Xie Jun vs Vasily Smyslov

Veterans-Women · 1994 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 42 moves

The Game

White Xie Jun
Black Vasily Smyslov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Veterans-Women
Site Monte Carlo
Round 5
Date 1994.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez (C77)
Moves 42
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Final Position

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

8/1p1n2p1/p1r1k2p/1p2p3/4N2P/2PK1PP1/PP1R4/8 b - - 1 42

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.d3 d6
  7. 7.c3 O-O
  8. 8.Nbd2 Nd7
  9. 9.Re1 Nb6
  10. 10.Bb3 Kh8
  11. 11.h3 f5
  12. 12.exf5 Bxf5
  13. 13.Ne4 h6
  14. 14.Ng3 Bg6
  15. 15.Be3 Qd7
  16. 16.Bxb6 cxb6
  17. 17.d4 Qc7
  18. 18.Bd5 Bf6
  19. 19.Rc1 Rae8
  20. 20.Be4 Bxe4
  21. 21.Nxe4 Be7
  22. 22.d5 Nb8
  23. 23.Nxe5 dxe5
  24. 24.d6 Qc6
  25. 25.dxe7 Rxe7
  26. 26.Qd6 Qxd6
  27. 27.Nxd6 Nc6
  28. 28.Rcd1 Kg8
  29. 29.Ne4 Rd8
  30. 30.Rxd8+ Nxd8
  31. 31.Rd1 Nf7
  32. 32.Kf1 Kf8
  33. 33.Ke2 Rc7
  34. 34.Nd6 Ng5
  35. 35.Rd5 Ke7
  36. 36.h4 Ne6
  37. 37.g3 Nf8
  38. 38.Ne4 Nd7
  39. 39.Ke3 Rc6
  40. 40.f3 Ke6
  41. 41.Rd2 b5
  42. 42.Kd3

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