Vassily Ivanchuk vs Lev Polugaevsky

Amber-blind 2nd · 1993 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 1-0 in 35 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Lev Polugaevsky
Result 1-0
Event Amber-blind 2nd
Site Monte Carlo
Round 1
Date 1993.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B87)
Moves 35
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2k3r1/1b3R2/8/1p6/2p1P3/P3BP2/6PP/6K1 b - - 2 35

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.Bc4 e6
  7. 7.O-O b5
  8. 8.Bb3 Be7
  9. 9.Qf3 Qc7
  10. 10.Qg3 Nc6
  11. 11.Nxc6 Qxc6
  12. 12.Re1 Bb7
  13. 13.Qxg7 Rg8
  14. 14.Qh6 O-O-O
  15. 15.Qh3 Kb8
  16. 16.f3 Rg6
  17. 17.Be3 Rdg8
  18. 18.Re2 Nd7
  19. 19.Nd5 exd5
  20. 20.Bxd5 Qc7
  21. 21.Bxf7 Bf6
  22. 22.Rd1 Bxb2
  23. 23.c4 Ba3
  24. 24.cxb5 axb5
  25. 25.Bxg8 Rxg8
  26. 26.Qxh7 Qc8
  27. 27.Rc2 Qe8
  28. 28.Rd3 Rh8
  29. 29.Qg7 Rg8
  30. 30.Qd4 Bc5
  31. 31.Rxc5 dxc5
  32. 32.Qxd7 Qxd7
  33. 33.Rxd7 c4
  34. 34.a3 Kc8
  35. 35.Rf7

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