Vasily Smyslov vs Oleg Nikolenko

Cappelle op · 1995 · French, Classical · 1-0 in 63 moves

The Game

White Vasily Smyslov
Black Oleg Nikolenko
Result 1-0
Event Cappelle op
Site Cappelle la Grande
Round 3
Date 1995.00.00
Opening French, Classical (C14)
Moves 63
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5k2/R7/P7/7K/8/6P1/r7/8 b - - 0 63

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bg5 Be7
  5. 5.e5 Nfd7
  6. 6.Bxe7 Qxe7
  7. 7.f4 O-O
  8. 8.Nf3 c5
  9. 9.dxc5 Nc6
  10. 10.Qd2 Qxc5
  11. 11.a3 Nb6
  12. 12.b4 Qe7
  13. 13.Bd3 Bd7
  14. 14.O-O Rac8
  15. 15.Nb5 f6
  16. 16.Qe3 Qd8
  17. 17.exf6 Rxf6
  18. 18.Nd6 Rb8
  19. 19.Ng5 g6
  20. 20.c4 dxc4
  21. 21.Nxc4 Nd5
  22. 22.Qg3 Qe7
  23. 23.Ne4 Rff8
  24. 24.Rae1 Rbd8
  25. 25.Ng5 Qg7
  26. 26.b5 Nd4
  27. 27.Ne5 Be8
  28. 28.Re4 Nc7
  29. 29.a4 h6
  30. 30.Ngf3 Nxf3+
  31. 31.Rxf3 Nd5
  32. 32.Re1 Ne7
  33. 33.Bc4 Nd5
  34. 34.Qg4 Rf5
  35. 35.Bd3 Rf6
  36. 36.Qg3 h5
  37. 37.Qf2 a6
  38. 38.bxa6 bxa6
  39. 39.a5 Ra8
  40. 40.Rc1 Qf8
  41. 41.g3 Qb4
  42. 42.Qc5 Qxc5+
  43. 43.Rxc5 Kg7
  44. 44.Bc4 Rf8
  45. 45.Rb3 Ra7
  46. 46.Rb8 Bf7
  47. 47.Rxf8 Kxf8
  48. 48.Nxf7 Kxf7
  49. 49.Bxd5 exd5
  50. 50.Rxd5 Ke6
  51. 51.Rg5 Kf6
  52. 52.Rc5 Rd7
  53. 53.Rc6+ Kf5
  54. 54.Kg2 Rd2+
  55. 55.Kh3 Ra2
  56. 56.Rxa6 g5
  57. 57.fxg5 Kxg5
  58. 58.Ra8 Kg6
  59. 59.a6 Kg7
  60. 60.Kh4 Rxh2+
  61. 61.Kg5 Ra2
  62. 62.Ra7+ Kf8
  63. 63.Kxh5

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