Vasily Smyslov vs Svetozar Gligoric

URS-JUG · 1959 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 29 moves

The Game

White Vasily Smyslov
Black Svetozar Gligoric
Result 1/2-1/2
Event URS-JUG
Site Kiev
Round 2
Date 1959.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez (C77)
Moves 29
Replay this game move by move →

Final Position

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

3r2k1/4qp2/2p1b1pb/1p2p2p/p3P2P/P1PRN1P1/1PB1QP2/5K2 b - - 2 29

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 d6
  5. 5.c3 Nf6
  6. 6.d3 g6
  7. 7.Nbd2 Bg7
  8. 8.Nf1 O-O
  9. 9.Bg5 h6
  10. 10.Bh4 Ne7
  11. 11.Ne3 c6
  12. 12.Bc2 Qc7
  13. 13.d4 Nh5
  14. 14.dxe5 dxe5
  15. 15.Nd2 Nf4
  16. 16.g3 Ne6
  17. 17.Bxe7 Qxe7
  18. 18.h4 h5
  19. 19.Qe2 b5
  20. 20.a3 a5
  21. 21.O-O a4
  22. 22.Rfd1 Nc5
  23. 23.Nf3 Bh6
  24. 24.Ne1 Be6
  25. 25.Nd3 Nxd3
  26. 26.Rxd3 Rfd8
  27. 27.Rad1 Rxd3
  28. 28.Rxd3 Rd8
  29. 29.Kf1

More Vasily Smyslov Games

Go Deeper

Step through this game on the interactive board, where you can also branch off and play your own ideas from any position. See every game between Vasily Smyslov and Svetozar Gligoric, or browse all Vasily Smyslov games in the collection. To find out what the engine thinks of it, paste the moves into Analyze Game and Stockfish will mark every turning point.