Zhu Chen vs Vasily Smyslov

Cancan Veterans-Women · 1998 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 34 moves

The Game

White Zhu Chen
Black Vasily Smyslov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Cancan Veterans-Women
Site Roquebrune
Round 4
Date 1998.09.10
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D94)
Moves 34
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Final Position

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

7k/1p3p2/4p2p/p4p1P/Pb1P1P2/2r1PP2/4K3/1B4R1 w - - 0 35

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 g6
  5. 5.Nf3 Bg7
  6. 6.b4 O-O
  7. 7.Bb2 Bg4
  8. 8.Qb3 Bxf3
  9. 9.gxf3 dxc4
  10. 10.Bxc4 Nbd7
  11. 11.f4 Nb6
  12. 12.Be2 Nbd5
  13. 13.Na4 Qc8
  14. 14.h4 a5
  15. 15.b5 cxb5
  16. 16.Qxb5 Qf5
  17. 17.a3 Rac8
  18. 18.Qd3 Rc7
  19. 19.Qxf5 gxf5
  20. 20.Bd3 e6
  21. 21.Ke2 Rfc8
  22. 22.f3 Nd7
  23. 23.Bc1 N7b6
  24. 24.Nxb6 Nxb6
  25. 25.a4 Nd5
  26. 26.Bd2 Nb4
  27. 27.Rhg1 Kh8
  28. 28.h5 h6
  29. 29.Rab1 Bf8
  30. 30.Rbc1 Rxc1
  31. 31.Bxc1 Nd5
  32. 32.Bb2 Bb4
  33. 33.Bb1 Nc3+
  34. 34.Bxc3 Rxc3

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