Staunton World Chess Tournament
 
Groningen / 1946
 
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 Nc6 9. d5 Bxf3 10. gxf3 Ne5 11. Qe2 c6 12. f4 Ned7 13. Bg2 Nb6 14. Rd1 Qc7 15. O-O Rfd8 16. Rc1 Qd7 17. Rfd1 Qg4 18. Qxg4 Nxg4 19. Bxb6 axb6 20. dxc6 bxc6 21. e5 Nh6 22. Bxc6 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Rc8 24. Nd5 Bf8 25. Rc1 Nf5 26. Rc4 e6 27. Nxb6 Rb8 28. Na4 Rd8 29. Be4 Nh4 30. Kf1 Bh6 31. Bb7 Nf5 32. Ke2 Nd4+ 33. Ke3 Nf5+ 34. Kf3 Nd4+ 35. Ke4 Ne2 36. Rc8 Rxc8 37. Bxc8 Nxf4 38. b4 Nh3 39. b5 Nxf2+ 40. Kd4 Bf4 41. h3 f6 42. Bxe6+ Kg7 43. exf6+ Kxf6 44. Nc5 Ke7 45. Kd5 g5 46. a4 Nd1 47. a5 Nc3+ 48. Kc6 Nxb5 49. Kxb5 Bb8 50. Kb6 (White wins)