Vasily Smyslov vs Jan Timman

Hastings6970 · 1969 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 56 moves

The Game

White Vasily Smyslov
Black Jan Timman
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Hastings6970
Site Hastings
Round 8
Date 1969.00.00
Opening English Opening (A38)
Moves 56
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Final Position

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

5k2/8/7K/6PP/5n2/8/8/8 w - - 3 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 g6
  3. 3.g3 Bg7
  4. 4.Bg2 Nc6
  5. 5.Nf3 Nf6
  6. 6.O-O O-O
  7. 7.d3 a6
  8. 8.Be3 d6
  9. 9.h3 Bd7
  10. 10.Qd2 Rb8
  11. 11.Bh6 b5
  12. 12.Bxg7 Kxg7
  13. 13.b3 Nd4
  14. 14.Kh2 Nxf3+
  15. 15.Bxf3 Qc8
  16. 16.Bg2 Bc6
  17. 17.e4 e5
  18. 18.f4 Ng8
  19. 19.cxb5 axb5
  20. 20.fxe5 dxe5
  21. 21.Rac1 b4
  22. 22.Nd1 Bb5
  23. 23.Qe3 Qd8
  24. 24.Rf3 Qd4
  25. 25.Rxc5 Qxe3
  26. 26.Nxe3 Bxd3
  27. 27.Rxe5 f6
  28. 28.Re6 Rfe8
  29. 29.Rxe8 Rxe8
  30. 30.Nd5 Bxe4
  31. 31.Re3 Bxg2
  32. 32.Rxe8 Bxd5
  33. 33.Rb8 Ne7
  34. 34.Rxb4 Kf7
  35. 35.a4 Ke8
  36. 36.a5 Kd7
  37. 37.Rb6 Nc8
  38. 38.Rxf6 Bxb3
  39. 39.g4 Ne7
  40. 40.Rf8 Nc6
  41. 41.a6 Kc7
  42. 42.Rh8 Kb6
  43. 43.Rxh7 Kxa6
  44. 44.Kg3 Kb6
  45. 45.Kf4 Kc5
  46. 46.Rd7 Bc2
  47. 47.Rd2 Bb1
  48. 48.Rd1 Bc2
  49. 49.Rc1 Nb4
  50. 50.Kg5 Kd6
  51. 51.Rxc2 Nxc2
  52. 52.Kxg6 Ke7
  53. 53.g5 Ne3
  54. 54.h4 Ng2
  55. 55.h5 Nf4+
  56. 56.Kh6 Kf8

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