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Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Smyslov, Vassily

World Championship 21th • Moscow • 1957

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World Championship 21th

Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Smyslov, Vassily
Moscow • 1957
1/2-1/2
Start
White King
Black King
End
1.c4Nf62.Nc3e63.d4Bb44.e3b65.Ne2Ba66.a3Bxc3+7.Nxc3d58.b3O-O9.Be2dxc410.bxc4Nc611.a4Qd712.Nb5Rfd813.Bb2Na514.Qc2c615.Na3Qe716.O-Oc517.Nb5Bb718.Ba3Nc619.Rfd1a620.Nc3Nb421.Qb3a522.Nb5h623.Bb2Rac824.f3cxd425.exd4Nh526.Bf1Qg527.Ba3Nf428.Kh1h529.Bxb4axb430.Qxb4h431.Ra3Rc532.Re1Rf533.Nd6Nxg234.Bxg2h335.Bxh3Bxf3+36.Rxf3Rxf337.Nxf7Rxf738.Bxe6Rxd439.Qxb6Rf440.Bxf7+Rxf741.Qe6Qf442.Qc6Rf543.Qa8+Kh744.Qe4Qxe4+45.Rxe4Ra546.Kg2Kg647.Kf3Kf548.Rf4+Ke549.Re4+Kf550.Rf4+Ke551.Kg4Rxa452.Kg5Ra653.h4Rc654.h5Ke655.Kg6Ke5+56.Kg5Ke61/2-1/2

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Result

1/2-1/2

Draw

Moves

56

Opening

E45

Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation, Fischer Variation

Date

1957.??.??

Moves

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