Game 34 | World's Greatest Chess Games

Paul Keres vs Vasily Smyslov Zurich 1953
Zurich 1953
English Opening

[Event "Zurich Candidates"] [Site "Zurich SUI"] [Date "1953.10.13"] [EventDate "1953.08.30"] [Round "24"] [Result "0-1"] [White "Paul Keres"] [Black "Vasily Smyslov"] [ECO "A17"] [WhiteElo "?"] [BlackElo "?"] [PlyCount "56"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.Nf3 c5 4.e3 Be7 5.b3 O-O 6.Bb2 b6 7.d4 cxd4 8.exd4 d5 9.Bd3 Nc6 10.O-O Bb7 11.Rc1 Rc8 12.Re1 Nb4 13.Bf1 Ne4 14.a3 Nxc3 15.Rxc3 Nc6 16.Ne5 Nxe5 17.Rxe5 Bf6 18.Rh5 g6 19.Rch3 dxc4 20.Rxh7 c3 21.Qc1 Qxd4 22.Qh6 Rfd8 23.Bc1 Bg7 24.Qg5 Qf6 25.Qg4 c2 26.Be2 Rd4 27.f4 Rd1+ 28.Bxd1 Qd4+ 0-1