Karen Ashotovich Grigorian vs Lev Polugaevsky

URS-ch45 · 1977 · English Opening · 1-0 in 40 moves

The Game

White Karen Ashotovich Grigorian
Black Lev Polugaevsky
Result 1-0
Event URS-ch45
Site Leningrad
Date 1977.00.00
Opening English Opening (A21)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7r/1p2k3/2p5/p1n2K2/2P1P2p/1P6/P3B3/7R b - - 0 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 d6
  3. 3.g3 g6
  4. 4.Bg2 Bg7
  5. 5.d3 c6
  6. 6.e3 Nf6
  7. 7.Nf3 O-O
  8. 8.O-O Re8
  9. 9.Ng5 Na6
  10. 10.Rb1 d5
  11. 11.e4 h6
  12. 12.Nf3 dxc4
  13. 13.dxc4 Qxd1
  14. 14.Rxd1 Nc5
  15. 15.Ne1 a5
  16. 16.Be3 Bf8
  17. 17.f3 Be6
  18. 18.Bf1 Nfd7
  19. 19.Nd3 Nxd3
  20. 20.Rxd3 Nc5
  21. 21.Rd2 f6
  22. 22.b3 Red8
  23. 23.Rxd8 Rxd8
  24. 24.Be2 Kf7
  25. 25.h4 h5
  26. 26.Kf2 Nd3+
  27. 27.Kf1 Bc5
  28. 28.Bxc5 Nxc5
  29. 29.Rd1 Ra8
  30. 30.Kf2 Ke7
  31. 31.Ke3 g5
  32. 32.Rh1 Bf7
  33. 33.hxg5 fxg5
  34. 34.f4 gxf4+
  35. 35.gxf4 exf4+
  36. 36.Kxf4 Rh8
  37. 37.Nd1 h4
  38. 38.Ne3 Be6
  39. 39.Nf5+ Bxf5
  40. 40.Kxf5

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