Boris Spassky vs Vasily Smyslov

Candidats Tournament · 1985 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1/2-1/2 in 16 moves

The Game

White Boris Spassky
Black Vasily Smyslov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Candidats Tournament
Site Montpellier
Round 13
Date 1985.00.00
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (D02)
Moves 16
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Final Position

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

r1b2r2/ppqn2bk/2p3pp/4Pp2/8/1NP1BPP1/PP4BP/R1Q2RK1 b - - 0 16

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.g3 g6
  3. 3.d4 Bg7
  4. 4.Bg2 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 O-O
  6. 6.O-O Nbd7
  7. 7.Bg5 c6
  8. 8.Qc1 Ne4
  9. 9.Nxe4 dxe4
  10. 10.Nd2 h6
  11. 11.Be3 f5
  12. 12.Nb3 Kh7
  13. 13.f3 exf3
  14. 14.exf3 e5
  15. 15.c3 Qc7
  16. 16.dxe5

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