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Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Smyslov, Vassily

URS-chT • URS • 1966

FCGFCG

URS-chT

Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Smyslov, Vassily
URS • 1966
1-0
Start
White King
Black King
End
1.c4e52.Nc3d63.g3Nc64.Bg2Nf65.d3g66.f4Bg77.Nf3O-O8.O-Oexf49.Bxf4Bg410.Qd2Re811.Rae1Rb812.Bg5Bxf313.Bxf3Ne514.Qf4h615.Bxh6Bxh616.Qxh6c617.Kh1Re618.Qd2Kg719.b3Qh820.d4Neg421.e4Qh322.Kg1Rh823.Re2c524.dxc5dxc525.Nd5Nxd526.Bxg4Qxg427.cxd5Rxe428.Qc3+Rd429.Qxc5Qxe230.Qxd4+Kg831.Rf2Qe1+32.Kg2Rh533.d6Qe634.Rd2Qd735.Kg1b636.Rc2Kh737.Rc7Qf538.Qf4Qxf439.gxf4Kg740.Rxa7Rd541.d7Kf642.Kf2Ke743.Ke3Kd844.Ke4Rh545.a4Rxh246.Ke5Ke747.d8=Q+Kxd848.Rxf7Rb249.Kd6Ke850.Re7+Kd851.Rb7Rd2+52.Kc6Rd453.Rxb6Rxf454.Rb8+Ke755.a51-0

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Result

1-0

White wins

Moves

55

Opening

A25

English Opening: Closed, Taimanov Variation

Date

1966.??.??

Moves

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