page 1 of 5; games 1-25 of 111  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Euwe vs Smyslov 1-0 42 1948 FIDE World Championship Tournament D99 Grunfeld Defense, Smyslov 2. Euwe vs Smyslov 0-1 38 1948 FIDE World Championship Tournament D99 Grunfeld Defense, Smyslov 3. Bondarevsky vs Flohr 1-0 38 1948 Izt D99 Grunfeld Defense, Smyslov 4. Keres vs Smyslov ½-½ 42 1948 FIDE World Championship Tournament D99 Grunfeld Defense, Smyslov 5. Bondarevsky vs Ragozin   0-1 54 1948 Izt D99 Grunfeld Defense, Smyslov 6. M Subaric vs M Germek   1-0 26 1948 Nuremberg D99 Grunfeld Defense, Smyslov 7. Szabo vs Kotov   1-0 31 1949 15 Budapest D99 Grunfeld Defense, Smyslov 8. O'Kelly vs H Heinicke   1-0 49 1949 OLdenburg D99 Grunfeld Defense, Smyslov 9. C B Van den Berg vs A Bozic   ½-½ 56 1949 YUG-NED D99 Grunfeld Defense, Smyslov 10. S Erdelyi vs J Platt   ½-½ 49 1949 Trencianske Teplice D99 Grunfeld Defense, Smyslov 11. Letelier vs H Rossetto   ½-½ 36 1950 Dubrovnik olm D99 Grunfeld Defense, Smyslov 12. Stahlberg vs Szabo 0-1 40 1953 Zurich ct D99 Grunfeld Defense, Smyslov 13. Kotov vs Bronstein   0-1 29 1953 Soviet Union D99 Grunfeld Defense, Smyslov 14. J Sherwin vs K Burger   ½-½ 17 1954 New York - USA Champ D99 Grunfeld Defense, Smyslov 15. H Szapiel vs Filip   0-1 34 1954 Budapest tt D99 Grunfeld Defense, Smyslov 16. Polugaevsky vs Simagin 1-0 42 1960 URS-ch27 Leningrad D99 Grunfeld Defense, Smyslov 17. Polugaevsky vs F J Perez   1-0 50 1962 Havana D99 Grunfeld Defense, Smyslov 18. F Parr vs Zagorovsky   ½-½ 36 1963 Great Britain-USSR corr D99 Grunfeld Defense, Smyslov 19. Sosonko vs Smolsky   0-1 28 1965 Leningrad D99 Grunfeld Defense, Smyslov 20. K O'Riordan vs J Sadlier   1-0 22 1965 IRL-ch D99 Grunfeld Defense, Smyslov 21. Doroshkievich vs V Tukmakov   0-1 39 1967 URS-ch35 D99 Grunfeld Defense, Smyslov 22. J Sherwin vs Larsen   0-1 38 1968 U.S. Open Chess Championship D99 Grunfeld Defense, Smyslov 23. Polugaevsky vs I Bilek   1-0 55 1969 Ludwigsburg D99 Grunfeld Defense, Smyslov 24. G Forintos vs Jansa   0-1 31 1970 Budapest D99 Grunfeld Defense, Smyslov 25. W G Addison vs Uhlmann   0-1 45 1970 Palma de Mallorca izt D99 Grunfeld Defense, Smyslov  page 1 of 5; games 1-25 of 111    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)

Jul-12-05    aw1988: This is the Smyslov variation to the Russian variation of the Grunfeld (8...Nfd7), and frankly, it's probably the most flexible. Jul-12-05    AgentRgent: the diagram above is incorrect, the White Queen should be located on c4! and 8...Nfd7 is missing from the move list. Aug-12-05    buRnINGbeNd: Actually, the diagram is correct and the text is incorrect. D99 is listed as 7. e4 Bg4 8. Be3 Nfd7 9. Qb3. All other move orders in the Smyslov are under D98. Aug-30-09    dumbgai: What is the purpose of 8...Nfd7? It looks awkward to my patzer eyes, but since it has its own ECO code it must be very reasonable... Aug-30-09    geniokov: Letīs think the Queen is at c4,not in b3...Ok,8..Nfd7 release a dynamic effect and tension...First,it gives the fianciatoed Bishop to activate his power by releasing itīs function immediately,another is it help Blackīs Bg4 to increase his duty attacking directly the Knight at f3 to become powerless in the center,...at this position,any move by White,will give an approval for Black to snatch a tempo by chasing Whiteīs queen thru ...Nb6 and at the same time,covering b7 from immediate attack...In short,...Nfd7,increases pressure or tension giving a "command" by Black for White to be aware at his center!

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