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Kotov, Alexander vs Smyslov, Vassily

URS-ch17 • Moscow • 1949

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URS-ch17

Kotov, Alexander vs Smyslov, Vassily
Moscow • 1949
1/2-1/2
Start
White King
Black King
End
1.d4Nf62.c4e63.Nc3Bb44.Qc2d65.Nf3Nbd76.g3b67.Bg2Bb78.O-OBxc39.Qxc3O-O10.b3Qe811.Bb2Ne412.Qc2f513.Ne1a514.Nd3a415.f3Nef616.Rad1e517.dxe5dxe518.Qc3axb319.axb3e420.Nf4Qe721.Rd2Rae822.Rfd1Rf723.b4Ne524.Nd5Bxd525.cxd5b526.Qxe5Qxe527.Bxe5Rxe528.f4Re829.e3Rd730.Bf1Rb831.Be2Kf832.h3Rbd833.d6Rxd634.Rxd6Rxd635.Rxd6cxd636.Bxb5Nd537.Bd7g638.b5Ke739.Bc6Nxe340.b6Kd841.Kf2Nc442.b7Kc743.Bd5Nb644.Bc6Nc445.Bd5Na546.Ke3Nxb747.Bg8h648.Bf7Kd749.Bxg6Ke650.g4fxg451.hxg4d552.g5hxg553.Bxe4dxe454.Kxe4gxf41/2-1/2

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Result

1/2-1/2

Draw

Moves

54

Opening

E32

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation

Date

1949.??.??

Moves

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