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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
0-1
Start
White King
Black King
End
1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bb5a64.Ba4Nf65.O-Od66.Re1Bd77.c3Be78.d4O-O9.Nbd2exd410.cxd4Nb411.Bxd7Qxd712.Qb3a513.a3Na614.Nf1d515.e5Ne416.N1d2a417.Qd3Nxd218.Bxd2c619.Ng5Bxg520.Bxg5Nc721.Re3Ne622.Qf5Nc523.g4Qxf524.gxf5f625.exf6Ne426.fxg7Rxf527.Be7Kxg728.f3Nd229.Kf2Re830.Rae1Ne4+31.Kg2Rxe732.fxe4Rxe433.Rxe4dxe434.Rxe4Rb535.Re2Rb336.Kf2Kf637.Ke1h638.Rg2Ke639.Kd1Kd540.Kc2Rh341.Rd2Kc442.Kb1h543.Ka2Rh444.Rf2Kxd445.Rf7b546.Rf2Rh347.Rd2+Rd348.Rf2Kc449.Rc2+Kd550.Rg2Rh351.Rd2+Kc552.Rc2+Kb653.Rf2c554.Rf6+Ka555.Rf2c456.Rg2c357.b4+axb3+58.Kxb3c2+59.Kxc2Rxa360.Kb2Rf361.Re2h462.Rd2h363.Re2Ka464.Kb1Rf1+65.Kc2b466.Kd3Rd1+67.Kc2Rg10-1

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Result

0-1

Black wins

Moves

67

Opening

C87

Ruy Lopez: Closed, Averbakh Variation

Date

1941.??.??

Moves

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