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Smyslov, Vassily vs Keres, Paul

Leningrad/Moscow • Leningrad • 1941

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Leningrad/Moscow

Smyslov, Vassily vs Keres, Paul
Leningrad • 1941
1-0
Start
White King
Black King
End
1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bb5a64.Ba4Nf65.O-OBe76.Re1b57.Bb3d68.c3O-O9.h3Na510.Bc2c511.d4Qc712.Nbd2cxd413.cxd4Nc614.Nb3Rd815.Bd2Qb816.d5Na717.Na5Bd718.Bd3Rc819.b4Bd820.Nb3Bb621.Nh4g622.Qf3Bd823.Bg5Ne824.Bxd8Rxd825.Qe3Nc826.Nf5Qb627.Qg5f628.Qg3Kh829.Nh6Kg730.Qh4Ne731.Re3Ng832.Nxg8Kxg833.Rg3Kg734.Kh2Rdc835.f4exf436.Qxf4Qd837.Nd4Qe738.Nf5+Bxf539.exf5Qe540.Qf1h541.Re1h442.Rxe5hxg3+43.Kxg3dxe544.Qe2g545.Kh2Rc346.h4gxh447.Qg4+Kf848.Be4Rd849.Qxh4Kg850.Qg4+Kf851.Qh5Ke752.Qh7+Kf853.Bf3Rxf354.gxf3Rxd555.Kg3Ng756.Qh8+Kf757.Qc8Rd258.f4exf4+59.Kg4Rd460.Qb7+Kg861.Qxa6Rxb462.Qxf6f3+63.Kxf3Rb164.Qd8+Kf765.Qd5+Kf866.Qd6+Kg867.f6Nf568.Qd3Re169.Qxf5Rf1+70.Kg4Rxf571.Kxf5Kf772.a31-0

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Result

1-0

White wins

Moves

72

Opening

C99

Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense, Panov System

Date

1941.??.??

Moves

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