Vasily Smyslov vs Miguel Najdorf

Candidats Tournament · 1950 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 40 moves

The Game

White Vasily Smyslov
Black Miguel Najdorf
Result 1-0
Event Candidats Tournament
Site Budapest
Round 9
Date 1950.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B92)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1B6/5p1p/2b1k3/8/2P1K3/5P2/6PP/8 w - - 5 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Be2 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be6
  8. 8.O-O Nbd7
  9. 9.Be3 Be7
  10. 10.f3 Nb6
  11. 11.Bf2 Qc7
  12. 12.a4 Nc4
  13. 13.Bxc4 Bxc4
  14. 14.Re1 O-O
  15. 15.Nd2 Be6
  16. 16.Nf1 Qc6
  17. 17.Ne3 b5
  18. 18.Qd3 Bd7
  19. 19.axb5 axb5
  20. 20.Ned5 Nxd5
  21. 21.Nxd5 Bf6
  22. 22.Qd2 Rxa1
  23. 23.Rxa1 Ra8
  24. 24.Nxf6+ gxf6
  25. 25.Rxa8+ Qxa8
  26. 26.Bh4 Qa7+
  27. 27.Kf1 Qd4
  28. 28.Qxd4 exd4
  29. 29.Bxf6 Be6
  30. 30.Bxd4 d5
  31. 31.exd5 Bxd5
  32. 32.Ke2 Kf8
  33. 33.b3 Ke7
  34. 34.Bc5+ Ke6
  35. 35.Kd3 Ke5
  36. 36.Ba7 Be6
  37. 37.c4 bxc4+
  38. 38.bxc4 Bd7
  39. 39.Bb8+ Ke6
  40. 40.Ke4 Bc6+

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