Vasily Smyslov vs Boris Spassky

Amsterdam Interzonal · 1964 · Caro-Kann Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 60 moves

The Game

White Vasily Smyslov
Black Boris Spassky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Amsterdam Interzonal
Site Amsterdam
Round 7
Date 1964.00.00
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B17)
Moves 60
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Final Position

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

8/8/6k1/6p1/3N1p1n/7P/4K3/8 b - - 3 60

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 dxe4
  4. 4.Nxe4 Nd7
  5. 5.Nf3 Ngf6
  6. 6.Ng3 e6
  7. 7.Bd3 c5
  8. 8.O-O cxd4
  9. 9.Nxd4 Nc5
  10. 10.Bb5+ Bd7
  11. 11.b4 Bxb5
  12. 12.Nxb5 a6
  13. 13.Nd4 Ncd7
  14. 14.a3 Be7
  15. 15.Qe2 O-O
  16. 16.c4 a5
  17. 17.Bd2 Nb6
  18. 18.Be3 Qc7
  19. 19.Nb5 Qc6
  20. 20.Bxb6 Qxb6
  21. 21.Nf5 exf5
  22. 22.Qxe7 axb4
  23. 23.Qxb4 Ne4
  24. 24.Rad1 Rfd8
  25. 25.Rd5 g6
  26. 26.a4 Rxd5
  27. 27.cxd5 Qc5
  28. 28.Qxc5 Nxc5
  29. 29.Ra1 Rxa4
  30. 30.Rxa4 Nxa4
  31. 31.f4 Nb6
  32. 32.Nc3 Kf8
  33. 33.Kf2 Nc4
  34. 34.Ke2 Ke7
  35. 35.Kd3 Na3
  36. 36.Nd1 Kd6
  37. 37.Kd4 Nb5+
  38. 38.Kc4 Nc7
  39. 39.Ne3 b5+
  40. 40.Kd4 h5
  41. 41.g3 Na8
  42. 42.Nc2 Nc7
  43. 43.Nb4 h4
  44. 44.gxh4 Ne8
  45. 45.Nc6 Nf6
  46. 46.Ne5 Nxd5
  47. 47.Nxf7+ Ke7
  48. 48.Ne5 Nxf4
  49. 49.Kc5 Kf6
  50. 50.Nf3 Kg7
  51. 51.Kxb5 Kh6
  52. 52.Kc4 Kh5
  53. 53.Kd4 Kg4
  54. 54.Ke3 Ng2+
  55. 55.Kf2 Nxh4
  56. 56.Ng1 f4
  57. 57.h3+ Kh5
  58. 58.Ne2 g5
  59. 59.Nd4 Kg6
  60. 60.Ke2

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