Vasily Smyslov vs Viktor Korchnoi

URS-ch27 · 1960 · Grünfeld Defense · 0-1 in 54 moves

The Game

White Vasily Smyslov
Black Viktor Korchnoi
Result 0-1
Event URS-ch27
Site Leningrad
Round 5
Date 1960.00.00
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D79)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/5p2/4p1p1/4P2p/4P2P/3k1KP1/8/8 w - - 6 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.g3 c6
  4. 4.Bg2 d5
  5. 5.cxd5 cxd5
  6. 6.Nf3 Bg7
  7. 7.O-O O-O
  8. 8.Nc3 Nc6
  9. 9.Ne5 e6
  10. 10.Nxc6 bxc6
  11. 11.Bf4 Nd7
  12. 12.Na4 Ba6
  13. 13.Rc1 Qa5
  14. 14.b3 Rfc8
  15. 15.Bd6 Bb5
  16. 16.Nc3 Qb6
  17. 17.Bc5 Nxc5
  18. 18.dxc5 Qxc5
  19. 19.Nxd5 Qa3
  20. 20.Nc3 Bxc3
  21. 21.Rxc3 Qxa2
  22. 22.Bf3 Rd8
  23. 23.Qc1 Rac8
  24. 24.Qe3 Qd2
  25. 25.Qc5 Qd4
  26. 26.Rfc1 Qxc5
  27. 27.Rxc5 a6
  28. 28.Kg2 Kf8
  29. 29.R1c3 Ke7
  30. 30.e4 Kd6
  31. 31.e5+ Kc7
  32. 32.Re3 Kb6
  33. 33.Rcc3 Rd2
  34. 34.Re4 Rcd8
  35. 35.Rf4 R8d7
  36. 36.h4 R2d4
  37. 37.Be4 c5
  38. 38.Kh3 a5
  39. 39.Kg4 h6
  40. 40.f3 Bc6
  41. 41.Re3 Bxe4
  42. 42.fxe4 a4
  43. 43.bxa4 c4
  44. 44.Rf1 Rd3
  45. 45.Kf3 Ka5
  46. 46.Rxd3 cxd3
  47. 47.Ke3 d2
  48. 48.Rd1 Kxa4
  49. 49.Rxd2 Rxd2
  50. 50.Kxd2 Kb3
  51. 51.Kd3 h5
  52. 52.Ke2 Kc2
  53. 53.Ke3 Kc3
  54. 54.Kf3 Kd3

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