Svetozar Gligoric vs Lev Polugaevsky

URS-JUG · 1965 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 0-1 in 38 moves

The Game

White Svetozar Gligoric
Black Lev Polugaevsky
Result 0-1
Event URS-JUG
Site URS
Round 5
Date 1965.00.00
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E54)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

7k/1p4pp/p7/2P2Q2/4B2b/P4NqK/8/3r4 w - - 0 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.e3 c5
  5. 5.Bd3 O-O
  6. 6.Nf3 d5
  7. 7.O-O dxc4
  8. 8.Bxc4 a6
  9. 9.a3 Ba5
  10. 10.Bd3 Nbd7
  11. 11.Ne4 Nxe4
  12. 12.Bxe4 Nf6
  13. 13.Bd3 cxd4
  14. 14.exd4 Qd5
  15. 15.Bg5 Bd7
  16. 16.b4 Bd8
  17. 17.Re1 Bc6
  18. 18.Rc1 Rc8
  19. 19.Rc5 Qd6
  20. 20.Ne5 Nd7
  21. 21.Qh5 f5
  22. 22.Bc4 Bxg5
  23. 23.Nxc6 Rce8
  24. 24.Ne5 Nxc5
  25. 25.bxc5 Qd8
  26. 26.Nf3 Bf6
  27. 27.Rxe6 Kh8
  28. 28.h4 Rxe6
  29. 29.Bxe6 Qe8
  30. 30.Qxf5 Bxd4
  31. 31.Qd5 Bf6
  32. 32.Bd7 Qe2
  33. 33.Bf5 Be7
  34. 34.Be4 Bxh4
  35. 35.g3 Rd8
  36. 36.Qf5 Rd1+
  37. 37.Kh2 Qxf2+
  38. 38.Kh3 Qxg3#

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