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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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Website Updated: 27 September 2019

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      • The Renzulli Model
    • About Mr. Durden
  • 4th Grade
    • SPARKed!
    • Jumpstart! Word Play >
      • Analogies
      • Idioms
      • Phonetics
      • Spelling
      • Vocabulary and Word Work
    • Word Power! Latin Roots >
      • Latin Study Tools
      • Latin Stems Video Library
      • A Game of Stems
    • Literature Ladder >
      • Share and Request Writing
      • Expository-Informative Writing
      • Narrative-Storytelling Writing
      • Persuasive-Argument Writing
      • Poetry Month!
    • Critical Thinking Practices >
      • A History of Numbers
      • Algebra: Restoring by Balancing >
        • Algebra Patterns and Formulas
        • Algebra Variables and Expressions
      • Benjamin Franklin's Magic Squares
      • Logic Puzzles >
        • Logic Puzzles Coaching
      • Perimeter Magic Polygons
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      • ChessKid.com
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      • Chess: The Scholar's Mate
      • Chess in Art and Film
      • Chess Puzzles and Mathematics >
        • Chess: A Difference of Opinions
      • ​A Chess Novice Challenged Magnus Carlsen
      • The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played >
        • Rook on 7th Rank: Capablanca-Tartakower, ​New York 1924
        • The King Is a Strong Piece: Tal – Lissitzin, Leningrad 1956
        • Knight in Center: Boleslavsky – Lissitzin, Moscow 1956
        • Aggressive Rook in the Ending Tarrasch – Thorold, Manchester 1890
        • Passed Pawn: Akiba Rubinstein vs Oldrich Duras Vienna 1908
        • Mighty Knights: Mattison – Nimzovich, Carlsbad 1929
        • Finesse Ending: Rafael Domenech vs Salomon Flohr B44 Sicilian Taimanov Rosas 1935
        • Pawn Phalanx: Tigran V Petrosian vs Kozali Montevideo 1954
        • Passed Pawns: Fischer-Berliner 1960
        • Rook and Pawn Ending: Smyslov – Reshevsky, Moscow 1948
        • King in the Center: Tartakover-Frentz, Paris 1933
        • Shifting Attacks: Reshevsky-Najdorf, Dallas, 1957
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      • The Beauty of Mathematics
      • Coordinate Grids, Geometric Forms
      • Data and Graphing
      • Decimals and Percents
      • Division
      • Exponents and Scientific Notation
      • Fraction Operations
      • Geometric Forms
      • Greg Tang Math
      • Measurement and Scale
      • Multiplication
      • Pi!
      • Nature Smart: Multiple Intelligences
      • Right Triangles and Pythagoras
    • Mensa Kids
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