Xie Jun vs Vasily Smyslov

Veterans-Women · 1997 · Ruy Lopez · 0-1 in 54 moves

The Game

White Xie Jun
Black Vasily Smyslov
Result 0-1
Event Veterans-Women
Site Copenhagen
Round 4
Date 1997.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez (C76)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/2p5/1p6/1Pb2k2/p3p2P/2P5/K5N1/8 w - - 3 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 g6
  4. 4.c3 a6
  5. 5.Ba4 d6
  6. 6.d4 Bd7
  7. 7.O-O Bg7
  8. 8.dxe5 dxe5
  9. 9.Be3 Nge7
  10. 10.Nbd2 O-O
  11. 11.Bc2 h6
  12. 12.a4 a5
  13. 13.Qb1 b6
  14. 14.Bb3 Kh8
  15. 15.Rd1 Qe8
  16. 16.Ne1 f5
  17. 17.exf5 gxf5
  18. 18.f3 Rd8
  19. 19.Nc4 Qg6
  20. 20.Na3 Be6
  21. 21.Qa2 Bxb3
  22. 22.Qxb3 Na7
  23. 23.Bf2 Nec8
  24. 24.Qc4 Qc6
  25. 25.Bh4 Rd6
  26. 26.Qxc6 Rxc6
  27. 27.Rd7 Nd6
  28. 28.Rd1 Kg8
  29. 29.Be7 Rf7
  30. 30.Rd8+ Bf8
  31. 31.Bh4 Nc4
  32. 32.Nb5 Nxb5
  33. 33.axb5 Re6
  34. 34.Nd3 Rd6
  35. 35.b3 Rxd8
  36. 36.Bxd8 Rd7
  37. 37.Nf2 Rxd1+
  38. 38.Nxd1 Nd2
  39. 39.Kf2 Nxb3
  40. 40.Nb2 Bd6
  41. 41.Ke2 e4
  42. 42.fxe4 fxe4
  43. 43.g3 Kf7
  44. 44.Kd1 Nc5
  45. 45.Nc4 a4
  46. 46.Kc2 Ke6
  47. 47.Kb2 Nd3+
  48. 48.Ka2 Ne5
  49. 49.Ne3 Nf7
  50. 50.Bh4 Ng5
  51. 51.Bxg5 hxg5
  52. 52.h4 gxh4
  53. 53.gxh4 Bc5
  54. 54.Ng2 Kf5

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