Vasily Smyslov vs Herman Grooten

Tilburg · 1992 · Modern Benoni · 1-0 in 63 moves

The Game

White Vasily Smyslov
Black Herman Grooten
Result 1-0
Event Tilburg
Site Tilburg
Round 1
Date 1992.00.00
Opening Modern Benoni (A63)
Moves 63
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

b7/P7/3k1P2/3p4/3K4/1B6/8/8 b - - 0 63

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.g3 c5
  4. 4.d5 exd5
  5. 5.cxd5 d6
  6. 6.Bg2 g6
  7. 7.Nf3 Bg7
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.Nc3 a6
  10. 10.a4 Nbd7
  11. 11.Bf4 Qe7
  12. 12.Qd2 Ng4
  13. 13.h3 Nge5
  14. 14.Nxe5 Nxe5
  15. 15.a5 Bd7
  16. 16.Rfb1 Rab8
  17. 17.Bh6 Nc4
  18. 18.Qf4 Bxh6
  19. 19.Qxh6 b5
  20. 20.axb6 Rxb6
  21. 21.b3 Ne5
  22. 22.Qe3 Rfb8
  23. 23.Nd1 g5
  24. 24.Qc3 Qf6
  25. 25.Qc1 h6
  26. 26.Ne3 Bc8
  27. 27.Qc2 Rb4
  28. 28.Ra4 Rxa4
  29. 29.bxa4 Rxb1+
  30. 30.Qxb1 Bd7
  31. 31.Qb8+ Kg7
  32. 32.a5 Qg6
  33. 33.g4 h5
  34. 34.gxh5 Qf6
  35. 35.Qb7 g4
  36. 36.hxg4 Nxg4
  37. 37.Nxg4 Bxg4
  38. 38.Qxa6 Bxh5
  39. 39.e3 Qg6
  40. 40.Qf1 Bf3
  41. 41.a6 Bxd5
  42. 42.a7 Ba8
  43. 43.f3 Kf8
  44. 44.Qa1 Ke7
  45. 45.e4 Qh6
  46. 46.Qc3 f5
  47. 47.exf5 Qf6
  48. 48.Qe3+ Kd7
  49. 49.Kh2 c4
  50. 50.f4 d5
  51. 51.Bh3 Kc7
  52. 52.Qc5+ Qc6
  53. 53.Qxc6+ Bxc6
  54. 54.f6 Kd6
  55. 55.Kg3 c3
  56. 56.Bf5 c2
  57. 57.Bxc2 Ke6
  58. 58.Kf2 Kxf6
  59. 59.Ke3 Ke6
  60. 60.Kd4 Kd6
  61. 61.Bb3 Bb7
  62. 62.f5 Ba8
  63. 63.f6

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