(1) Paul Keres - Vasily Smyslov [D55]

Leningrad-Moskva (26.01.39) 15, 1939

1.d4 ¤f6 2.c4 e6 3.¤c3 d5 4.¥g5 ¥e7 5.e3 0–0 6.¤f3 b6 7.cxd5 exd5 8.¥d3 ¥b7 9.£c2 ¤bd7 10.0–0 h6± Diagram

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11.¥f4 a6 Keres admitted after move 11 that Black's preparatory moves were too time consuming but only mentions the immediate 11...c5 as better. 12.¦fd1 ¤e8 13.¦ac1 ¥d6 14.¤e2 £e7 15.¥xd6 £xd6 16.¤g3 g6± 17.h4 h5 18.¤g5 c5 Diagram

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19.¥f5 cxd4 [19...gxf5 20.¤xf5 ¤df6] 20.¥e6 d3 [20...fxe6 21.£xg6+] 21.£xd3 ¤e5 22.£b1 fxe6 Diagram

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23.f4 ¢g7 24.fxe5 £xe5 25.¦f1 ¦xf1+ 26.¦xf1 ¤d6? [26...£xe3+ 27.¢h2= ¤f6] Diagram

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27.¤xh5+ ¢h6 [27...gxh5 28.£h7#] 28.¤f6 £xe3+ 29.¢h1 £d4 30.¤xe6 £xh4+ 31.¢g1 d4 32.£c1+ g5 33.£c7 Diagram XIIIIIIIIY
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