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Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Smyslov, Vassily

Leningrad/Moscow • Leningrad • 1941

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Leningrad/Moscow

Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Smyslov, Vassily
Leningrad • 1941
1/2-1/2
Start
White King
Black King
End
1.d4Nf62.c4g63.Nc3Bg74.e4d65.Nge2e56.Bg5h67.Bh4g58.Bg3Nh59.dxe5dxe510.Qxd8+Kxd811.O-O-O+Nd712.Nd5c613.Ne3Kc714.Nf5Bf815.Rxd7+Kxd716.Bxe5f617.Bc3Ke618.g4Nf419.Nxf4+gxf420.Bd3a521.a3Bc522.e5Kf723.exf6Bxf524.Bxf5Bxf225.Rf1Bh426.Bd3Rhf827.c5Bxf628.Rxf4Kg729.Bxf6+Rxf630.Bf5Rff831.Kc2Rfe832.h4Re533.b4axb434.axb4Re335.Kb2Rd836.Kc2Ra837.Kb2Re2+38.Kb3Rae839.Rd4R8e740.Rd6Rf241.Bd3Rf642.Rd4Ref743.Bf5h544.b5hxg445.Bxg4cxb546.Bd7Rf147.Bxb5Rb1+48.Kc4Rc1+49.Kb4Re750.Bd3Re351.h5Kh652.Rd5Rh353.Kb5Rd154.Be41/2-1/2

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Result

1/2-1/2

Draw

Moves

54

Opening

E70

King's Indian Defense: Kramer Variation

Date

1941.??.??

Moves

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