Vasily Smyslov vs Johann Hjartarson (1995)

Vasily Smyslov vs Johann Hjartarson
It (cat.11), Reykjavik (Iceland) 1995 · Sicilian Defense: French Variation (B40) · 0-1

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Jul-17-04		Mulfish: White could have held his deficit to a pawn with 15. Kg2 Qxc3 16. e5 Qxd2 17. Bxc6+ Bd7 18. Bxd7+ Kxd7 19. Bxd2 Bxd5, according to Aagard.

Jun-11-07		jmrulez2004: smyslov trashed..now thats a rare sight. and i must admit...this game is played really well..

Jun-11-07		dejavu: A legend 35 years past his prime beaten by a contemporary average GM.

Jun-11-07		Troller: Hjartarson is not "average" - he was a semifinalist in the candidates. After being trashed by Karpov, he became a full-time lawyer and only plays chess as an amateur. Otherwise he could probably have held a high position on the world rank during the 1990's.

Jul-20-08		tatarch: Very crisp-- a puzzle in waiting.

Jun-17-09		sfm: What a blunder! Well, when you get 74 things like this just happens, even if you once were world's #1.

Dec-25-11		FSR: Smyslov's shortest loss in the database. http://www.chessgames.com/perl/ches...

Feb-02-13		alexmagnus: Interestingly, Smyslov's shortest <winning> miniature was played in 1990s too - and against an Icelandic player too! It's not in this database though, a 12-move win against Johansson in 1997.

Feb-02-13		RookFile: Smyslov was thinking strategically in this game, and omitted doing some calculations.

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