World Championship 18th
 
Den Haag/Moscow / 1948.04.27
 
Black: Smyslov, Vassily
 

 
White: Botvinnik, Mikhail

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D70: Neo-Gruenfeld Defence
 

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. O-O Nb6 8. Nc3 a5 9. Bf4 c6 10. Qc1 Re8 11. Rd1 Na6 12. h3 a4 13. e4 Bd7 14. Ne5 Qc8 15. Kh2 Rd8 16. Bg5 f6 17. Nxd7 Qxd7 18. Be3 Kh8 19. Bf1 f5 20. d5 c5 21. Bb5 Qc7 22. Bf4 Be5 23. Bxe5+ Qxe5 24. f4 Qg7 25. Qe3 fxe4 26. Rac1 a3 27. bxa3 Nc8 28. Nxe4 Nd6 29. Bxa6 Nxe4 30. Qxe4 Rxa6 31. Rxc5 Rxa3 32. Rd2 Rda8 33. Qe6 Rc3 34. Rxc3 Qxc3 35. Qe5+ Qxe5 36. fxe5 Kg7 37. Kg2 Kf7 38. Rf2+ Ke8 39. Rd2 Ra3 40. Rb2 Rd3 41. Rb5 Kd8 42. a4 b6 43. Rxb6 Rxd5 44. Rb8+ Kd7 45. Rh8 Rxe5 46. Rxh7 Ke6 47. Rh4 Re2+ 48. Kf3 Ra2 49. Re4+ Kf6 50. Rf4+ Kg7 51. Rc4 Ra3+ 52. Kg4 e5 53. Kh4 Kh6 54. Rb4 Ra1 55. Kg4 Ra3 56. h4 Kg7 57. h5 gxh5+ 58. Kxh5 Kf6 59. Kh4 Kf5 60. g4+ Kf6 61. Rb6+ Kf7 62. Rb7+ Kg6 63. Rb4 Kf6 64. Rb6+ Kf7 65. Rb7+ Kg6 66. Ra7 e4 67. Ra6+ Kf7 68. g5 e3 69. Kg3 e2+ 70. Kf2 Re3 71. Ke1 Kg7 72. Ra7+ Kg6 73. Ra8 Kg7 74. a5 Re5 75. g6 Kxg6 76. a6 Kg7 77. Ra7+ Kg6 78. Rb7 Ra5 79. Rb6+ Kf7 80. Kxe2 Ke7 (Draw)