Vasily Smyslov vs Svetozar Gligoric

Hastings6970 · 1969 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Vasily Smyslov
Black Svetozar Gligoric
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Hastings6970
Site Hastings
Round 1
Date 1969.00.00
Opening English Opening (A38)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

8/8/pp1bk1p1/2p5/2PpKP2/1P5P/P7/1N6 w - - 4 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 g6
  2. 2.Nc3 Bg7
  3. 3.g3 c5
  4. 4.Bg2 Nc6
  5. 5.b3 Nf6
  6. 6.Bb2 O-O
  7. 7.Nf3 d6
  8. 8.O-O Bg4
  9. 9.h3 Bd7
  10. 10.e3 Ne4
  11. 11.d4 Nxc3
  12. 12.Bxc3 Rb8
  13. 13.Rc1 Qc8
  14. 14.Kh2 Qc7
  15. 15.Qd2 e5
  16. 16.dxc5 dxc5
  17. 17.Ng5 Rbd8
  18. 18.Qe2 Ne7
  19. 19.Rfd1 Bc6
  20. 20.Bxc6 Qxc6
  21. 21.Rxd8 Rxd8
  22. 22.Rd1 Rd7
  23. 23.Rxd7 Qxd7
  24. 24.Ne4 b6
  25. 25.g4 f6
  26. 26.Bb2 Nc6
  27. 27.Nc3 f5
  28. 28.gxf5 gxf5
  29. 29.Nd5 Qd6
  30. 30.e4 Nd4
  31. 31.Bxd4 exd4+
  32. 32.f4 fxe4
  33. 33.Qxe4 Bf8
  34. 34.Kg3 Qg6+
  35. 35.Qxg6+ hxg6
  36. 36.Kf3 Kf7
  37. 37.Ke4 Ke6
  38. 38.Nc7+ Kd7
  39. 39.Nb5 a6
  40. 40.Na3 Ke6
  41. 41.Nb1 Bd6

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