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Smyslov, Vassily vs Keres, Paul

URS-ch17 • Moscow • 1949

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URS-ch17

Smyslov, Vassily vs Keres, Paul
Moscow • 1949
1/2-1/2
Start
White King
Black King
End
1.d4Nf62.c4e63.Nc3Bb44.e3d55.a3Be76.Nf3O-O7.Bd3b68.O-Oc59.cxd5exd510.dxc5bxc511.e4dxe412.Nxe4Ba613.Bxa6Nxa614.Ng3Nc715.Qc2Ne616.Rd1Qc817.Nf5Re818.b3Qb719.Bb2Qe420.Rac1Rab821.Qxe4Nxe422.Rd7Bf823.Rxa7Rxb324.Be5c425.Ra4g626.Ne3Bxa327.Ra1Bc528.Rxc4Nxf229.Kxf2Bxe3+30.Kf1Ng531.Bc3Nxf332.gxf3Bh633.Ra7Rb534.Re4Rc835.Be5Bf836.Re2Bg737.Bxg7Kxg738.Kf2Rf539.Rae7Rc440.R7e4Rc141.Re1Rc642.Re5Rxe543.Rxe5Rc444.Kg3Kf645.f4Rc3+46.Kg2Kg747.h3Rc748.Kg3Kh649.Ra5f550.Ra3Kh551.Rb3h652.Ra3Rc453.Rb3g554.fxg5hxg555.Rb8f4+56.Kg2Rc2+57.Kf3Rc3+58.Kg2Rg3+59.Kh2Re360.Kg2Kg661.Rf8Re2+62.Kf3Rh263.Rh8Kg764.Rh5Kf665.Rh8Rh166.Kg2Rd167.Rf8+Kg768.Rf5Rd2+69.Kf3Rd3+70.Kg2Kg61/2-1/2

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Result

1/2-1/2

Draw

Moves

70

Opening

E51

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Ragozin Variation

Date

1949.??.??

Moves

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