Vasily Smyslov vs Xie Jun

Cancan Veterans-Women · 1998 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 26 moves

The Game

White Vasily Smyslov
Black Xie Jun
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Cancan Veterans-Women
Site Roquebrune
Round 3
Date 1998.09.09
Opening Ruy Lopez (C77)
Moves 26
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Final Position

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

q2r2k1/4nppp/3pbb2/1p2p3/1NN1P3/2P2P2/1PB1Q1PP/2BR2K1 b - - 0 26

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.d3 d6
  6. 6.c3 Be7
  7. 7.O-O O-O
  8. 8.Nbd2 b5
  9. 9.Bc2 Nd7
  10. 10.d4 Bf6
  11. 11.d5 Ne7
  12. 12.a4 Rb8
  13. 13.axb5 axb5
  14. 14.Nb3 Nb6
  15. 15.Qe2 Bd7
  16. 16.Rd1 Qc8
  17. 17.Ne1 Rd8
  18. 18.Nd3 c6
  19. 19.dxc6 Nxc6
  20. 20.Na5 Ne7
  21. 21.Nb4 Bg4
  22. 22.f3 Be6
  23. 23.Nb3 Nc4
  24. 24.Nd2 Ra8
  25. 25.Rxa8 Qxa8
  26. 26.Nxc4

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