Vasily Smyslov vs Paul Keres

Candidats Tournament · 1953 · Queen's Gambit Accepted · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Vasily Smyslov
Black Paul Keres
Result 1-0
Event Candidats Tournament
Site Zuerich
Round 9
Date 1953.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Accepted (D29)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3Q3R/5pp1/6k1/p1q4p/2p4P/2P2P2/P4P2/6K1 b - - 0 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 dxc4
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 e6
  5. 5.Bxc4 c5
  6. 6.O-O a6
  7. 7.Qe2 b5
  8. 8.Bb3 Bb7
  9. 9.Rd1 Nbd7
  10. 10.Nc3 Be7
  11. 11.e4 b4
  12. 12.e5 bxc3
  13. 13.exf6 Bxf6
  14. 14.d5 e5
  15. 15.bxc3 O-O
  16. 16.Nd2 Be7
  17. 17.Nc4 a5
  18. 18.Nxe5 Nxe5
  19. 19.Qxe5 Bf6
  20. 20.Qg3 c4
  21. 21.Ba4 Qe7
  22. 22.Bf4 Rfd8
  23. 23.d6 Qe4
  24. 24.Re1 Qf5
  25. 25.d7 h5
  26. 26.Re8+ Kh7
  27. 27.h4 Ra6
  28. 28.Bg5 Rxd7
  29. 29.Bxd7 Qxd7
  30. 30.Rae1 Rd6
  31. 31.Bxf6 Rxf6
  32. 32.Qb8 Rf5
  33. 33.Rh8+ Kg6
  34. 34.Rd8 Qb5
  35. 35.Rd6+ Kh7
  36. 36.Rd8 Qc5
  37. 37.Re3 Bd5
  38. 38.Rh8+ Kg6
  39. 39.Qd8 Bf3
  40. 40.Rxf3 Rxf3
  41. 41.gxf3

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