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Smyslov, Vassily vs Tal, Mihail

Candidats Tournament • Bled/Zagreb/Belgrade • 1959

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Candidats Tournament

Smyslov, Vassily vs Tal, Mihail
Bled/Zagreb/Belgrade • 1959
1-0
Start
White King
Black King
End
1.e4c52.Nf3d63.d4cxd44.Nxd4Nf65.Nc3a66.Be2e57.Nb3Be78.O-OO-O9.Be3Qc710.a4Be611.a5Qc612.Bf3Nbd713.Nd5Bxd514.exd5Qb515.Qd3Rfc816.Rfc1Qxd317.cxd3g618.Rc3Rxc319.bxc3Rc820.c4e421.dxe4Rxc422.Nd2Rc223.Bd1Rc324.Kf1Nc525.Bd4Rd326.Bxc5dxc527.Ke2Rxd2+28.Kxd2Nxe4+29.Kc2Nd630.Be2Bf631.Rb1Kf832.Kb3Ke733.Bd3Kd734.f4Bd435.Rf1Be336.f5Bd237.fxg6hxg638.Ra1Ke739.Ra2Bb440.h4Kf641.g4Be142.h5Kg543.Ra1Bd244.Rh1gxh545.gxh5c4+46.Bxc4Kh647.Rf1Kxh548.Rf6Ne449.Be2+Kg550.Rxf7Be351.Re7Kf452.Bd3Nd653.Kb4b654.axb6Bxb655.Bxa6Bd456.Re6Be557.Kc5Nf758.Bd3Bb259.Bg6Ng560.Re8Ba3+61.Kc6Nf362.Re4+Kg563.Bh7Kh664.Bf5Kg565.Bg41-0

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Result

1-0

White wins

Moves

65

Opening

B92

Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation

Date

1959.??.??

Moves

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