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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
1-0
Start
White King
Black King
End
1.d4Nf62.c4e63.Nc3Bb44.Qc2d65.e3O-O6.Ne2e57.Bd2Re88.a3Bxc39.Bxc3exd410.Nxd4Ne411.Bd3Nxc312.Qxc3Nd713.O-ONe514.Bc2Bd715.Rad1Qe716.Rfe1a617.f3Nc618.Be4Rab819.Ne2f520.Bd5+Kh821.Ng3Ne522.f4Ng423.h3Nf624.Bf3Ne425.Bxe4fxe426.Rd4Qh427.Rd5h628.Kh2Kg829.c5Be630.Rdd1d531.Rf1Qf632.Qxf6gxf633.f5Bf734.Rc1c635.Ne2h536.Nd4Kf837.b4Ke738.a4Rg839.Rb1Be840.g3Bd741.Rg1Ra842.Rg2a543.b5cxb544.axb5a445.c6bxc646.bxc6Bc847.Ra2Kd648.Rb4Ke549.Rbxa4Rxa450.Rxa4Bxf551.Ra7Bc852.Rh7Kd653.Rxh5Kc554.g4f555.Nxf5Bxf556.Rxf5Kxc657.Kg3Kc558.h4Kc459.h5Re860.h6d461.exd4e362.Rf1e263.Re1Kd364.g5Re3+65.Kg41-0

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Result

1-0

White wins

Moves

65

Opening

E32

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation

Date

1941.??.??

Moves

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