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Kotov, Alexander vs Smyslov, Vassily

URS-ch14 • Moscow • 1945

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URS-ch14

Kotov, Alexander vs Smyslov, Vassily
Moscow • 1945
1-0
Start
White King
Black King
End
1.d4Nf62.c4g63.Nc3Bg74.Nf3d55.Qb3dxc46.Qxc4O-O7.e4Bg48.Be2Nc69.d5Bxf310.gxf3Ne511.Qb3c612.f4Ned713.dxc6bxc614.e5Nd515.Nxd5cxd516.Qxd5e617.Qd6Rb818.O-ONb619.Qxd8Rfxd820.Re1Nd521.Bf3Nb422.Be4a523.Be3Bh624.b3Nd525.Bxd5Rxd526.Rad1Rdb527.Rd4Bf828.Red1Kg729.Rc4Rd530.Rxd5exd531.Rc7Bb432.Bd4Kf833.Kg2Ke834.Kf3Be735.Ra7Bb436.Rc7Rd837.f5gxf538.Rc6Bd239.Ke2Bb440.Kd3Kd741.Rh6Rc842.Rxh7Ke743.Be3f444.Bxf4a445.Bd2Bc546.f4axb347.axb3Rb848.Kc2Ke649.h4Rc850.Rh6+Kf551.Kd3Be752.h5Rb853.b4f654.Kd4Rb555.Rg6Rb856.Rh6Rb557.Bc3Bd858.Kd3fxe559.fxe5d460.Kc4Rxe561.Bxd4Re462.b5Kg563.Rd6Bc764.Rd5+Kh665.Kd3Re766.Be3+Kh767.b6Rxe3+68.Kxe3Bxb6+69.Kf3Bg170.Rd6Bc571.Rc61-0

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Result

1-0

White wins

Moves

71

Opening

D98

Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation, Keres Variation

Date

1945.??.??

Moves

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