Vasily Smyslov vs Alexander Morozevich

FIDE-Wch k.o. · 1997 · Slav Defense · 0-1 in 63 moves

The Game

White Vasily Smyslov
Black Alexander Morozevich
Result 0-1
Event FIDE-Wch k.o.
Site Groningen
Round 1.1
Date 1997.12.09
Opening Slav Defense (D12)
Moves 63
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/RP6/1r5p/8/4p1p1/2K4k/8/8 w - - 2 64

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.c4 c6
  4. 4.e3 Bf5
  5. 5.Qb3 Qc7
  6. 6.cxd5 cxd5
  7. 7.Bb5+ Nc6
  8. 8.Bd2 e6
  9. 9.O-O Bd6
  10. 10.Bb4 O-O
  11. 11.Bxd6 Qxd6
  12. 12.Nbd2 Rfc8
  13. 13.Rfc1 Rab8
  14. 14.Qa4 Nd7
  15. 15.Bxc6 bxc6
  16. 16.Nb3 Rc7
  17. 17.Qa5 f6
  18. 18.Qd2 Be4
  19. 19.Ne1 c5
  20. 20.f3 Bg6
  21. 21.dxc5 Nxc5
  22. 22.Nxc5 Rxc5
  23. 23.Rxc5 Qxc5
  24. 24.Rc1 Qb5
  25. 25.b3 Qa6
  26. 26.Kf2 h6
  27. 27.Rc5 Qd6
  28. 28.Qa5 Rb7
  29. 29.h3 Kh7
  30. 30.Nc2 Rb6
  31. 31.Qc3 e5
  32. 32.b4 Qd7
  33. 33.a3 Qa4
  34. 34.Ne1 Qd1
  35. 35.Qc1 Qb3
  36. 36.Ra5 Qa2+
  37. 37.Kg3 Rb7
  38. 38.Qc6 Rf7
  39. 39.Rxd5 Qxa3
  40. 40.Nc2 Qc1
  41. 41.Rc5 Qd2
  42. 42.e4 f5
  43. 43.Qa8 fxe4
  44. 44.Rc8 Bf5
  45. 45.Rh8+ Kg6
  46. 46.Qc6+ Kh5
  47. 47.Qe8 Bg6
  48. 48.Qd8 Qxd8
  49. 49.Rxd8 exf3
  50. 50.Ne3 fxg2
  51. 51.Nxg2 Be4
  52. 52.Re8 Rf5
  53. 53.Kh2 Bxg2
  54. 54.Kxg2 Kh4
  55. 55.b5 Rg5+
  56. 56.Kf2 Kxh3
  57. 57.Re7 Rf5+
  58. 58.Ke3 g5
  59. 59.Rxa7 e4
  60. 60.b6 Rb5
  61. 61.b7 Rb4
  62. 62.Kd2 g4
  63. 63.Kc3 Rb6

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