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Smyslov, Vassily vs Botvinnik, Mikhail

Leningrad/Moscow • Leningrad • 1941

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Leningrad/Moscow

Smyslov, Vassily vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
Leningrad • 1941
0-1
Start
White King
Black King
End
1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bb5a64.Ba4Nf65.d3d66.c3Be77.O-OO-O8.Re1b59.Bc2d510.Nbd2dxe411.dxe4Be612.h3h613.Nh2Nh714.Ng4Bg515.Qe2Qd616.Ne3Rfd817.Nf3Bxe318.Qxe3Qe719.Nh2Nf820.Qf3Rd721.Nf1Nh722.Ng3Rad823.Nf5Qf624.g4Ne725.Qg3Bc426.f3Bd327.Bb3c528.Be3c429.Bd1Ng530.h4Ne631.a4b432.cxb4Nf433.Kh1g534.b5a535.Bc5Nxf536.gxf5Kh737.Qg4gxh438.Rg1h539.Qg5Qxg540.Rxg5f641.Rg1Nh342.Re1Rg843.Ra2Bb144.Ra1Bd345.Ra2Nf446.b4Rc847.b6Rb748.Be3axb449.a5b350.Ra3b251.Ba4c352.Rb3Ne253.Bb5Bxb554.Rxb5Nd455.Bxd4exd456.a6Rxb657.Rxb6d358.Rg1d259.Rxf6Rc760.Rfg6d1=Q0-1

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Result

0-1

Black wins

Moves

60

Opening

C77

Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Jaffe Gambit

Date

1941.??.??

Moves

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