World Championship 18th
 
Den Haag/Moscow / 1948.03.23
 
Black: Euwe, Max
 

 
White: Smyslov, Vassily

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C88: Ruy Lopez, Closed
 

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 Na5 9. Bc2 c5 10. d4 Qc7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Nf1 cxd4 13. cxd4 Rc8 14. Re2 O-O 15. Ng3 Rfe8 16. b3 Bf8 17. Bb2 g6 18. Qd2 Bg7 19. Rc1 Nd7 20. Ree1 Nc6 21. Bb1 Qb6 22. d5 Ne7 23. Bc3 Ba8 24. h4 h5 25. Ba5 Qb8 26. Nf1 Rxc1 27. Rxc1 Rc8 28. Ne1 Nc5 29. Qg5 Kf8 30. Qe3 Ng8 31. Qh3 Bh6 32. Rc3 Ne7 33. Bc2 Nb7 34. Rxc8+ Qxc8 35. Qxc8+ Nxc8 36. Bc3 Nc5 37. Bb4 Ke7 38. f3 Kd7 39. Nd3 Nxd3 40. Bxd3 Ne7 41. g4 hxg4 42. fxg4 Bc1 43. g5 Bb7 44. Kf2 Nc8 45. Ne3 Ke7 46. Ba5 Ba3 47. Kg3 Bc5 48. Bd2 Kf8 49. Nc2 Ke7 50. Be2 Na7 51. Ba5 Nc8 52. Bg4 f6 53. Be6 fxg5 54. hxg5 Nb6 55. b4 Nc4 56. bxc5 Nxa5 57. cxd6+ Kxd6 58. Bf7 Nc4 59. Bxg6 a5 60. Kg4 b4 61. Bf5 Ke7 62. Be6 Nd6 63. Ne3 Nxe4 64. Kf5 Nd6+ 65. Kxe5 Nf7+ 66. Kf4 Nd8 67. Nf5+ Kf8 68. g6 Nxe6+ 69. dxe6 a4 70. Ke5 (White wins)