Vasily Smyslov vs Paul Keres

Candidats Tournament · 1959 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 0-1 in 59 moves

The Game

White Vasily Smyslov
Black Paul Keres
Result 0-1
Event Candidats Tournament
Site Bled/Zagreb/Belgrade
Round 2
Date 1959.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C99)
Moves 59
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/3p4/p6R/1p2k3/1P1r3p/P5pK/8 w - - 0 60

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.Re1 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 O-O
  8. 8.c3 d6
  9. 9.h3 Na5
  10. 10.Bc2 c5
  11. 11.d4 Qc7
  12. 12.Nbd2 cxd4
  13. 13.cxd4 Bb7
  14. 14.Nf1 Rac8
  15. 15.Bd3 Nd7
  16. 16.Ne3 exd4
  17. 17.Nxd4 Bf6
  18. 18.Ndf5 g6
  19. 19.Nh6+ Kh8
  20. 20.Rb1 Bg7
  21. 21.Nhg4 h5
  22. 22.Nh2 Nc5
  23. 23.Nd5 Bxd5
  24. 24.exd5 Nxd3
  25. 25.Qxd3 Qc2
  26. 26.Rd1 Rfe8
  27. 27.Qxc2 Rxc2
  28. 28.Nf1 Nc4
  29. 29.b3 Nb2
  30. 30.Rd2 Rxd2
  31. 31.Bxd2 Nd3
  32. 32.Ne3 f5
  33. 33.Kf1 Bd4
  34. 34.Nc2 Bxf2
  35. 35.Bc3+ Kg8
  36. 36.Rd1 Nc5
  37. 37.Bd4 Bxd4
  38. 38.Nxd4 Re3
  39. 39.Ne6 Rc3
  40. 40.Ng5 Nd3
  41. 41.Ne6 Kf7
  42. 42.h4 Kf6
  43. 43.Ke2 Nc5
  44. 44.Nxc5 Rxc5
  45. 45.Kf3 g5
  46. 46.hxg5+ Kxg5
  47. 47.Rd3 b4
  48. 48.Rd2 Rc3+
  49. 49.Kf2 h4
  50. 50.Kg1 Kf4
  51. 51.Kh2 Ke4
  52. 52.Rd1 a5
  53. 53.Rd2 f4
  54. 54.Rf2 Rd3
  55. 55.Rc2 Kxd5
  56. 56.Rc8 f3
  57. 57.Rf8 fxg2
  58. 58.Rf5+ Ke4
  59. 59.Rh5 h3

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