Vasily Smyslov vs Svetozar Gligoric

The Game

White	Vasily Smyslov
Black	Svetozar Gligoric
Result	1/2-1/2
Event	Portoroz/Ljubljana
Site	Ljubljana
Round	5
Date	1985.00.00
Opening	Ruy Lopez, Closed (C92)
Moves	44

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Final Position

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

rB6/PR6/5kp1/7p/4p2P/r7/5PPK/8 w - - 3 45

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 e5
2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
3. 3.Bb5 a6
4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
5. 5.O-O Be7
6. 6.Re1 b5
7. 7.Bb3 d6
8. 8.c3 O-O
9. 9.h3 Bb7
10. 10.d4 Re8
11. 11.Nbd2 Bf8
12. 12.Bc2 g6
13. 13.a3 Bg7
14. 14.Nb3 a5
15. 15.d5 a4
16. 16.dxc6 axb3
17. 17.cxb7 bxc2
18. 18.Qd3 Rb8
19. 19.Qxb5 d5
20. 20.exd5 Qxd5
21. 21.Qxd5 Nxd5
22. 22.Re2 Rxb7
23. 23.Rxc2 e4
24. 24.Nd4 c5
25. 25.Ne2 f5
26. 26.Nf4 Nb6
27. 27.a4 Nc4
28. 28.a5 Ne5
29. 29.Be3 Bf8
30. 30.a6 Rd7
31. 31.b4 cxb4
32. 32.cxb4 Bxb4
33. 33.a7 Ra8
34. 34.Rb2 Bd6
35. 35.Nd5 Kf7
36. 36.Rab1 Nc4
37. 37.Nb6 Nxb6
38. 38.Rxb6 f4
39. 39.Rxd6 Rxd6
40. 40.Rb7+ Ke6
41. 41.Bxf4 Ra6
42. 42.Bb8 h5
43. 43.h4 Ra3
44. 44.Kh2 Kf6

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