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Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Smyslov, Vassily

World Championship 22th • Moscow • 1958

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World Championship 22th

Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Smyslov, Vassily
Moscow • 1958
1-0
Start
White King
Black King
End
1.c4Nf62.Nc3d53.cxd5Nxd54.g3g65.Bg2Nxc36.bxc3Bg77.Rb1Nd78.c4O-O9.Nf3Rb810.O-Ob611.d4e512.Ba3Re813.dxe5Bb714.Qc2Nxe515.Rfd1Qc816.Nxe5Bxg217.Kxg2Rxe518.Rd5Qe619.Rxe5Bxe520.Rd1Re821.Qe4Bf622.Qxe6Rxe623.Kf3Rc624.Rc1Bd425.e3Bc526.Bb2f527.Ke2Kf728.h3Be729.a4h530.Kd3h431.g4Rc532.Bc3Rc633.Rg1Rd6+34.Kc2Bf635.gxf5gxf536.Bxf6Kxf637.Rg8Rc638.Kc3a639.Rh8Kg540.Rg8+Kf641.Rh8Kg542.Kd4Rc543.Rh7Kg644.Rd7Kf645.Rd5Rc646.Kc3Re647.Rd4Kg548.Rd7Rc649.Kb4Kf650.Rd4Kg551.Rd8Re652.Rc8f453.exf4+Kxf454.Rxc7Kf355.Rh7Re456.Rh6b557.axb5axb558.Rf6+Kg259.Kxb5Re260.c5Rb2+61.Ka6Ra2+62.Kb7Rb2+63.Rb6Rc264.c6Kxh365.c7Kg266.Rc6Rb2+67.Rb6Rc268.f41-0

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Result

1-0

White wins

Moves

68

Opening

A16

English Opening: Anglo-Grünfeld Defense

Date

1958.??.??

Moves

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