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Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Smyslov, Vassily

World Championship 18th • NLD/URS • 1948

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World Championship 18th

Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Smyslov, Vassily
NLD/URS • 1948
1/2-1/2
Start
White King
Black King
End
1.d4Nf62.c4g63.Nc3d54.Nf3Bg75.Qb3dxc46.Qxc4O-O7.e4Bg48.Be3Nfd79.Nd2Nb610.Qd3c611.f3Be612.Rd1Na613.a3Qd714.Qc2Nc715.Nb3Bc416.Be2Bxe217.Qxe2Rad818.O-OQe619.Nc5Qc820.Kh1Nd721.Nb3b622.Qc4Qb723.f4e624.Rc1Nf625.Bg1Rc826.Rc2Rfd827.Qe2Nb528.e5Nxc329.bxc3Nd530.c4Ne731.Nd2Nf532.Ne4Nxd433.Bxd4Rxd434.Nd6Rxd635.exd6c536.Rd2Rd837.Qf3Qxf338.Rxf3Bd439.g3Rxd640.Kg2f541.a4Kf742.Rb3Kf643.Ra2a544.Rd2Ke745.Kf3Kd746.g4h647.Rg2Ke748.Rd3Kf749.h4fxg4+50.Rxg4h551.Rg2Rd852.Rgd2Ke853.Rg2Kf754.Rgd2Ke855.Ke2Ke756.Rd1Rf857.Rf1Bf658.Rb3Bxh459.Rxb6Bg360.Rb7+Kf661.Rb5Kf562.Rxc5+Ke463.Re5+Kd464.Rd1+Kxc465.Re4+Kc566.Kf3h467.Rb1Kd668.Rb6+Kd769.Kg4Rf570.Rd4+Ke771.Rb7+Kf672.Rb5e573.Rd6+Kg774.Rxa5Rxf4+75.Kh3Kh676.Raa6Kh577.Rxg6Rxa478.Rh6+Kg579.Rhg6+Kh51/2-1/2

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Result

1/2-1/2

Draw

Moves

79

Opening

D98

Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation, Keres Variation

Date

1948.??.??

Moves

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