Tamaz Giorgadze vs Lev Polugaevsky

URS-ch46 · 1978 · Sicilian, Taimanov · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Tamaz Giorgadze
Black Lev Polugaevsky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event URS-ch46
Site Tbilisi
Date 1978.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Taimanov (B44)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

2r2bk1/3n1ppp/4p3/8/2bB1P2/2R1Q3/r2N1KPP/8 w - - 10 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nc6
  5. 5.Nb5 d6
  6. 6.c4 Nf6
  7. 7.N1c3 a6
  8. 8.Na3 Be7
  9. 9.Be2 O-O
  10. 10.O-O b6
  11. 11.Be3 Bb7
  12. 12.Qb3 Nd7
  13. 13.Rac1 Re8
  14. 14.Rfd1 Nc5
  15. 15.Qc2 Bf6
  16. 16.Nab1 Qc7
  17. 17.a3 Ne5
  18. 18.f4 Ng6
  19. 19.b4 Nd7
  20. 20.Qd2 Be7
  21. 21.e5 Nh4
  22. 22.exd6 Qc6
  23. 23.Bf1 Bf8
  24. 24.b5 Qc8
  25. 25.Na4 Nf5
  26. 26.Nxb6 Nxb6
  27. 27.Bxb6 Nxd6
  28. 28.a4 Ne4
  29. 29.Qe3 Nc5
  30. 30.a5 Nd7
  31. 31.c5 axb5
  32. 32.c6 Bxc6
  33. 33.Bxb5 Bxb5
  34. 34.Rxc8 Rexc8
  35. 35.Rc1 Bc4
  36. 36.Bd4 Rxa5
  37. 37.Nd2 Ra3
  38. 38.Rc3 Ra1+
  39. 39.Kf2 Ra2
  40. 40.Kg1 Ra1+
  41. 41.Kf2 Ra2

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