Vasily Smyslov vs Garry Kasparov

Candidats final · 1984 · Tarrasch Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Vasily Smyslov
Black Garry Kasparov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Candidats final
Site Vilnius
Round 2
Date 1984.00.00
Opening Tarrasch Defense (D34)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

7k/6p1/1p1N4/r3n1Pn/8/7P/7K/4R2B b - - 4 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.Nf3 c5
  3. 3.c4 e6
  4. 4.cxd5 exd5
  5. 5.g3 Nf6
  6. 6.Bg2 Be7
  7. 7.O-O O-O
  8. 8.Nc3 Nc6
  9. 9.Bg5 cxd4
  10. 10.Nxd4 h6
  11. 11.Be3 Re8
  12. 12.a3 Be6
  13. 13.Kh1 Qd7
  14. 14.Nxe6 fxe6
  15. 15.f4 Red8
  16. 16.Bg1 Rac8
  17. 17.Qa4 Kh8
  18. 18.Rad1 Qe8
  19. 19.e4 d4
  20. 20.Ne2 Bc5
  21. 21.Qb5 Bb6
  22. 22.h3 e5
  23. 23.fxe5 Nxe5
  24. 24.Qxe8+ Rxe8
  25. 25.Nxd4 Nc4
  26. 26.e5 Rxe5
  27. 27.Bxb7 Rc7
  28. 28.Rc1 Nxb2
  29. 29.Rxc7 Bxc7
  30. 30.Nc6 Re2
  31. 31.Nd4 Re5
  32. 32.Nf5 Bb6
  33. 33.Nxh6 Ra5
  34. 34.Bxb6 axb6
  35. 35.Nf5 Rxa3
  36. 36.Kh2 Nc4
  37. 37.g4 Ra7
  38. 38.Bh1 Ne5
  39. 39.g5 Nh5
  40. 40.Re1 Ra5
  41. 41.Nd6

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