Vasily Smyslov vs Samuel Reshevsky

Candidats Tournament · 1953 · English Opening · 1-0 in 56 moves

The Game

White Vasily Smyslov
Black Samuel Reshevsky
Result 1-0
Event Candidats Tournament
Site Zuerich
Round 25
Date 1953.00.00
Opening English Opening (A17)
Moves 56
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/6p1/1p3kB1/p4P2/5P2/1P6/1r5P/4R2K b - - 2 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 Bb4
  4. 4.g3 b6
  5. 5.Bg2 Bb7
  6. 6.O-O O-O
  7. 7.Qb3 Bxc3
  8. 8.Qxc3 d6
  9. 9.b3 Qe7
  10. 10.Bb2 c5
  11. 11.d4 Nbd7
  12. 12.Rad1 Be4
  13. 13.dxc5 Nxc5
  14. 14.Qe3 e5
  15. 15.Bh3 a5
  16. 16.Nh4 Rfe8
  17. 17.f3 Bg6
  18. 18.Rd2 Rad8
  19. 19.Rfd1 Qc7
  20. 20.Nxg6 hxg6
  21. 21.Bg2 Nh5
  22. 22.Qc3 Nf6
  23. 23.e4 Nh5
  24. 24.Qe3 Nf6
  25. 25.Bh3 Nh7
  26. 26.Re2 Nf6
  27. 27.Rf1 Nh5
  28. 28.Bg2 Qe7
  29. 29.Bc1 Qc7
  30. 30.Rd1 Kh7
  31. 31.Qf2 Nf6
  32. 32.Be3 Nh5
  33. 33.Rc2 f5
  34. 34.exf5 gxf5
  35. 35.g4 Nf4
  36. 36.Bxf4 exf4
  37. 37.Qh4+ Kg8
  38. 38.gxf5 d5
  39. 39.cxd5 Qe5
  40. 40.Rcd2 Rd6
  41. 41.Rd4 Qe3+
  42. 42.Kh1 Re5
  43. 43.Qxf4 Qxf4
  44. 44.Rxf4 Re2
  45. 45.Rg4 Kf8
  46. 46.Rg6 Nb7
  47. 47.Re6 Rxa2
  48. 48.f4 Rb2
  49. 49.Rde1 Rxe6
  50. 50.dxe6 Nd6
  51. 51.e7+ Kf7
  52. 52.Bd5+ Ke8
  53. 53.Bc6+ Kf7
  54. 54.e8=Q+ Nxe8
  55. 55.Bxe8+ Kf6
  56. 56.Bg6

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