Vasily Smyslov vs Mikhail Tal

Candidats Tournament · 1959 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 65 moves

The Game

White Vasily Smyslov
Black Mikhail Tal
Result 1-0
Event Candidats Tournament
Site Bled/Zagreb/Belgrade
Round 1
Date 1959.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B92)
Moves 65
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/2K5/3P2k1/4R1B1/b4n2/8/8 b - - 20 65

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Be2 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be7
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.Be3 Qc7
  10. 10.a4 Be6
  11. 11.a5 Qc6
  12. 12.Bf3 Nbd7
  13. 13.Nd5 Bxd5
  14. 14.exd5 Qb5
  15. 15.Qd3 Rfc8
  16. 16.Rfc1 Qxd3
  17. 17.cxd3 g6
  18. 18.Rc3 Rxc3
  19. 19.bxc3 Rc8
  20. 20.c4 e4
  21. 21.dxe4 Rxc4
  22. 22.Nd2 Rc2
  23. 23.Bd1 Rc3
  24. 24.Kf1 Nc5
  25. 25.Bd4 Rd3
  26. 26.Bxc5 dxc5
  27. 27.Ke2 Rxd2+
  28. 28.Kxd2 Nxe4+
  29. 29.Kc2 Nd6
  30. 30.Be2 Bf6
  31. 31.Rb1 Kf8
  32. 32.Kb3 Ke7
  33. 33.Bd3 Kd7
  34. 34.f4 Bd4
  35. 35.Rf1 Be3
  36. 36.f5 Bd2
  37. 37.fxg6 hxg6
  38. 38.Ra1 Ke7
  39. 39.Ra2 Bb4
  40. 40.h4 Kf6
  41. 41.g4 Be1
  42. 42.h5 Kg5
  43. 43.Ra1 Bd2
  44. 44.Rh1 gxh5
  45. 45.gxh5 c4+
  46. 46.Bxc4 Kh6
  47. 47.Rf1 Kxh5
  48. 48.Rf6 Ne4
  49. 49.Be2+ Kg5
  50. 50.Rxf7 Be3
  51. 51.Re7 Kf4
  52. 52.Bd3 Nd6
  53. 53.Kb4 b6
  54. 54.axb6 Bxb6
  55. 55.Bxa6 Bd4
  56. 56.Re6 Be5
  57. 57.Kc5 Nf7
  58. 58.Bd3 Bb2
  59. 59.Bg6 Ng5
  60. 60.Re8 Ba3+
  61. 61.Kc6 Nf3
  62. 62.Re4+ Kg5
  63. 63.Bh7 Kh6
  64. 64.Bf5 Kg5
  65. 65.Bg4

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