Mikhail Botvinnik vs Vasily Smyslov - Botvinnik - Smyslov World Championship Match 1954.05.04

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Mikhail Botvinnik vs Vasily Smyslov
Botvinnik - Smyslov World Championship Match Moscow URS round 20 1954.05.04
Grünfeld Defense: Counterthrust Variation 0-1

[Event "Botvinnik - Smyslov World Championship Match"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1954.05.04"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "20"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Mikhail Botvinnik"]
[Black "Vasily Smyslov"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "144"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 O-O 5.Nc3 d6 6.e3 Nbd7 7.Nge2
e5 8.b3 Re8 9.Ba3 h5 10.h3 a6 11.dxe5 dxe5 12.e4 Nh7 13.O-O h4
14.Bc1 c6 15.Be3 hxg3 16.fxg3 Qe7 17.Qd2 b5 18.Rad1 bxc4
19.bxc4 Qb4 20.Rc1 Bf8 21.Kh2 Nc5 22.Nb1 a5 23.Qc2 Be6 24.Rfd1
Reb8 25.Bf1 a4 26.Bd2 Qb6 27.Be3 a3 28.Nec3 Qa5 29.Qf2 Be7
30.Rc2 Nf6 31.Nd2 Rb2 32.Rdc1 Rd8 33.Bxc5 Qxc5 34.Qe2 Qb4
35.Nb3 Rxc2 36.Rxc2 Ne8 37.Nb1 Nd6 38.N1d2 Nb7 39.h4 Nc5
40.Nxc5 Qxc5 41.Nb3 Qd6 42.Rd2 Qb4 43.Rc2 f6 44.Bh3 Bf7 45.Bg4
Kg7 46.Kg2 Qd6 47.Rd2 Qb8 48.Rc2 Bb4 49.h5 Qd6 50.hxg6 Bxg6
51.Bh5 Qd3 52.Bxg6 Qxe2+ 53.Rxe2 Kxg6 54.Rf2 Kf7 55.Rf1 Ke6
56.Rf3 Be7 57.Rf1 Bb4 58.Rf3 Ke7 59.Rf1 Kf7 60.Rf3 Kg6 61.Rf2
Rd6 62.Rf5 Bd2 63.Rf3 Bg5 64.c5 Rd7 65.Rc3 f5 66.Kf3 Kf6
67.exf5 Kxf5 68.g4+ Ke6 69.Ke2 e4 70.Rc4 Ke5 71.Ra4 Rh7
72.Rxa3 Rh2+ 0-1

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Updated: 29 January, 2022
Created: 29 January, 2022