Johann Hjartarson vs Lev Polugaevsky

The Game

White	Johann Hjartarson
Black	Lev Polugaevsky
Result	0-1
Event	Reykjavik
Site	Reykjavik
Date	1987.00.00
Opening	Sicilian, Scheveningen (B80)
Moves	43

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/5p1R/8/4p3/2k2p2/r4P2/2P5/2K5 w - - 8 44

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.Be3 e6
7. 7.Qd2 b5
8. 8.f3 Nbd7
9. 9.O-O-O Bb7
10. 10.g4 h6
11. 11.Bd3 Ne5
12. 12.Kb1 b4
13. 13.Nce2 d5
14. 14.exd5 Nxd5
15. 15.Bf2 Be7
16. 16.h4 Qd7
17. 17.g5 Nxd3
18. 18.Qxd3 hxg5
19. 19.hxg5 Rxh1
20. 20.Rxh1 O-O-O
21. 21.Bg3 Bxg5
22. 22.Qc4+ Nc7
23. 23.Qxb4 Bf6
24. 24.Qa5 Qe7
25. 25.Be5 Bxe5
26. 26.Qxe5 Qf6
27. 27.Qxf6 gxf6
28. 28.Rf1 Nd5
29. 29.Rf2 Ne3
30. 30.b4 e5
31. 31.Nb3 f5
32. 32.Nc3 f4
33. 33.Nc5 Rd4
34. 34.a3 Nc4
35. 35.Nxb7 Kxb7
36. 36.a4 Nb6
37. 37.b5 Nxa4
38. 38.bxa6+ Kxa6
39. 39.Nxa4 Rxa4
40. 40.Kb2 Kb5
41. 41.Rh2 Kc4
42. 42.Rh7 Ra7
43. 43.Kc1 Ra3

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