World Championship 18th
 
Den Haag/Moscow / 1948.04.11
 
Black: Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
 

 
White: Smyslov, Vassily

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C74: Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defence
 

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c3 Nge7 6. d4 Bd7 7. Bb3 h6 8. Nbd2 Ng6 9. Nc4 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Ne3 Bf6 12. Nd5 Re8 13. dxe5 Bxe5 14. Nxe5 dxe5 15. Qf3 Be6 16. Rd1 Bxd5 17. Rxd5 Qe7 18. Qf5 Nf8 19. Be3 Ne6 20. Rad1 Red8 21. g3 Rd6 22. Rxd6 cxd6 23. Qg4 Kh8 24. Bb6 Nb8 25. Bxe6 fxe6 26. Qh4 Qd7 27. Qd8+ Qxd8 28. Bxd8 Nd7 29. Bc7 Nc5 30. Rxd6 Rc8 31. Bb6 Na4 32. Rxe6 Nxb2 33. Rxe5 Nc4 34. Re6 Nxb6 35. Rxb6 Rxc3 36. Rxb7 Rc2 37. h4 Rxa2 38. Kg2 a5 39. h5 a4 40. Ra7 Kg8 41. g4 a3 42. Kg3 Re2 43. Kf3 Ra2 44. Ke3 Kf8 45. f3 Ra1 46. Kf4 a2 47. e5 Kg8 48. Kf5 Rf1 49. Rxa2 Rxf3+ 50. Kg6 Kf8 51. Ra8+ Ke7 52. Ra7+ (White wins)