Vasily Smyslov vs Wolfgang Gergs

Wch Seniors · 1991 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 42 moves

The Game

White Vasily Smyslov
Black Wolfgang Gergs
Result 1-0
Event Wch Seniors
Site Bad Woerishofen
Round 3
Date 1991.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D30)
Moves 42
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4qr1k/1p2r1p1/p1p1p1R1/P1PpPp1b/1P1K1P1Q/4PN1P/8/6R1 b - - 1 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 e6
  5. 5.Nbd2 Nbd7
  6. 6.b3 Bd6
  7. 7.Bb2 Qe7
  8. 8.Ne5 Ba3
  9. 9.Bxa3 Qxa3
  10. 10.Bd3 Nxe5
  11. 11.dxe5 Nd7
  12. 12.f4 f5
  13. 13.O-O Nc5
  14. 14.Nf3 O-O
  15. 15.Nd4 Nxd3
  16. 16.Qxd3 Bd7
  17. 17.Rfd1 Rfd8
  18. 18.Qc3 Qe7
  19. 19.c5 Be8
  20. 20.b4 a6
  21. 21.a4 Rdc8
  22. 22.Rdc1 Rc7
  23. 23.h3 h5
  24. 24.Nf3 Rac8
  25. 25.Ng5 Bg6
  26. 26.Kf2 Kf8
  27. 27.Rg1 Rb8
  28. 28.Qd4 Rcc8
  29. 29.g4 Kg8
  30. 30.a5 Rf8
  31. 31.Ke1 Rbd8
  32. 32.Ra2 Kh8
  33. 33.Rag2 Rg8
  34. 34.Kd2 Rd7
  35. 35.Kc3 Rdd8
  36. 36.Qd1 Qe8
  37. 37.Kd4 Rd7
  38. 38.Qe1 Rc7
  39. 39.Qh4 Re7
  40. 40.Nf3 Rf8
  41. 41.gxh5 Bxh5
  42. 42.Rg6

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