Vasily Smyslov vs Ratmir D Kholmov

RUS-ch · 1995 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1/2-1/2 in 89 moves

The Game

White Vasily Smyslov
Black Ratmir D Kholmov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event RUS-ch
Site Elista
Round 3
Date 1995.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C88)
Moves 89
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Final Position

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

8/3B4/3b1p2/p5p1/4k1P1/8/1K6/8 b - - 1 89

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.a4 Bb7
  9. 9.d3 d6
  10. 10.Bd2 b4
  11. 11.a5 Rb8
  12. 12.c3 bxc3
  13. 13.bxc3 Na7
  14. 14.Na3 h6
  15. 15.Nc4 Bc8
  16. 16.Ne3 Be6
  17. 17.Bc2 c5
  18. 18.d4 Qc7
  19. 19.d5 Bd7
  20. 20.c4 g6
  21. 21.h3 Kg7
  22. 22.Qc1 Rh8
  23. 23.Qa3 Nh7
  24. 24.Bc3 Rhe8
  25. 25.Ng4 Bf8
  26. 26.Rab1 Bxg4
  27. 27.hxg4 Rxb1
  28. 28.Rxb1 Rb8
  29. 29.Re1 Be7
  30. 30.g3 Nf6
  31. 31.Nh2 Qc8
  32. 32.Bd1 Rb1
  33. 33.Qa4 Ne8
  34. 34.Qc2 Qb8
  35. 35.Nf1 Bf6
  36. 36.Nd2 Rb7
  37. 37.Kg2 Nc8
  38. 38.Qd3 Ne7
  39. 39.Ba4 Kf8
  40. 40.Rh1 Bg7
  41. 41.Nf3 Nf6
  42. 42.g5 hxg5
  43. 43.Nxg5 Kg8
  44. 44.Nf3 Nh5
  45. 45.Nd2 Qc8
  46. 46.Bd1 Nf6
  47. 47.Qe3 Qe8
  48. 48.Qg5 Nd7
  49. 49.Ba4 Qd8
  50. 50.Qh4 Nf8
  51. 51.f4 f6
  52. 52.fxe5 dxe5
  53. 53.Nb3 Qc7
  54. 54.Rb1 Nc8
  55. 55.Bc6 Rb8
  56. 56.Qh1 Ne6
  57. 57.Qd1 Nd6
  58. 58.Nd2 Nd4
  59. 59.Rxb8+ Qxb8
  60. 60.Qg4 Kh7
  61. 61.Ba4 Bh6
  62. 62.Qd7+ Kh8
  63. 63.Qe7 Qf8
  64. 64.Qxf8+ Bxf8
  65. 65.Bxd4 exd4
  66. 66.Kf3 Be7
  67. 67.Bc2 Kg7
  68. 68.Ba4 Bd8
  69. 69.Nb3 Nxc4
  70. 70.Nxc5 Bxa5
  71. 71.Ne6+ Kf7
  72. 72.Nxd4 Bd8
  73. 73.Nb3 Ke7
  74. 74.Ke2 Kd6
  75. 75.Nd2 Ne5
  76. 76.Bb3 Kc5
  77. 77.Nf3 Nxf3
  78. 78.Kxf3 Bc7
  79. 79.g4 g5
  80. 80.Ke2 Kd4
  81. 81.Bc2 a5
  82. 82.Kd2 Bf4+
  83. 83.Ke2 Kc3
  84. 84.Kd1 Kb4
  85. 85.d6 Bxd6
  86. 86.Kc1 Kc3
  87. 87.Ba4 Kd3
  88. 88.Bd7 Kxe4
  89. 89.Kb2

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