Vasily Smyslov vs Nigel Short

Hastings8899 · 1988 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 14 moves

The Game

White Vasily Smyslov
Black Nigel Short
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Hastings8899
Site Hastings
Date 1988.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D53)
Moves 14
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Final Position

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

r2r2k1/pp2bpp1/2b1pn1p/8/2B4B/2N1P3/PP3PPP/2RR2K1 b - - 1 14

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 d5
  3. 3.c4 e6
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bg5 h6
  6. 6.Bh4 O-O
  7. 7.Rc1 dxc4
  8. 8.e3 c5
  9. 9.Bxc4 cxd4
  10. 10.Nxd4 Bd7
  11. 11.O-O Nc6
  12. 12.Nxc6 Bxc6
  13. 13.Qxd8 Rfxd8
  14. 14.Rfd1

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