Boris Spassky vs Vasily Smyslov

URS-chT · 1962 · Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 16 moves

The Game

White Boris Spassky
Black Vasily Smyslov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event URS-chT
Site Leningrad
Date 1962.00.00
Opening Slav Defense (D16)
Moves 16
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Final Position

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

r2q1rk1/pp2bpp1/n5p1/2pQ4/P1B1P1P1/4B2P/1P3P2/R4RK1 b - - 0 16

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 dxc4
  5. 5.a4 Na6
  6. 6.e4 Bg4
  7. 7.Bxc4 e6
  8. 8.O-O Be7
  9. 9.Be3 O-O
  10. 10.h3 Bh5
  11. 11.g4 Bg6
  12. 12.Ne5 c5
  13. 13.Nxg6 hxg6
  14. 14.d5 exd5
  15. 15.Nxd5 Nxd5
  16. 16.Qxd5

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