Boris Spassky vs Vasily Smyslov

Bucharest · 1953 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1-0 in 34 moves

The Game

White Boris Spassky
Black Vasily Smyslov
Result 1-0
Event Bucharest
Site Bucharest
Round 1
Date 1953.00.00
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E31)
Moves 34
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4r1k1/p4p2/3rN3/1pp1P3/5R2/2P1R2p/P2Q2bP/6K1 b - - 0 34

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.Bg5 h6
  5. 5.Bh4 c5
  6. 6.d5 exd5
  7. 7.cxd5 d6
  8. 8.e3 Nbd7
  9. 9.Bb5 O-O
  10. 10.Ne2 Ne5
  11. 11.O-O Ng6
  12. 12.Bg3 Nh5
  13. 13.Bd3 Nxg3
  14. 14.Nxg3 Ne5
  15. 15.Be2 Bxc3
  16. 16.bxc3 Qh4
  17. 17.f4 Ng4
  18. 18.Bxg4 Bxg4
  19. 19.Qa4 Bc8
  20. 20.e4 Qg4
  21. 21.Qc2 h5
  22. 22.Rf2 b5
  23. 23.e5 h4
  24. 24.Nf1 Bf5
  25. 25.Qd2 dxe5
  26. 26.fxe5 Bg6
  27. 27.Re1 h3
  28. 28.d6 Be4
  29. 29.Ne3 Qe6
  30. 30.Rf4 Bxg2
  31. 31.Nf5 Rfe8
  32. 32.Re3 Rad8
  33. 33.Nxg7 Rxd6
  34. 34.Nxe6

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