Garry Kasparov vs Lev Polugaevsky

URS Spartakiad · 1979 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 1-0 in 37 moves

The Game

White Garry Kasparov
Black Lev Polugaevsky
Result 1-0
Event URS Spartakiad
Site URS
Date 1979.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B81)
Moves 37
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6k1/5pP1/pKR1rP1R/1p6/5r2/8/PP6/8 b - - 8 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 e6
  6. 6.Be3 a6
  7. 7.g4 Nc6
  8. 8.g5 Nd7
  9. 9.Rg1 Be7
  10. 10.h4 O-O
  11. 11.h5 Nde5
  12. 12.Nxc6 Nxc6
  13. 13.f4 b5
  14. 14.Qf3 Bb7
  15. 15.Bd3 Nb4
  16. 16.f5 exf5
  17. 17.Qxf5 Nxd3+
  18. 18.cxd3 Qc8
  19. 19.h6 Re8
  20. 20.hxg7 Qxf5
  21. 21.exf5 Bxg5
  22. 22.Rxg5 Rxe3+
  23. 23.Kd2 Rf3
  24. 24.Ne4 Bxe4
  25. 25.dxe4 Re8
  26. 26.Rc1 d5
  27. 27.e5 h6
  28. 28.Rh5 Rxe5
  29. 29.f6 Rf2+
  30. 30.Kd3 Rf3+
  31. 31.Kd4 Re4+
  32. 32.Kxd5 Re8
  33. 33.Rxh6 Rf5+
  34. 34.Kd4 Rf4+
  35. 35.Kc5 Re5+
  36. 36.Kb6 Re6+
  37. 37.Rc6

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