Vasily Smyslov vs Alexander Shabalov

Tilburg · 1993 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 77 moves

The Game

White Vasily Smyslov
Black Alexander Shabalov
Result 1-0
Event Tilburg
Site Tilburg
Round 1
Date 1993.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D30)
Moves 77
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/7r/5K2/5P1N/6R1/8/7k/8 b - - 0 77

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 e6
  5. 5.Nbd2 c5
  6. 6.b3 Nc6
  7. 7.Bb2 Be7
  8. 8.Bd3 O-O
  9. 9.O-O b6
  10. 10.Qe2 Bb7
  11. 11.Rfd1 Qc7
  12. 12.Rac1 Rad8
  13. 13.dxc5 bxc5
  14. 14.Bxf6 Bxf6
  15. 15.cxd5 exd5
  16. 16.Rxc5 Qd6
  17. 17.Rcc1 Nb4
  18. 18.Nb1 d4
  19. 19.Nxd4 Qd5
  20. 20.Qg4 h5
  21. 21.Qh3 Nxd3
  22. 22.Rxd3 Qg5
  23. 23.Nd2 Qg6
  24. 24.Rdc3 Bxd4
  25. 25.exd4 Rxd4
  26. 26.Nf1 Rfd8
  27. 27.Rg3 Qh6
  28. 28.Re3 Rd1
  29. 29.Re8+ Rxe8
  30. 30.Rxd1 Qg6
  31. 31.Ne3 Re5
  32. 32.Qg3 Qe6
  33. 33.h3 f6
  34. 34.Qg6 Qc8
  35. 35.Qd3 Qc6
  36. 36.Qc4+ Kh7
  37. 37.Qxc6 Bxc6
  38. 38.Rc1 Be4
  39. 39.Rc7 Ra5
  40. 40.f3 Bb1
  41. 41.a4 Ba2
  42. 42.Rb7 Rc5
  43. 43.b4 Re5
  44. 44.Kf2 a5
  45. 45.Rb5 axb4
  46. 46.Rxb4 Ra5
  47. 47.Nc4 Rc5
  48. 48.Nd2 Bf7
  49. 49.Rb7 Be8
  50. 50.Ra7 Rc2
  51. 51.Ke3 h4
  52. 52.a5 Kg6
  53. 53.f4 Kh6
  54. 54.Ra8 Bg6
  55. 55.a6 Kh7
  56. 56.Nf3 Rxg2
  57. 57.f5 Bf7
  58. 58.Rf8 Bd5
  59. 59.Nxh4 Ra2
  60. 60.Ng6 Kh6
  61. 61.h4 Kh5
  62. 62.Nf4+ Kxh4
  63. 63.Nxd5 Rxa6
  64. 64.Rg8 Kg4
  65. 65.Ne7 g5
  66. 66.Rd8 Ra3+
  67. 67.Ke4 Ra4+
  68. 68.Kd5 Kf3
  69. 69.Ke6 Ra6+
  70. 70.Kf7 g4
  71. 71.Rd3+ Kf2
  72. 72.Ng6 Kg2
  73. 73.Nf4+ Kh2
  74. 74.Nh5 Rb6
  75. 75.Rg3 Rb7+
  76. 76.Kxf6 Rh7
  77. 77.Rxg4

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