Bent Larsen vs Lev Polugaevsky

Lone Pine op · 1978 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 48 moves

The Game

White Bent Larsen
Black Lev Polugaevsky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Lone Pine op
Site Lone Pine
Round 7
Date 1978.00.00
Opening English Opening (A37)
Moves 48
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/R6p/1p5k/6p1/P5P1/6K1/1r3P2/8 b - a3 0 48

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 g6
  3. 3.g3 Bg7
  4. 4.Bg2 Nc6
  5. 5.Nf3 e6
  6. 6.O-O Nge7
  7. 7.d3 O-O
  8. 8.Bd2 b6
  9. 9.Qc1 Bb7
  10. 10.Bg5 d5
  11. 11.cxd5 exd5
  12. 12.e4 Qd7
  13. 13.h4 f5
  14. 14.Bh6 dxe4
  15. 15.dxe4 Nd4
  16. 16.Nxd4 cxd4
  17. 17.Bxg7 Kxg7
  18. 18.Qd2 Rad8
  19. 19.Nd5 Nxd5
  20. 20.exd5 Bxd5
  21. 21.Qxd4+ Kf7
  22. 22.Bxd5+ Qxd5
  23. 23.Qa4 Qd7
  24. 24.Qa3 Rfe8
  25. 25.Rae1 Rxe1
  26. 26.Rxe1 Re8
  27. 27.Qb3+ Kf8
  28. 28.Rd1 Qf7
  29. 29.Qc3 Kg8
  30. 30.Rd4 Qe7
  31. 31.Qf3 Rd8
  32. 32.Rc4 Rd7
  33. 33.Rc8+ Kg7
  34. 34.Qc3+ Kh6
  35. 35.Qc1+ Kg7
  36. 36.h5 Qe2
  37. 37.h6+ Kf7
  38. 38.Kg2 Qe4+
  39. 39.Kh2 Qd4
  40. 40.Qc2 f4
  41. 41.g4 Kf6
  42. 42.Rc4 Qd2
  43. 43.Qxd2 Rxd2
  44. 44.Rxf4+ Kg5
  45. 45.Kg3 Kxh6
  46. 46.Rf7 g5
  47. 47.Rxa7 Rxb2
  48. 48.a4

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