Vasily Smyslov vs Yehuda Gruenfeld

Rishon Le Ziyyon · 1993 · Sicilian, Alapin · 1/2-1/2 in 27 moves

The Game

White Vasily Smyslov
Black Yehuda Gruenfeld
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Rishon Le Ziyyon
Site Rishon Le Ziyyon
Round 1
Date 1993.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Alapin (B22)
Moves 27
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Final Position

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

2r5/pk4pp/2p1p3/3n1p2/3P4/8/PP1BKPPP/2R5 b - - 1 27

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.c3 Nf6
  3. 3.e5 Nd5
  4. 4.Nf3 Nc6
  5. 5.Bc4 Nb6
  6. 6.Be2 d6
  7. 7.exd6 Qxd6
  8. 8.d4 cxd4
  9. 9.Nxd4 Nxd4
  10. 10.Qxd4 Qxd4
  11. 11.cxd4 Bd7
  12. 12.Bf3 Bc6
  13. 13.Bxc6+ bxc6
  14. 14.Nc3 O-O-O
  15. 15.Be3 e6
  16. 16.Ke2 Be7
  17. 17.Rac1 Kb7
  18. 18.Rhd1 Rd7
  19. 19.Ne4 Rhd8
  20. 20.Rd2 Nd5
  21. 21.Rd3 f5
  22. 22.Rb3+ Ka8
  23. 23.Nc5 Bxc5
  24. 24.Rxc5 Rc8
  25. 25.Bd2 Rb7
  26. 26.Rxb7 Kxb7
  27. 27.Rc1

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