Svetozar Gligoric vs Lev Polugaevsky

IBM · 1970 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 0-1 in 108 moves

The Game

White Svetozar Gligoric
Black Lev Polugaevsky
Result 0-1
Event IBM
Site Amsterdam
Round 6
Date 1970.00.00
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E56)
Moves 108
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/5B2/8/6r1/5k2/5p2/2K2P2/8 w - - 6 109

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.e3 O-O
  5. 5.Bd3 c5
  6. 6.Nf3 d5
  7. 7.O-O dxc4
  8. 8.Bxc4 Nc6
  9. 9.a3 Ba5
  10. 10.Na4 cxd4
  11. 11.exd4 Ne7
  12. 12.Nc5 Nf5
  13. 13.Bf4 Bc7
  14. 14.Be5 b6
  15. 15.Na6 Bd6
  16. 16.Qe2 Bb7
  17. 17.Rad1 Nd5
  18. 18.Bg3 Bxg3
  19. 19.hxg3 Qf6
  20. 20.Qe5 Rac8
  21. 21.Bd3 Rfd8
  22. 22.Rfe1 Nde7
  23. 23.Nb4 Bxf3
  24. 24.gxf3 Nxd4
  25. 25.Qxf6 gxf6
  26. 26.Kg2 Nb3
  27. 27.Ba6 Rxd1
  28. 28.Rxd1 Rc7
  29. 29.Rd8+ Kg7
  30. 30.Bb5 a5
  31. 31.Nd3 Nd5
  32. 32.Ba4 Nd4
  33. 33.f4 Rc4
  34. 34.Bd1 Nf5
  35. 35.Rb8 Rd4
  36. 36.Be2 h5
  37. 37.Kh3 a4
  38. 38.Ra8 h4
  39. 39.g4 Nd6
  40. 40.Kxh4 Nxf4
  41. 41.Nxf4 Rxf4
  42. 42.Kg3 Rd4
  43. 43.Kf3 f5
  44. 44.gxf5 Nxf5
  45. 45.Bb5 Rd2
  46. 46.Rxa4 Rxb2
  47. 47.Bd3 Ne7
  48. 48.Rg4+ Kf8
  49. 49.a4 Nc6
  50. 50.Kg2 Ne5
  51. 51.Rg3 Nd7
  52. 52.Bb5 Nc5
  53. 53.Bc6 Ke7
  54. 54.Ra3 Kd6
  55. 55.Bf3 f5
  56. 56.Kf1 Rb1+
  57. 57.Kg2 Rb2
  58. 58.Ra1 Nb3
  59. 59.Rd1+ Ke7
  60. 60.Bc6 Nc5
  61. 61.Kg3 Kf6
  62. 62.Rd8 Rb3+
  63. 63.Kg2 Kg5
  64. 64.Bb5 Rb4
  65. 65.Rd6 Kf4
  66. 66.Rxb6 Nxa4
  67. 67.Rc6 Nb2
  68. 68.Be2 e5
  69. 69.Rc2 e4
  70. 70.Rd2 Nd3
  71. 71.Bxd3 Rd4
  72. 72.Bxe4 Rxd2
  73. 73.Bb7 Rd3
  74. 74.Bc6 Rc3
  75. 75.Bd5 Kg4
  76. 76.Be6 Rc5
  77. 77.Bb3 Kf4
  78. 78.Bd1 Rc6
  79. 79.Bh5 Rh6
  80. 80.Bd1 Rg6+
  81. 81.Kf1 Rd6
  82. 82.Bh5 Rd7
  83. 83.Kg2 Rg7+
  84. 84.Kf1 Ke4
  85. 85.Bd1 Rd7
  86. 86.Bh5 Rh7
  87. 87.Be8 Rh6
  88. 88.Ba4 Rd6
  89. 89.Kg2 Kf4
  90. 90.Be8 Rb6
  91. 91.Ba4 Ra6
  92. 92.Bd1 Rg6+
  93. 93.Kf1 Rd6
  94. 94.Bh5 Rh6
  95. 95.Bf7 Ke4
  96. 96.Bb3 Rc6
  97. 97.Kg2 Rc1
  98. 98.Bf7 Rc7
  99. 99.Bh5 Rg7+
  100. 100.Kf1 Rg8
  101. 101.Bd1 Rd8
  102. 102.Ba4 Rc8
  103. 103.Bd7 Rc5
  104. 104.Ke2 f4
  105. 105.Be8 f3+
  106. 106.Kd2 Rd5+
  107. 107.Kc2 Kf4
  108. 108.Bf7 Rg5

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