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Smyslov, Vassily vs Kotov, Alexander

URS-ch19 • Moscow • 1951

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URS-ch19

Smyslov, Vassily vs Kotov, Alexander
Moscow • 1951
1/2-1/2
Start
White King
Black King
End
1.e4c52.Nc3e63.Nf3a64.d4cxd45.Nxd4d66.Be2Qc77.O-ONf68.f4Nc69.Be3Be710.Qe1O-O11.Qg3Nxd412.Bxd4b513.a3Bb714.Kh1Rfd815.Bd3Ne816.Rae1Bf817.e5g618.Ne4Bxe419.Bxe4Rab820.f5exf521.Bxf5dxe522.Bxe5Bd623.Bd3Rd724.Bxd6Nxd625.b3Re726.Rxe7Qxe727.Re1Qf628.Qe5Kg729.g3Qxe530.Rxe5Kf631.Rd5Ke632.Rd4a533.Kg2f534.Kf3Ke535.Ke3g536.c4bxc437.bxc4Rb338.Rd5+Ke639.Kd4Rxa340.Re5+Kf641.Rd5Ke642.g4fxg443.Rxg5Ra244.Re5+Kd745.Rh5Rd246.c5Nb5+47.Kc4Na3+48.Kc3Rd149.Be2Rb150.Bxg4+Kc651.Bf3+Kb552.c6+Kb653.Rxh7Nb5+54.Kc2Rb455.Rb7+Kc556.c7Nd657.c8=Q+Nxc858.Rc7+Kb659.Rc6+Kb760.h4Kb861.h5Rf462.Be2Ne763.Ra6Kc764.Rxa5Nc665.Ra8Nd4+66.Kd3Nxe267.Kxe2Rh41/2-1/2

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Result

1/2-1/2

Draw

Moves

67

Opening

B85

Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Main Line

Date

1951.??.??

Moves

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