Vasily Smyslov vs Tigran Petrosian

Bucharest · 1953 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 20 moves

The Game

White Vasily Smyslov
Black Tigran Petrosian
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Bucharest
Site Bucharest
Round 5
Date 1953.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D56)
Moves 20
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Final Position

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

2r3k1/p1r1qpp1/1p2pn1p/2P5/8/Q3PN2/PP3PPP/2R2RK1 w - - 1 21

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bg5 Be7
  5. 5.e3 O-O
  6. 6.Nf3 h6
  7. 7.Bh4 Ne4
  8. 8.Bxe7 Qxe7
  9. 9.Qc2 Nxc3
  10. 10.Qxc3 c6
  11. 11.Nd2 Nd7
  12. 12.Be2 dxc4
  13. 13.Nxc4 b6
  14. 14.O-O Bb7
  15. 15.Bf3 Nf6
  16. 16.Ne5 Rac8
  17. 17.Rac1 c5
  18. 18.Qa3 Bxf3
  19. 19.Nxf3 Rc7
  20. 20.dxc5 Rfc8

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