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The Smyslov Defence is a quiet positional system played occasionally by Vassily Smyslov and Boris Spassky. It became popular in the 1980s when it was shown that 4.c3 a6! gives Black a good game. Later it was found that after 4.d4 exd4 5.Bg5 White has the advantage, and the variation is rarely played today. An interesting gambit line 4.d4 ed4 5.c3 has also been recommended by Alexander Khalifman, although some of the resulting positions are yet to be tested extensively.

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Contributors : Thibault de Vassal



[ECO "C60"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez"] [Variation "Fianchetto (Smyslov/Barnes) defense"]


c3 : 8 games, White ELO av : 1913, Black ELO av : 1895
    1-0 : 12.5%  ,   1/2-1/2 : 50%  ,   0-1 : 37.5%

O-O : 2 games, White ELO av : 1979, Black ELO av : 1829
    1-0 : 0%  ,   1/2-1/2 : 50%  ,   0-1 : 50%

d4 : 2 games, White ELO av : 1726, Black ELO av : 1635
    1-0 : 100%  ,   1/2-1/2 : 0%  ,   0-1 : 0%

d3 : 1 game, White ELO av : 1400, Black ELO av : 1338
    1-0 : 0%  ,   1/2-1/2 : 0%  ,   0-1 : 100%



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