Boris Spassky vs Vasily Smyslov

URS-ch27 · 1960 · Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 84 moves

The Game

White Boris Spassky
Black Vasily Smyslov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event URS-ch27
Site Leningrad
Round 10
Date 1960.00.00
Opening Slav Defense (D15)
Moves 84
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Final Position

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

R7/8/8/1k3P2/8/2r5/p4K2/8 b - - 2 84

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.c4 dxc4
  4. 4.Nc3 c6
  5. 5.e4 b5
  6. 6.Qc2 e6
  7. 7.a4 Qb6
  8. 8.Be2 Bb7
  9. 9.O-O a6
  10. 10.Rd1 Nbd7
  11. 11.Bg5 h6
  12. 12.Bh4 Bb4
  13. 13.Ne5 O-O
  14. 14.Nxd7 Nxd7
  15. 15.b3 c5
  16. 16.dxc5 Nxc5
  17. 17.bxc4 bxc4
  18. 18.Rab1 Rfc8
  19. 19.Be7 Nb3
  20. 20.Bxc4 Bxe7
  21. 21.Rxb3 Qc7
  22. 22.Bd3 Bc6
  23. 23.Qd2 Bf6
  24. 24.Rb4 Be8
  25. 25.Ne2 Rd8
  26. 26.Qc2 Qxc2
  27. 27.Bxc2 Rxd1+
  28. 28.Bxd1 Rd8
  29. 29.Rb1 Rd2
  30. 30.Kf1 Bc6
  31. 31.f3 a5
  32. 32.Rc1 Bd7
  33. 33.Ke1 Ra2
  34. 34.Rc2 Ra1
  35. 35.Rc1 Ra3
  36. 36.Rc4 Be7
  37. 37.Nd4 Bb4+
  38. 38.Kf1 Bxa4
  39. 39.Bxa4 Rxa4
  40. 40.Nc2 Kf8
  41. 41.e5 Kg8
  42. 42.Rf4 g5
  43. 43.Rd4 h5
  44. 44.h4 gxh4
  45. 45.Rxh4 Ra2
  46. 46.Nxb4 Ra4
  47. 47.Rxh5 Rxb4
  48. 48.Rg5+ Kh7
  49. 49.Rh5+ Kg6
  50. 50.Rh8 Rb5
  51. 51.Rg8+ Kh7
  52. 52.Ra8 Rxe5
  53. 53.Kf2 Rb5
  54. 54.Ke3 Kg6
  55. 55.Ra7 Rb3+
  56. 56.Kd4 Ra3
  57. 57.Ke4 a4
  58. 58.g4 Ra1
  59. 59.Kf4 a3
  60. 60.Kg3 f5
  61. 61.gxf5+ Kxf5
  62. 62.Ra5+ Kf6
  63. 63.Kg2 Ke7
  64. 64.Ra6 Kd7
  65. 65.Kh2 Ra2+
  66. 66.Kg3 Ke7
  67. 67.Kf4 Kf6
  68. 68.Ra5 Ra1
  69. 69.Kg3 Ra2
  70. 70.Kf4 Ke7
  71. 71.Ra6 Ra1
  72. 72.Kg3 Kf7
  73. 73.Kg2 Kf6
  74. 74.Ra5 Ke7
  75. 75.Ra6 Kd7
  76. 76.Kh2 e5
  77. 77.Ra5 Kc6
  78. 78.Rxe5 Rc1
  79. 79.Ra5 Rc2+
  80. 80.Kg3 a2
  81. 81.f4 Kb6
  82. 82.Ra8 Kb5
  83. 83.f5 Rc3+
  84. 84.Kf2

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