Yehuda Gruenfeld vs Lev Polugaevsky

Riga Interzonal · 1979 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 0-1 in 53 moves

The Game

White Yehuda Gruenfeld
Black Lev Polugaevsky
Result 0-1
Event Riga Interzonal
Site Riga
Round 12
Date 1979.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B96)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/5pk1/R3p2p/2P1n1p1/P7/1P1q4/K1R3PP/8 w - - 1 54

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.Bg5 e6
  7. 7.f4 b5
  8. 8.e5 dxe5
  9. 9.fxe5 Qc7
  10. 10.Qe2 Nfd7
  11. 11.O-O-O Nc6
  12. 12.Nxc6 Qxc6
  13. 13.Qd3 h6
  14. 14.Bh4 Bb7
  15. 15.Be2 Qc7
  16. 16.Rhe1 Nc5
  17. 17.Qh3 b4
  18. 18.Nb5 axb5
  19. 19.Bxb5+ Bc6
  20. 20.Qf3 Nb3+
  21. 21.Kb1 Na5
  22. 22.Rd4 Rc8
  23. 23.Red1 g5
  24. 24.Bxc6+ Qxc6
  25. 25.Qd3 Be7
  26. 26.Be1 O-O
  27. 27.Bxb4 Bxb4
  28. 28.Rxb4 Nc4
  29. 29.b3 Nxe5
  30. 30.Qe2 Qc3
  31. 31.Re4 Nc6
  32. 32.Rd3 Qa5
  33. 33.Rh3 Nb4
  34. 34.c4 Rfd8
  35. 35.a4 Qf5
  36. 36.Rf3 Qg6
  37. 37.Kb2 Qg7+
  38. 38.Kb1 Rc6
  39. 39.c5 Nd5
  40. 40.Rc4 Nf4
  41. 41.Qb2 Rd1+
  42. 42.Ka2 Qf8
  43. 43.Rfc3 Qd8
  44. 44.Rc2 Nd3
  45. 45.Qc3 Qd5
  46. 46.Ka3 Ne5
  47. 47.Rb4 Rd3
  48. 48.Rb8+ Kg7
  49. 49.Qb4 Rd1
  50. 50.Ka2 Ra6
  51. 51.Rb6 Rd4
  52. 52.Qxd4 Qxd4
  53. 53.Rxa6 Qd3

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