Jan Smejkal
Notable Games

Jan Smejkal

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  • 1969.01.07 Smejkal, Jan vsSmyslov, Vasily V 1-0 Modern Defense 32 moves Christmas Congress 1968/69-44 Premier Hastings 1968/69 against the former World Champion Vasily Smyslov, in the Modern Defense. 18.Rxe6 Qxe6 gives up the exchange to open the black king, 20.Nxg5 fxg5 21.Bxg5 gives up a knight as well, and 27.Bxh7, 28.f7+ and 31.Qxh8+ finish it. Smyslov resigns after 32.Bxf7.
  • 1969.06.02 Jansa, Vlastimil vsSmejkal, Jan 0-1 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation 35 moves Luhacovice International Luhačovice 1969 against Vlastimil Jansa, with Black in the Najdorf. White attacks with 30.g5, 31.f6 and 32.fxg7, but the black rooks reach the white king first: 33...Ra1 and 34...Qxb2+ 35.Kxb2 R8a2+ give up the queen, and Jansa resigns.
  • 1970.09.17 Smejkal, Jan vsGeller, Efim P 1-0 King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Classical Variation 29 moves Olympiad-19 Final A Siegen Olympiad 1970 against Efim Geller in the Fianchetto King's Indian. 21.Rxd5 gives up the exchange, the white queen collects the queenside pawns with 25.Qxb7 and 28.Qxb5, and Geller resigns after 29.Ra7.
  • 1970.09.21 Bellon Lopez, Juan Manuel vsSmejkal, Jan 0-1 Nimzo-Larsen Attack 35 moves Olympiad-19 Final A Siegen Olympiad 1970 against Juan Manuel Bellón. Black gives up a rook with 31...Rxf3 and a bishop with 32...Bxg4+, and the queen drives the white king up the board: 33...Qf2+, 34...Qf5+ and 35...Qe5# mates the king on d4.
  • 1972.01.16 Smejkal, Jan vsSmyslov, Vasily V 1-0 Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Rio Gambit Accepted 62 moves Hoogovens Hoogovens tournament, Wijk aan Zee 1972, against Smyslov again, in the Berlin Ruy Lopez. The queens come off at move 20, the white pawns advance with 34.f5, 41.f6 and 54.g5, and 61.Nxb4 picks up the b-pawn. Smyslov resigns after 62.Rd4.
  • 1972.04.22 Smejkal, Jan vsAdorjan, Andras 1-0 King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Panno Variation, Korchnoi Line 32 moves Zonal 02 Vrnjacka Banja Zonal tournament, Vrnjačka Banja 1972, against András Adorján in the Fianchetto King's Indian. 13.b4 and 15.b5 gain space on the queenside, 25.dxe6 opens the center, and after 29.Rh1 and 30.a5 Adorján resigns following 32.Rxh6+.
  • 1972.12.13 Smejkal, Jan vsGheorghiu, Florin 1-0 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System 33 moves Palma de Mallorca Gran Torneo-08 Palma de Mallorca 1972, a tournament Smejkal won, against Florin Gheorghiu in the Nimzo-Indian. 25.Bxg6 fxg6 26.Qxg6 gives up a bishop, the f-pawn advances with 28.f4, 29.f5 and 31.f6, and after 32.Qd7 Nxb5 33.Qg7+ Gheorghiu resigns.
  • 1973.04.23 Smejkal, Jan vsTatai, Stefano 1-0 Benoni Defense: Fianchetto Variation 14 moves Vidmar Memorial-02 Vidmar Memorial, Ljubljana–Portorož 1973, against Stefano Tatai in the Fianchetto Benoni. 12.Nc4 and 13.Nxd6 win the d-pawn, 14.a5 attacks the knight on b6, and Tatai resigns in 14 moves.
  • 1973.06.21 Tukmakov, Vladimir B vsSmejkal, Jan 0-1 Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation, Smyslov Variation 82 moves Interzonal-09a Leningrad Interzonal 1973, where Smejkal finished fourth, one place short of the Candidates, against Vladimir Tukmakov in the Grünfeld. The queens come off at move 30, 34...gxf4 and 44...Nxh4 win pawns, and the black f- and h-pawns decide the rook ending: 61...f3, 67...f2 and 68...h3. Tukmakov resigns after 82...Kf3.
  • 1975.01.16 Smejkal, Jan vsHuebner, Robert 1-0 King's Indian Attack 38 moves Hoogovens Hoogovens tournament, Wijk aan Zee 1975, against Robert Hübner in the King's Indian Attack. 20.Nxa5 and 21.Rxa5 open the a-file, 23.Rxe7 and 27.Bxd5+ break into the black position, and the b-pawn runs from b3 to b6. Hübner resigns after 38.Qg4+.
  • 1978.02 Polugaevsky, Lev vsSmejkal, Jan 0-1 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation, Spielmann Defense 46 moves Reykjavik International-08 Reykjavik 1978 against Lev Polugaevsky, in the Symmetrical English. 33...Nxd2 34.Qxa3 Nxc4 35.Qb3 Nxb2 gives up the queen for both white rooks, 37...Rc2+ and 38...R7c3 bring the black rooks to the white king, and after 45...Rxh2 and 46...Rcf2 Polugaevsky resigns.
  • 1981.04 Smejkal, Jan vsTimman, Jan H 1-0 English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line 86 moves Moscow Moscow 1981 against Jan Timman, in the English. The last rooks come off with 45...Rxf2+ 46.Qxf2, and in the queen ending the white king walks from g2 to c6. 82.Qxb5 wins the b-pawn, and Timman resigns after 86.Qd5.
  • 1981.09.22 Smejkal, Jan vsPetrosian, Tigran V 1-0 King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Classical Variation 42 moves Boris Kostic Memorial-07 Boris Kostić Memorial, Vršac 1981, against the former World Champion Tigran Petrosian. 25.c6 and 27.d6 push the pawns forward, 29.Bxc6 and 30.Bxe8 win material, and the d-pawn reaches d7 with 35.d7. Petrosian resigns after 42.Rxb5.
  • 1981.09.25 Smejkal, Jan vsNikolic, Predrag 1-0 Slav Defense: Modern Line 39 moves Boris Kostic Memorial-07 Vršac 1981 against Predrag Nikolić in the Slav. The white rooks work on the d-file with 21.Rbd3, 22.Rd8 and 31.Rd7, 23.Nxb7 and 25.Bxe8 win material, and 33.R7xd5 and 39.Qxb1 finish it.
  • 1985.08.11 Smejkal, Jan vsPolgar, Zsuzsa 1-0 King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Pterodactyl Variation 48 moves Baden-Baden Baden-Baden 1985, a tournament Smejkal won, against Zsuzsa (Susan) Polgar, the future Women's World Champion, in the Fianchetto King's Indian. 35.e5 dxe5 36.Rxe5 opens the center, the rooks come off with 39.Rxe8+ and 40.Rxb6, and the queen and knight finish it: 46.Qxh5, 47.Nf5+ and 48.Ne3.
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