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Smyslov, Vassily vs Tal, Mihail

Candidats Tournament • Bled/Zagreb/Belgrade • 1959

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Candidats Tournament

Smyslov, Vassily vs Tal, Mihail
Bled/Zagreb/Belgrade • 1959
1/2-1/2
Start
White King
Black King
End
1.e4c52.Nf3e63.d4cxd44.Nxd4a65.Bd3Nc66.Nxc6bxc67.O-Od58.Nd2Nf69.Qe2Be710.Re1O-O11.b3a512.Bb2a413.a3axb314.cxb3Qb615.exd5cxd516.b4Nd717.Nb3e518.Bf5e419.Rec1Qd620.Nd4Bf621.Rc6Qe722.Rac1h623.Rc7Be524.Nc6Qg525.h4Qxh426.Nxe5Nxe527.Rxc8Nf3+28.gxf3Qg5+29.Kf1Qxf530.Rxf8+Rxf831.fxe4dxe432.Qe3Rd833.Qg3g534.Rc5Rd1+35.Kg2Qe636.b5Kh737.Rc6Qd538.Qe5Rg1+39.Kh2Rh1+40.Kg2Rg1+1/2-1/2

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Result

1/2-1/2

Draw

Moves

40

Opening

B42

Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Modern Variation

Date

1959.??.??

Moves

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