offramp: This was the first game of the semi-final match.
Smyslov had beaten Hübner 7-7, and it was a tough match. This match was a bit easier.At the matches v Ribli and Kasparov, Smyslov showed that he did not care about hanging pawns and isolated queens pawns. Here, VS has hanging pawns. 
click for larger view White advances his d-pawn to d6, and puts his queen on b3 with threats to f7. 
click for larger view But Black shoos away the white queen away with offering the a-pawn. In fact it is a swap, because Black intends ...Bxd6, ...Bc5 attacking f2. Smyslov decides to swap the queens: he does that in the must egregiously blunt manner:
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26. Qd7! Black can't get out of that!
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There are exchanges and the game it level. The players has played very well.
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From move 34 to end, move 65, played with ♖♖+♘. The knight created mate threats to the black king.
The rooks look remarkably nimble!
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After the time control, at move 46...
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...Ribli made a fatal mistake.
He played 46...Rc1+, but the drawing move is 46...Rxh6+!!
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The final attack starts with the
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59. Ne5!
Smyslov showed style in this game. He showed also that he was accurately calculating variations and appraising positions, based on his judgement. Poor Ribli had no answer to the veterans savoir-faire. | 
Kibitzing
