[Event "Bucharest"] [Site "?"] [Round "0"] [White "Spassky"] [Black "Smyslov"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E30"] [Opening "Nimzo-Indian: Leningrad, 4...h6"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bg5 {The Leningrad Variation of the Nimzoindian, which Boris Spassky used to love to play.} 4... h6 5. Bh4 c5 6. d5 {This reduces the flexibility of White's center and should not lead to any advantage for White.} 6... d6 7. e3 exd5 8. cxd5 Nbd7 9. Bb5 O-O {9...Bxc3+! .bxc3 a6 11.Bxd7+ Bxd7 is at least equal and possibly even better for Black, who is poised to expand hisqueenside} 10. Nge2 Ne5 11. O-O Ng6 12. Bg3 Nh5 13. Bd3 Nxg3 14. Nxg3 {Black has removed one of the potential attackers of his weak d- pawn, and the other, the Nc3, departs quickly.} 14... Ne5 15. Be2 Bxc3 16. bxc3 {Black's strong outpost at e5 and queenside majority might seem to give him the advantage here but the strongpoint cannot be maintained and it is hard to find useful employment for the B at c8.} 16... Qh4 {This wrongheaded plan allows White to obtain a better game. There simply isn't enough attacking force here to make a dent in White's armor.} 17. f4 Ng4 18. Bxg4 Bxg4 { Capturing with the queen would have saved precious time, as will becomeobvious. } 19. Qa4 Bc8 20. e4 { Having eliminated the attack, Spassky establishes a dominating center.} 20... Qg4 21. Qc2 h5 22. Rf3 b5 { Smyslov, the harmonist, is now simply flapping his wings to no effect.} 23. e5 h4 24. Nf1 Bf5 25. Qd2 dxe5 26. fxe5 Bg6 27. Re1 h3 28. d6 {Although Black has the bishop, it is White who threatens to dominate the light squares. Black should now try to place pressure on the pawn at e5, but first he has to reposition the bishop.} 28... Be4 29. Ne3 Qe6 { 29...Qg5 30.Rg3 Qxe5? 31.Ng4 Qe6 32.Rxe4 Qxe4 33.Nf6+} 30. Rf4 Bxg2 31. Nf5 { Threatening mate in a few moves after 32.Ne7+.} 31... Rfe8 32. Re3 Rad8 33. Nxg7 Rxd6 {33...Kxg7 34.Rg3+ Kf8 35.Rfg4} 34. Nxe6 1-0