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Keres, Paul vs Smyslov, Vassily

Leningrad/Moscow • Leningrad • 1941

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Leningrad/Moscow

Keres, Paul vs Smyslov, Vassily
Leningrad • 1941
1/2-1/2
Start
White King
Black King
End
1.d4Nf62.c4g63.Nc3d54.Nf3Bg75.Qb3c66.cxd5Nxd57.e4Nc78.Be3O-O9.Be2Nd710.Rd1b611.O-OBb712.a4Qc813.h3Ba614.Rc1Qb715.Rfd1Rac816.Nd2Bxe217.Nxe2Ne618.Nc4Qa619.f4Nf620.Ng3c521.d5Nd422.Bxd4cxd423.Ne5Rxc124.Rxc1Bh625.Nd3Nd726.Rc6Qa527.Qc2b528.axb5Qxb529.Ne2Bg730.Rc7a531.Qc4Qxc432.Rxc4Rb833.e5f634.e6Nb635.Rxd4f536.Ne5Nc837.Rd2Rb538.Nc3Rc539.Na4Rc1+40.Kh2Bf641.g4fxg442.hxg4g543.Nd7Kg744.Nac5gxf445.Ne4Bh446.Kh3Be147.Rd3Rc448.Ng5Bb449.b3Rc150.Kg2Nd651.Nh3Ne452.Nxf4Rc2+53.Kg1Bd654.Re3Nc355.Nh5+Kg656.Ne5+Kg557.Nf7+Kxg458.Nxd6Nxd559.Re5Nf460.Nxf4Kxf461.Nf7Rb262.Rb5Re263.Nd8Rb264.Nb7Re265.Nc5Ra266.Na6a467.Rb4+Kg368.Rxa4Rb269.Kf1Rxb370.Nc5Re371.Ra7Re572.Ra3+Kg473.Rc3h574.Kf2h475.Rc4+Kg576.Kf3Rf5+77.Kg2Re578.Kf2Rf5+79.Kg1Re580.Kg2Re381.Rc1Kg482.Rc4+Kg583.Kf2Re584.Kf3Rf5+85.Ke3Kf686.Rc2h387.Kd4Rh588.Rf2+Rf589.Rh2Rh590.Ne4+Kxe691.Rxh31/2-1/2

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Result

1/2-1/2

Draw

Moves

91

Opening

D96

Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation

Date

1941.??.??

Moves

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