Vasily Smyslov vs Samuel Reshevsky

Belgrade URS-World · 1970 · English Opening · 1-0 in 63 moves

The Game

White Vasily Smyslov
Black Samuel Reshevsky
Result 1-0
Event Belgrade URS-World
Site Belgrade
Round 2.6
Date 1970.00.00
Opening English Opening (A17)
Moves 63
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5Bk1/1p1K2P1/p2P4/P1Pb4/1P2R3/5P2/5r2 b - - 0 63

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 b6
  4. 4.e4 Bb7
  5. 5.d3 d6
  6. 6.g3 Be7
  7. 7.Bg2 O-O
  8. 8.O-O c5
  9. 9.h3 Nc6
  10. 10.d4 cxd4
  11. 11.Nxd4 Rc8
  12. 12.Nxc6 Bxc6
  13. 13.Bf4 Qc7
  14. 14.Qe2 a6
  15. 15.Rac1 Rfd8
  16. 16.Rfd1 Qa7
  17. 17.a4 e5
  18. 18.Bg5 a5
  19. 19.Nb5 Qb8
  20. 20.h4 h6
  21. 21.Bxf6 Bxf6
  22. 22.Nc3 Be7
  23. 23.Bh3 Rc7
  24. 24.Rd3 Bb7
  25. 25.b3 Bc6
  26. 26.Rcd1 Bf8
  27. 27.Qe3 Qb7
  28. 28.Kh2 Kh8
  29. 29.h5 Kg8
  30. 30.Bf5 Qb8
  31. 31.Qf3 Re7
  32. 32.Qg4 Qc7
  33. 33.Rf3 Ree8
  34. 34.Rc1 Re7
  35. 35.Nd5 Bxd5
  36. 36.exd5 e4
  37. 37.Bxe4 Re5
  38. 38.Bd3 Rde8
  39. 39.Kg2 Qe7
  40. 40.Rf5 Re1
  41. 41.Rxe1 Qxe1
  42. 42.Rf3 Qe7
  43. 43.Qf5 g6
  44. 44.hxg6 f6
  45. 45.Qxf6 Bg7
  46. 46.Qf7+ Kh8
  47. 47.Qxe7 Rxe7
  48. 48.Rf4 Kg8
  49. 49.Rh4 Re5
  50. 50.Kf3 h5
  51. 51.Rf4 Re8
  52. 52.Bf5 Bf6
  53. 53.Bd7 Rf8
  54. 54.Rf5 h4
  55. 55.gxh4 Bxh4
  56. 56.Be6+ Kg7
  57. 57.Bf7 Rh8
  58. 58.Kg4 Bf6
  59. 59.Rf3 Rh1
  60. 60.Kf5 Re1
  61. 61.Re3 Rf1
  62. 62.Ke6 Bd4
  63. 63.Kxd6

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