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Smyslov, Vassily vs Botvinnik, Mikhail

Sverdlovsk • Sverdlovsk • 1943

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Sverdlovsk

Smyslov, Vassily vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
Sverdlovsk • 1943
1/2-1/2
Start
White King
Black King
End
1.e4e62.d4d53.Nc3Bb44.e5c55.a3Bxc3+6.bxc3Ne77.a4Nbc68.Nf3Bd79.Be2Qc710.O-Oh611.Ba3b612.dxc5bxc513.Bxc5Nxe514.Nxe5Qxc515.Nxd7Kxd716.Bb5+Kc717.Qh5g618.Qe5+Qd619.Qf6e520.Qf3e421.Qxf7Raf822.Qg7Qf623.Qxf6Rxf624.Rad1Rd825.Rfe1Nf526.Bf1Re627.g3h528.f3Re729.Bg2Rd630.fxe4dxe431.Rxd6Nxd632.Kf2Re533.Ke3Ra534.Bxe4Nxe435.Kxe4Rxa4+36.Kd5Ra5+37.Kd4Kd638.c4Rf539.Re8Rf240.h4Rg241.c5+Kd742.Re3a543.Ra3Kc644.c4a445.Ke4Kxc546.Kf3Rd247.Rxa4Rd3+48.Kf4Rd4+49.Ke3Rd650.Ra1Kxc451.Kf4Rd4+52.Ke5Rd353.Rc1+Kb554.Rg1Rf355.Ke6Kc456.g4Rf457.g5Kd358.Ra1Ke359.Ra7Ke260.Rh7Ke361.Rh6Rxh462.Kf6Ra463.Kxg6h464.Kh5Kf365.g6h366.Kg51/2-1/2

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Result

1/2-1/2

Draw

Moves

66

Opening

C19

French Defense: Winawer Variation, Positional Variation

Date

1943.??.??

Moves

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