Vasily Smyslov vs Svetozar Gligoric

Candidats Tournament · 1959 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 59 moves

The Game

White Vasily Smyslov
Black Svetozar Gligoric
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Candidats Tournament
Site Bled/Zagreb/Belgrade
Round 12
Date 1959.00.00
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E56)
Moves 59
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Final Position

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

8/3r1ppk/3B3p/R3P3/4q2n/P2n2Q1/7P/5R1K w - - 8 60

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.e3 c5
  5. 5.Nf3 d5
  6. 6.a3 Bxc3+
  7. 7.bxc3 O-O
  8. 8.cxd5 exd5
  9. 9.Bd3 Nc6
  10. 10.O-O Bg4
  11. 11.Qe1 Bxf3
  12. 12.gxf3 Re8
  13. 13.Qd1 Nh5
  14. 14.Kh1 Qh4
  15. 15.dxc5 Ne5
  16. 16.Be2 Nf6
  17. 17.Rg1 Qxf2
  18. 18.Rb1 Rad8
  19. 19.Rg2 Qh4
  20. 20.Qg1 Ng6
  21. 21.Rxb7 Qh3
  22. 22.Rxa7 Rb8
  23. 23.c6 Rb1
  24. 24.c7 Qe6
  25. 25.Bd3 Rb3
  26. 26.Ba6 Rxc3
  27. 27.Bb2 Rxc7
  28. 28.Rxc7 Qxa6
  29. 29.Qc1 d4
  30. 30.Bxd4 Nd5
  31. 31.Rc6 Qa8
  32. 32.e4 Ndf4
  33. 33.Rgc2 Nd3
  34. 34.Qe3 Ndf4
  35. 35.Bb2 Ne6
  36. 36.Rc1 Ngf4
  37. 37.R6c2 h6
  38. 38.Be5 Ng6
  39. 39.Bg3 Ng5
  40. 40.Qd3 Ne6
  41. 41.Qd7 Ngf8
  42. 42.Qc6 Qd8
  43. 43.Rc3 Re7
  44. 44.Bd6 Rd7
  45. 45.e5 Qg5
  46. 46.Qe4 Ng6
  47. 47.Rg1 Qd2
  48. 48.Rc2 Qa5
  49. 49.Rc8+ Kh7
  50. 50.Qc6 Qa7
  51. 51.Rf1 Nef4
  52. 52.Ra8 Qe3
  53. 53.Qc8 Nh4
  54. 54.Qc2+ Nd3
  55. 55.Ra5 Nxf3
  56. 56.Qg2 Nh4
  57. 57.Qg3 Qe4+
  58. 58.Kg1 Qd4+
  59. 59.Kh1 Qe4+

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