Rook and Pawn Ending
Smyslov – Reshevsky 
Moscow 1948

"A beautifully played Rook and Pawn ending by Vasily Smyslov."--Irving Chernev.

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1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bb5 a6
4. Ba4 d6
5. c3 Ne7
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+
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