Staunton World Chess Tournament
 
Groningen / 1946
 
Black: Smyslov, Vassily
 

 
White: Bernstein, Ossip

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B23: Sicilian, Closed
 

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nge2 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Be3 d6 7. Be2 Nf6 8. O-O O-O 9. Qd2 Ng4 10. Bxg4 Bxg4 11. h3 Bd7 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Bd4 Bxd4 14. Qxd4 Qb6 15. Qxb6 axb6 16. a4 f5 17. exf5 Rxf5 18. Rfe1 Kf7 19. Re2 d5 20. Rae1 e6 21. b3 Ke7 22. Nd1 b5 23. axb5 cxb5 24. Nb2 d4 25. Nd3 Rd5 26. Nb4 Rd6 27. Rd2 Be8 28. Red1 Rad8 29. h4 h6 30. Nd3 g5 31. hxg5 hxg5 32. Ne5 Rd5 33. Re1 Rc8 34. Nf3 Rcd8 35. Ne5 Rc8 36. Nf3 Rcd8 37. Rde2 R8d6 38. Ne5 Rc5 39. Rd2 Kf6 40. Nf3 Bg6 41. Rxd4 Rxd4 42. Nxd4 e5 43. Nf3 b4 44. Ra1 Bxc2 45. Ra6+ Kf5 46. Nd2 Bd3 47. Rd6 e4 48. f3 e3 49. g4+ Kf4 50. Rd4+ Kg3 51. Rxd3 exd2 52. f4+ Kxg4 53. Rxd2 gxf4 54. Rd8 Rc3 55. Kf2 Rxb3 56. Rg8+ Kf5 57. Re8 Rh3 58. Ke2 b3 59. Rb8 b2 60. Rxb2 Kg4 61. Kf1 (Draw)