Petrosian – Smyslov Petrosian Smyslov Result: 1-0 Metadata » Click to open. Date: 1961.??.?? Location: ? Tournament: Soviet Championship Round: Opening: Submitted by: Published on: February 9, 2020 [Event "Soviet Championship"] [Site "?"] [Date "1961.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Petrosian"] [Black "Smyslov"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "63"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.d4 Bb7 5.a3 d5 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.e3 {Petrosian was successful with this line but it didn't become popular until Kasparov took it up in the 1980s.} Be7 8.Bb5+ c6 9.Bd3 c5 10.Nxd5 Qxd5 11.dxc5 Qxc5 12.Bd2 Nc6 13.Rc1 Qd6 14.Qc2 Rc8 15.O-O h6 {This weakens the Black kingside. 15...Bf6 Followed by g6 would be less weakening.} 16.Rfd1 O-O 17.Bc3 Qb8 18.Qa4 {The queen prepares to switch over to the kingside attack.} Rfd8 19.Qe4 {White forces another weakening in the Black pawn structure due to the threat of Qh7+.} g6 {Look at this position. All Black's pieces are on the queenside, and the king stands naked in the corner. White will destroy the Black fortress with a strong attack, using his better-placed pieces.} 20.Qg4 h5 {20...Kh7 21.Bxg6+ fxg6 22.Qxe6 Gives White a winning attack.} 21.Qh3 f5 {Played with the idea of stopping White from playing pawn g4. However, Black has new problems on the a2-g8 diagonal.} 22.Bc4 Rxd1+ 23.Rxd1 Kf7 24.e4 {After this central break Black's position collapses .} Qf4 25.Re1 Qg4 26.exf5 {White sacrifices his bishop in order to break open Black's king position.} Qxc4 {26...gxf5 27.Bxe6+ Kf8 28.Bxc8} 27.fxg6+ Ke8 {Now White has a powerful passed pawn, which also helps the attack by covering the f7-square. 27...Kxg6 28.Rxe6+ Kf7 29.Rxc6 Qxc6 30.Ne5+ when White wins the queen.} 28.g7 e5 {28...Kd7 29.Rd1+ Kc7 30.Qg3+ Wins material for White.} 29.Qxh5+ Kd7 30.Rd1+ Bd6 31.Bxe5 Nd4 {31...Nxe5 32.Nxe5+} 32.Nxd4 {Black resigned. 32.Nxd4 Bxe5 33.Nf3+ Bd6 34.Ne5+ would win the Black queen.} 1-0 [Event "Soviet Championship"] [Site "?"] [Date "1961.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Petrosian"] [Black "Smyslov"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "63"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.d4 Bb7 5.a3 d5 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.e3 {Petrosian was successful with this line but it didn't become popular until Kasparov took it up in the 1980s.} Be7 8.Bb5+ c6 9.Bd3 c5 10.Nxd5 Qxd5 11.dxc5 Qxc5 12.Bd2 Nc6 13.Rc1 Qd6 14.Qc2 Rc8 15.O-O h6 {This weakens the Black kingside. 15...Bf6 Followed by g6 would be less weakening.} 16.Rfd1 O-O 17.Bc3 Qb8 18.Qa4 {The queen prepares to switch over to the kingside attack.} Rfd8 19.Qe4 {White forces another weakening in the Black pawn structure due to the threat of Qh7+.} g6 {Look at this position. All Black's pieces are on the queenside, and the king stands naked in the corner. White will destroy the Black fortress with a strong attack, using his better-placed pieces.} 20.Qg4 h5 {20...Kh7 21.Bxg6+ fxg6 22.Qxe6 Gives White a winning attack.} 21.Qh3 f5 {Played with the idea of stopping White from playing pawn g4. However, Black has new problems on the a2-g8 diagonal.} 22.Bc4 Rxd1+ 23.Rxd1 Kf7 24.e4 {After this central break Black's position collapses .} Qf4 25.Re1 Qg4 26.exf5 {White sacrifices his bishop in order to break open Black's king position.} Qxc4 {26...gxf5 27.Bxe6+ Kf8 28.Bxc8} 27.fxg6+ Ke8 {Now White has a powerful passed pawn, which also helps the attack by covering the f7-square. 27...Kxg6 28.Rxe6+ Kf7 29.Rxc6 Qxc6 30.Ne5+ when White wins the queen.} 28.g7 e5 {28...Kd7 29.Rd1+ Kc7 30.Qg3+ Wins material for White.} 29.Qxh5+ Kd7 30.Rd1+ Bd6 31.Bxe5 Nd4 {31...Nxe5 32.Nxe5+} 32.Nxd4 {Black resigned. 32.Nxd4 Bxe5 33.Nf3+ Bd6 34.Ne5+ would win the Black queen.} 1-0 White to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Black to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Warning: This game can only be seen if JavaScript is enabled in your browser. No related posts.
