Anatoly Karpov vs Lev Polugaevsky

The Game

White	Anatoly Karpov
Black	Lev Polugaevsky
Result	1-0
Event	Candidats qf1
Site	Moscow
Round	8
Date	1974.00.00
Opening	Sicilian, Najdorf (B92)
Moves	41

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7k/3n3p/p2B2p1/P7/2P4P/6P1/8/7K b - - 1 41

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.Be2 e5
7. 7.Nb3 Be7
8. 8.O-O Be6
9. 9.f4 Qc7
10. 10.a4 Nbd7
11. 11.Kh1 O-O
12. 12.Be3 exf4
13. 13.Rxf4 Ne5
14. 14.a5 Rfe8
15. 15.Bb6 Qd7
16. 16.Ra4 Rac8
17. 17.Rd4 Qc6
18. 18.Rd2 Bxb3
19. 19.cxb3 Nfd7
20. 20.Bg1 Bg5
21. 21.Rxd6 Bxf4
22. 22.Rxc6 Rxc6
23. 23.b4 Nf6
24. 24.b5 Rce6
25. 25.bxa6 bxa6
26. 26.g3 Bg5
27. 27.h4 Bh6
28. 28.Bb6 Ned7
29. 29.Bc4 Re5
30. 30.Qb3 Rb8
31. 31.Bxf7+ Kh8
32. 32.Qc4 Bd2
33. 33.Bc7 Rc5
34. 34.Qxc5 Nxc5
35. 35.Bxb8 Bxc3
36. 36.bxc3 Nfxe4
37. 37.c4 Nd7
38. 38.Bc7 g6
39. 39.Be6 Nec5
40. 40.Bxd7 Nxd7
41. 41.Bd6

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