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Smyslov, Vassily vs Botvinnik, Mikhail

Chigorin mem • Moscow • 1947

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Chigorin mem

Smyslov, Vassily vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
Moscow • 1947
1/2-1/2
Start
White King
Black King
End
1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bb5a64.Ba4Nf65.O-OBe76.Re1b57.Bb3O-O8.c3d69.d3Be610.Nbd2Bxb311.Qxb3Nd712.Qc2Nb613.Nf1d514.Ng3Qd715.Be3dxe416.dxe4Nc417.Nf5Rfd818.Rad1Qe619.Bc1Rxd120.Rxd1Rd821.b3Rxd1+22.Qxd1Nd623.Ng3f624.Ne1Nb725.Nf5Nd626.Nxe7+Nxe727.Ba3f528.exf5Nexf529.Nc2e430.Qd2h631.Bc5Qe532.Ba7Kh733.h3a534.Ne3Nxe335.Bxe3a436.Bf4Qc537.bxa4bxa438.Qe2Qc639.Be5Qd540.Bxd6cxd641.a31/2-1/2

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Result

1/2-1/2

Draw

Moves

41

Opening

C90

Ruy Lopez: Closed

Date

1947.??.??

Moves

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