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Benko, Pal C vs Smyslov, Vassily

Candidats Tournament • Bled/Zagreb/Belgrade • 1959

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Candidats Tournament

Benko, Pal C vs Smyslov, Vassily
Bled/Zagreb/Belgrade • 1959
1-0
Start
White King
Black King
End
1.e4c52.Nf3e63.d4cxd44.Nxd4a65.c4Nf66.Bd3Nc67.Nxc6dxc68.O-Oe59.Qc2Bc510.Nd2Be611.Nb3Ba712.c5a513.Bd2a414.Na5Qe715.b4axb316.axb3O-O17.b4Rad818.Bc3Bb819.Rfd1Nh520.g3Bc821.Nc4Qg522.Bf1Bg423.Rxd8Rxd824.Ra8Rf825.Qb2Bf326.Bxe5Bxe527.Qxe5Qxe528.Rxf8+Kxf829.Nxe5Bxe430.Nc4Nf631.Nd6Bf332.Bc4Nd533.Bxd5Bxd534.Nxb7Ke735.f4Ke636.Kf2f637.Ke3Bh138.Nd6Bg239.Kd4Bh340.Nc4Bg241.Nd6Bf142.Kc3g543.Kd4gxf444.gxf4Ba645.f5+Kd746.Nc4Bb547.Kc3Ba648.Kb3Bb549.Nd6Be250.Kc3Ke751.Nc4Kd752.Ne3Ke753.Nc2Kd754.Nd4Bf155.Kd2Bc456.Ke3Bf757.Kf4Bc458.Kg4Bf759.Kh4Kc760.Ne6+Kd761.Nf8+Ke762.Nxh7Bg863.Ng5fxg5+64.Kxg5Kf765.h4Kg766.f6+Kf867.h5Bc468.Kf4Kf769.Ke5Bd370.h6Kg671.Ke6Bc4+72.Ke7Bd573.f7Bxf774.h71-0

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Result

1-0

White wins

Moves

74

Opening

B41

Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation

Date

1959.??.??

Moves

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