Vasily Smyslov vs Boris Spassky

Candidats Tournament · 1956 · English Opening · 0-1 in 66 moves

The Game

White Vasily Smyslov
Black Boris Spassky
Result 0-1
Event Candidats Tournament
Site Amsterdam
Round 8
Date 1956.00.00
Opening English Opening (A10)
Moves 66
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/2p5/1p5p/pP5K/Pkr5/2r5/8/3Q4 w - - 12 67

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e6
  2. 2.g3 f5
  3. 3.Bg2 Nf6
  4. 4.Nf3 Be7
  5. 5.O-O O-O
  6. 6.b3 d5
  7. 7.Bb2 Bd7
  8. 8.d3 Be8
  9. 9.Nbd2 Nc6
  10. 10.a3 a5
  11. 11.Qc2 Qd7
  12. 12.cxd5 exd5
  13. 13.e3 Bh5
  14. 14.Bc3 Bd6
  15. 15.Qb2 Ra6
  16. 16.Rfc1 Kh8
  17. 17.Bf1 Rb6
  18. 18.Bg2 Qe6
  19. 19.Nd4 Nxd4
  20. 20.Bxd4 Ra6
  21. 21.b4 b6
  22. 22.b5 Raa8
  23. 23.Nf3 Bxf3
  24. 24.Bxf3 Rae8
  25. 25.Rc6 Re7
  26. 26.a4 h6
  27. 27.Qb3 Kh7
  28. 28.Rac1 g5
  29. 29.R6c2 Qf7
  30. 30.Kh1 f4
  31. 31.gxf4 gxf4
  32. 32.Rg1 fxe3
  33. 33.fxe3 Ne4
  34. 34.Rg7+ Qxg7
  35. 35.Bxg7 Rxf3
  36. 36.Qxd5 Ng5
  37. 37.Bd4 Ref7
  38. 38.Kg2 R3f5
  39. 39.Qa8 Nf3
  40. 40.Qh8+ Kg6
  41. 41.Rc1 Rf8
  42. 42.Qg7+ Kh5
  43. 43.Kh1 Ng5
  44. 44.h4 Nh3
  45. 45.e4 R5f7
  46. 46.Qg2 Nf2+
  47. 47.Kg1 Ng4
  48. 48.e5 Bxe5
  49. 49.Bxe5 Nxe5
  50. 50.Qe2+ Nf3+
  51. 51.Kh1 Rg7
  52. 52.Qf2 Rf4
  53. 53.Rc4 Rxc4
  54. 54.Qxf3+ Rcg4
  55. 55.Kh2 Kxh4
  56. 56.Qf6+ Kh5
  57. 57.Qf3 Kg5
  58. 58.Qe3+ Kf5
  59. 59.Qf3+ Ke5
  60. 60.d4+ Kxd4
  61. 61.Qd1+ Kc3
  62. 62.Kh3 Kb4
  63. 63.Qc2 Rg3+
  64. 64.Kh4 R7g4+
  65. 65.Kh5 Rc4
  66. 66.Qd1 Rgc3

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