Vasily Smyslov vs Viktor Korchnoi

Beersheba · 1990 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 21 moves

The Game

White Vasily Smyslov
Black Viktor Korchnoi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Beersheba
Site Beersheba
Round 5
Date 1990.00.00
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D76)
Moves 21
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Final Position

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

3rr1k1/pp2qp2/1n2b1p1/2p4p/4P3/2N2PP1/PP1R1QBP/3R2K1 b - - 2 21

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 g6
  3. 3.c4 Bg7
  4. 4.g3 O-O
  5. 5.Bg2 d5
  6. 6.cxd5 Nxd5
  7. 7.O-O Nc6
  8. 8.Nc3 Nb6
  9. 9.e3 Re8
  10. 10.Qe2 e5
  11. 11.Nxe5 Nxe5
  12. 12.dxe5 Bxe5
  13. 13.Rd1 Qe7
  14. 14.e4 h5
  15. 15.Be3 Be6
  16. 16.Bd4 Bxd4
  17. 17.Rxd4 c5
  18. 18.Rd2 Rad8
  19. 19.Rad1 Bg4
  20. 20.f3 Be6
  21. 21.Qf2

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