
  12. 12.f3 Nb4
  13. 13.Qd6 Qxd6
  14. 14.Nxd6 Nc2+
  15. 15.Kd2 Nxa1
  16. 16.Bd3 Rd8
  17. 17.Ne4 Rxd3+
  18. 18.Kxd3 b6
  19. 19.Nh3 Bxh3
  20. 20.gxh3 Rd8+
  21. 21.Kc3 f5
  22. 22.Ng3 Rc8+
  23. 23.Kd2 Rc2+
  24. 24.Kd3 Rxb2
  25. 25.Rxa1 Rxh2
  26. 26.Nxf5 Rxh3
  27. 27.Ke4 g6
  28. 28.Nd4 Rh5
  29. 29.Nc6 Rh4+
  30. 30.Ke5 Rh3
  31. 31.f4 Rh5+
  32. 32.Ke4 a6
  33. 33.Rd1 Rh2
  34. 34.Ke5 Rc2
  35. 35.Nb4 Rc5+
  36. 36.Rd5 a5
  37. 37.Rxc5 bxc5
  38. 38.Nd5 Kf7
  39. 39.Nf6 c4
  40. 40.Ne4 h5
  41. 41.Nd6+

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