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Challenge 438 / 1747

Only one move survives Smyslov

World Championship 18th 1948. At move 31 there is exactly one move for Black, and both engines agree on it, nothing else comes close. Find it, then beat Vasily Smyslov from there. This was a World Championship game.

Smyslov, Vassily – Botvinnik, Mikhail
World Championship 18th 1948 · 0-1
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Vasily Smyslov

“The Hand”
Soviet Era Peak 2620
  • Opponent: Vasily Smyslov
  • Difficulty: FIDE Master
  • Goal: Beat the personality.
  • Reward: Mikhail Botvinnik challenge · World Championship 18th 1948. At move 31 there is exactly one move for Black, and both engines agree on it, nothing else comes close. Find it, then beat Vasily Smyslov from there. This was a World Championship game.
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