World Championship 18th
 
Den Haag/Moscow / 1948.03.08
 
Black: Botvinnik, Mikhail
 

 
White: Smyslov, Vassily

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D96: Gruenfeld, Russian Variation
 

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 c6 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e4 Nb6 8. Be3 Be6 9. Qc2 Bc4 10. Be2 Na6 11. O-O O-O 12. Rfd1 Qd6 13. b3 Bxe2 14. Nxe2 Rac8 15. Bf4 Qe6 16. Be5 f6 17. Bg3 Qf7 18. Nf4 Bh6 19. Nd3 f5 20. Nc5 fxe4 21. Qxe4 Nxc5 22. dxc5 Nd5 23. Re1 Rce8 24. Be5 Bf4 25. Bb2 Qf5 26. Qc4 e5 27. Re4 Qf7 28. Rae1 Nf6 29. Qxf7+ Rxf7 30. R4e2 Nd7 31. b4 a5 32. a3 axb4 33. axb4 Rfe7 34. g3 Bh6 35. Nxe5 Bg7 36. f4 Nf6 37. Kf2 Nd5 38. Re4 Nf6 39. R4e3 Nd5 40. Rb3 g5 41. Kf3 Rf8 42. Re4 Nf6 43. Re2 Nd5 44. Re4 Nf6 (Draw)