Herman C Van Riemsdijk vs Vasily Smyslov

Buenos Aires · 1990 · Sicilian, Kan · 1/2-1/2 in 40 moves

The Game

White Herman C Van Riemsdijk
Black Vasily Smyslov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Buenos Aires
Site Buenos Aires
Round 7
Date 1990.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Kan (B43)
Moves 40
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Final Position

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

1b6/1B4k1/6pp/p1p5/2P5/1P4P1/P2q1QKP/8 b - - 9 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 a6
  5. 5.Nc3 Qc7
  6. 6.g3 Bb4
  7. 7.Ne2 Nf6
  8. 8.Bg2 d6
  9. 9.Bf4 e5
  10. 10.Bg5 Nbd7
  11. 11.O-O h6
  12. 12.Bd2 Bc5
  13. 13.Na4 Ba7
  14. 14.Bb4 Nc5
  15. 15.Bxc5 dxc5
  16. 16.c4 Be6
  17. 17.b3 Rd8
  18. 18.Qc2 O-O
  19. 19.Nac3 Qa5
  20. 20.Nd5 Nxd5
  21. 21.exd5 Bc8
  22. 22.f4 exf4
  23. 23.Nxf4 Bb8
  24. 24.Rae1 Rde8
  25. 25.Ne6 Bxe6
  26. 26.dxe6 Rxe6
  27. 27.Rxe6 fxe6
  28. 28.Qg6 Rxf1+
  29. 29.Kxf1 Qd8
  30. 30.Qxe6+ Kf8
  31. 31.Bxb7 a5
  32. 32.Kg2 Qd2+
  33. 33.Kh3 Qd6
  34. 34.Qf5+ Ke7
  35. 35.Bc8 g6
  36. 36.Qe4+ Kf6
  37. 37.Qf3+ Kg7
  38. 38.Bb7 Qd7+
  39. 39.Kg2 Qd2+
  40. 40.Qf2

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