Vasily Smyslov vs Svetozar Gligoric

Belgrade-Moscow · 1998 · Ruy Lopez, Exchange · 1/2-1/2 in 30 moves

The Game

White Vasily Smyslov
Black Svetozar Gligoric
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Belgrade-Moscow
Site Belgrade
Round 1
Date 1998.01.28
Opening Ruy Lopez, Exchange (C68)
Moves 30
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Final Position

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

8/1p4Bp/p1p5/P4b2/5P1k/1PP5/3K4/8 w - - 0 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Bxc6 dxc6
  5. 5.d4 exd4
  6. 6.Qxd4 Qxd4
  7. 7.Nxd4 Bd6
  8. 8.Nc3 Ne7
  9. 9.Be3 O-O
  10. 10.O-O-O f5
  11. 11.f3 fxe4
  12. 12.Nxe4 Nd5
  13. 13.Bf2 Nf4
  14. 14.Nxd6 cxd6
  15. 15.Bg3 Nxg2
  16. 16.Bxd6 Re8
  17. 17.h4 Ne3
  18. 18.Rde1 Bd7
  19. 19.b3 Nf5
  20. 20.Nxf5 Bxf5
  21. 21.Re5 Rxe5
  22. 22.Bxe5 Re8
  23. 23.f4 Re6
  24. 24.Rg1 Rg6
  25. 25.Rxg6 Bxg6
  26. 26.Kd2 Kf7
  27. 27.a4 Bf5
  28. 28.a5 Kg6
  29. 29.c3 Kh5
  30. 30.Bxg7 Kxh4

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