Viswanathan Anand vs Lev Polugaevsky

Amber-rapid 2nd · 1993 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 0-1 in 52 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Lev Polugaevsky
Result 0-1
Event Amber-rapid 2nd
Site Monte Carlo
Round 2
Date 1993.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B80)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/1r3k2/6p1/p4bP1/8/B7/P2q4/K1R1q1Q1 w - - 0 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Be3 e6
  7. 7.f3 b5
  8. 8.g4 h6
  9. 9.h4 Be7
  10. 10.Rg1 Nfd7
  11. 11.g5 hxg5
  12. 12.hxg5 g6
  13. 13.Qd2 Bb7
  14. 14.O-O-O Nc6
  15. 15.Kb1 Qc7
  16. 16.Nxc6 Qxc6
  17. 17.Ne2 Ne5
  18. 18.Nd4 Qc7
  19. 19.f4 Nc4
  20. 20.Bxc4 Qxc4
  21. 21.b3 Qc7
  22. 22.f5 e5
  23. 23.fxg6 fxg6
  24. 24.Nf5 Bxe4
  25. 25.Nxe7 Kxe7
  26. 26.Rgf1 Rac8
  27. 27.Rc1 Rh3
  28. 28.Rfe1 Bf5
  29. 29.Bd4 Rch8
  30. 30.Bb2 Rh2
  31. 31.Re2 Rxe2
  32. 32.Qxe2 Rh4
  33. 33.Ka1 Qc6
  34. 34.Qe1 Rh3
  35. 35.Qg1 Ke6
  36. 36.c4 bxc4
  37. 37.bxc4 Qc5
  38. 38.Qg2 e4
  39. 39.Qd2 a5
  40. 40.Bd4 Qa3
  41. 41.Bb2 Qc5
  42. 42.Bd4 Qb4
  43. 43.Qf2 Rd3
  44. 44.Bf6 e3
  45. 45.Qf3 Qd2
  46. 46.Bb2 d5
  47. 47.cxd5+ Rxd5
  48. 48.Qf4 e2
  49. 49.Qb8 Kf7
  50. 50.Qa7+ Rd7
  51. 51.Qg1 Rb7
  52. 52.Ba3 e1=Q

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