Paul Keres vs Lev Polugaevsky

URS-ch26 · 1959 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1-0 in 54 moves

The Game

White Paul Keres
Black Lev Polugaevsky
Result 1-0
Event URS-ch26
Site Tbilisi
Round 1
Date 1959.00.00
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A48)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7k/2RP4/6p1/3Bpp2/p3n2P/4KP2/Pr6/8 b - - 6 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 g6
  3. 3.Bf4 Bg7
  4. 4.Nbd2 O-O
  5. 5.e4 d6
  6. 6.c3 Nc6
  7. 7.Bb5 Nd7
  8. 8.O-O e5
  9. 9.Bg5 Qe8
  10. 10.Rc1 a6
  11. 11.Ba4 Nb6
  12. 12.Bb3 Bg4
  13. 13.h3 Bxf3
  14. 14.Nxf3 exd4
  15. 15.cxd4 Qxe4
  16. 16.d5 Na5
  17. 17.Rxc7 Rac8
  18. 18.Re7 Qb4
  19. 19.Bd2 Qb5
  20. 20.Bxa5 Qxa5
  21. 21.Rxb7 Bxb2
  22. 22.Ng5 Na8
  23. 23.Qe2 Be5
  24. 24.h4 Rc7
  25. 25.Rxc7 Nxc7
  26. 26.h5 Qb4
  27. 27.g3 Nb5
  28. 28.Kg2 Bf6
  29. 29.Ne4 Bg7
  30. 30.hxg6 hxg6
  31. 31.Qg4 a5
  32. 32.Qh4 f5
  33. 33.Ng5 Qxh4
  34. 34.gxh4 Nd4
  35. 35.Ba4 Rb8
  36. 36.Rc1 Be5
  37. 37.Rc7 Nb5
  38. 38.Re7 Bf6
  39. 39.Rd7 Be5
  40. 40.Nf7 Nc3
  41. 41.Nh6+ Kh8
  42. 42.Nf7+ Kg8
  43. 43.Nxe5 dxe5
  44. 44.Bb3 a4
  45. 45.Bc4 Ne4
  46. 46.d6+ Kh8
  47. 47.f3 Nd2
  48. 48.Bd5 Rb2
  49. 49.Rb7 Rc2
  50. 50.Rc7 Rb2
  51. 51.d7 Ne4+
  52. 52.Kf1 Rb1+
  53. 53.Ke2 Rb2+
  54. 54.Ke3

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