World Championship 18th
 
Den Haag/Moscow / 1948.03.18
 
Black: Smyslov, Vassily
 

 
White: Botvinnik, Mikhail

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D98: Gruenfeld, Russian, Smyslov Variation
 

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 Bg4 8. Be3 Nfd7 9. Nd2 Nb6 10. Qd3 c6 11. f3 Be6 12. Rd1 Na6 13. a3 Qd7 14. Qc2 Nc7 15. Nb3 Bc4 16. Be2 Bxe2 17. Qxe2 Rad8 18. O-O Qe6 19. Nc5 Qc8 20. Kh1 Nd7 21. Nb3 b6 22. Qc4 Qb7 23. f4 e6 24. Rc1 Nf6 25. Bg1 Rc8 26. Rc2 Rfd8 27. Qe2 Nb5 28. e5 Nxc3 29. bxc3 Nd5 30. c4 Ne7 31. Nd2 Nf5 32. Ne4 Nxd4 33. Bxd4 Rxd4 34. Nd6 Rxd6 35. exd6 c5 36. Rd2 Rd8 37. Qf3 Qxf3 38. Rxf3 Bd4 39. g3 Rxd6 40. Kg2 f5 41. a4 Kf7 42. Rb3 Kf6 43. Ra2 a5 44. Rd2 Ke7 45. Kf3 Kd7 46. g4 h6 47. Rg2 Ke7 48. Rd3 Kf7 49. h4 fxg4+ 50. Rxg4 h5 51. Rg2 Rd8 52. Rgd2 Ke8 53. Rg2 Kf7 54. Rgd2 Ke8 55. Ke2 Ke7 56. Rd1 Rf8 57. Rf1 Bf6 58. Rb3 Bxh4 59. Rxb6 Bg3 60. Rb7+ Kf6 61. Rb5 Kf5 62. Rxc5+ Ke4 63. Re5+ Kd4 64. Rd1+ Kxc4 65. Re4+ Kc5 66. Kf3 h4 67. Rb1 Kd6 68. Rb6+ Kd7 69. Kg4 Rf5 70. Rd4+ Ke7 71. Rb7+ Kf6 72. Rb5 e5 73. Rd6+ Kg7 74. Rxa5 Rxf4+ 75. Kh3 Kh6 76. Raa6 Kh5 77. Rxg6 Rxa4 78. Rh6+ Kg5 79. Rhg6+ Kh5 (Draw)