Vasily Smyslov vs Nigel Short

Hastings8182 · 1981 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 71 moves

The Game

White Vasily Smyslov
Black Nigel Short
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Hastings8182
Site Hastings
Round 8
Date 1981.00.00
Opening English Opening (A30)
Moves 71
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Final Position

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

8/4kn2/1r6/7P/R4KN1/8/8/8 w - - 5 72

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 c5
  3. 3.Nc3 b6
  4. 4.g3 Bb7
  5. 5.Bg2 g6
  6. 6.b3 Bg7
  7. 7.Bb2 O-O
  8. 8.O-O Na6
  9. 9.Rc1 d5
  10. 10.Nxd5 Nxd5
  11. 11.Bxg7 Kxg7
  12. 12.cxd5 Qxd5
  13. 13.d4 cxd4
  14. 14.Qxd4+ Qxd4
  15. 15.Nxd4 Bxg2
  16. 16.Kxg2 Rfc8
  17. 17.Rfd1 Rxc1
  18. 18.Rxc1 Rd8
  19. 19.Rc4 Rd7
  20. 20.b4 Nc7
  21. 21.e3 e6
  22. 22.Nc6 Nd5
  23. 23.e4 Ne7
  24. 24.Ne5 Rb7
  25. 25.Kf3 f6
  26. 26.Nd3 e5
  27. 27.Ke3 Kf7
  28. 28.b5 Ke6
  29. 29.a4 Kd6
  30. 30.f4 exf4+
  31. 31.Nxf4 f5
  32. 32.Rd4+ Ke5
  33. 33.Nd3+ Ke6
  34. 34.Nf4+ Ke5
  35. 35.Nd3+ Ke6
  36. 36.Kf4 h6
  37. 37.exf5+ Nxf5
  38. 38.Re4+ Kf6
  39. 39.Ne5 g5+
  40. 40.Kf3 Ng7
  41. 41.Ng4+ Kg6
  42. 42.Rc4 Re7
  43. 43.Rc6+ Re6
  44. 44.Ne3 h5
  45. 45.g4 hxg4+
  46. 46.Kxg4 Kf6
  47. 47.Nd5+ Ke5
  48. 48.Nb4 Re8
  49. 49.Rc7 Ne6
  50. 50.Rxa7 Rh8
  51. 51.Nd3+ Kd4
  52. 52.Rd7+ Kc4
  53. 53.Kg3 Kb3
  54. 54.Ra7 Rd8
  55. 55.Ne5 Nc5
  56. 56.a5 bxa5
  57. 57.Rxa5 Rd5
  58. 58.Nc6 Kc4
  59. 59.b6 Rd3+
  60. 60.Kg4 Rb3
  61. 61.Ne5+ Kd4
  62. 62.Kf5 Nb7
  63. 63.Ra4+ Kd5
  64. 64.Ng4 Nd6+
  65. 65.Kf6 Rxb6
  66. 66.Ne3+ Kc6
  67. 67.Kxg5 Kd7
  68. 68.h4 Ke6
  69. 69.h5 Nf7+
  70. 70.Kf4 Kd6
  71. 71.Ng4 Ke7

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