World Championship 18th
 
Den Haag/Moscow / 1948.03.16
 
Black: Keres, Paul
 

 
White: Smyslov, Vassily

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E02: Catalan, open, 5.Qa4
 

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Bd7 6. Qxc4 Bc6 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8. Nc3 Nb6 9. Qd3 Bb4 10. O-O O-O 11. Rd1 h6 12. Bd2 Qe7 13. a3 Bxc3 14. Qxc3 Rfd8 15. Be1 Rac8 16. Bf1 Bd5 17. b4 Nbd7 18. Nh4 Ne4 19. Qc2 Nd6 20. f3 g5 21. Ng2 f5 22. Bf2 Nf6 23. Ne1 a5 24. Nd3 Ra8 25. Bg2 Ra7 26. Re1 Qh7 27. b5 Nxb5 28. Qc5 c6 29. a4 Nd7 30. Qc2 Nd6 31. Ne5 Nf6 32. Rac1 Raa8 33. Nd3 Rab8 34. Nc5 b6 35. e4 fxe4 36. Nxe4 Qg6 37. Qe2 Rb7 38. Nc3 Bc4 39. Qb2 b5 40. axb5 cxb5 41. Ne4 Ndxe4 42. fxe4 Ng4 43. Rxc4 Qh5 44. Rc2 Qxh2+ 45. Kf1 Rf7 46. Ree2 Qxg3 47. Qc3 Qxc3 48. Rxc3 Rdf8 49. Rcc2 Nxf2 50. Rxf2 Rxf2+ 51. Rxf2 Rxf2+ 52. Kxf2 a4 53. Bh3 Kf7 54. d5 exd5 55. Bd7 Kf6 56. Bc6 dxe4 57. Bxb5 a3 (Black wins)