Herman C Van Riemsdijk vs Vasily Smyslov

San Martin · 1993 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1/2-1/2 in 37 moves

The Game

White Herman C Van Riemsdijk
Black Vasily Smyslov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event San Martin
Site San Martin
Round 3
Date 1993.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C92)
Moves 37
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Final Position

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

8/2kb1pp1/3p4/3Pp1p1/2N1PnP1/2N4P/5PK1/8 w - - 3 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.Re1 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 d6
  8. 8.c3 O-O
  9. 9.h3 Nd7
  10. 10.a4 Bb7
  11. 11.d4 Bf6
  12. 12.d5 Ne7
  13. 13.Be3 Nc5
  14. 14.Bc2 Nxa4
  15. 15.Bxa4 bxa4
  16. 16.Qxa4 c6
  17. 17.c4 cxd5
  18. 18.cxd5 Bc8
  19. 19.Nfd2 Bd7
  20. 20.Qa5 Qxa5
  21. 21.Rxa5 Rfb8
  22. 22.Nc3 Rxb2
  23. 23.Rea1 Rc2
  24. 24.Ndb1 Nc8
  25. 25.Rxa6 Rxa6
  26. 26.Rxa6 h6
  27. 27.Ra8 Bg5
  28. 28.Bxg5 hxg5
  29. 29.Rb8 Kf8
  30. 30.g4 Ke8
  31. 31.Kg2 Kd8
  32. 32.Nd1 Kc7
  33. 33.Rb3 Ne7
  34. 34.Ne3 Rc1
  35. 35.Rc3+ Rxc3
  36. 36.Nxc3 Ng6
  37. 37.Nc4 Nf4+

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