Bent Larsen vs Lev Polugaevsky

Bugojno · 1980 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 42 moves

The Game

White Bent Larsen
Black Lev Polugaevsky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Bugojno
Site Bugojno
Round 2
Date 1980.00.00
Opening English Opening (A36)
Moves 42
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Final Position

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

8/4kp2/7R/2P1P3/4K2p/7r/8/8 b - - 0 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c5
  2. 2.g3 g6
  3. 3.Bg2 Bg7
  4. 4.Nc3 Nc6
  5. 5.b3 Nf6
  6. 6.Bb2 O-O
  7. 7.Nh3 d6
  8. 8.O-O Bd7
  9. 9.e3 Ne4
  10. 10.Qc1 Nxc3
  11. 11.Bxc3 e5
  12. 12.f4 Rb8
  13. 13.Nf2 b5
  14. 14.fxe5 b4
  15. 15.e6 bxc3
  16. 16.exd7 cxd2
  17. 17.Qxd2 Bxa1
  18. 18.Bxc6 Be5
  19. 19.Ng4 Qg5
  20. 20.Nxe5 Qxe5
  21. 21.e4 Rb6
  22. 22.Qd5 Qe7
  23. 23.Rd1 Rd8
  24. 24.Qxd6 Qxd6
  25. 25.Rxd6 Kf8
  26. 26.Kf2 Ke7
  27. 27.e5 Ra6
  28. 28.Ke3 Rxa2
  29. 29.Ba4 Rxh2
  30. 30.Ra6 Rg2
  31. 31.Kf4 Rd2
  32. 32.Rxa7 R8xd7
  33. 33.Bxd7 Rxd7
  34. 34.Ra5 Rd3
  35. 35.Rxc5 Rxb3
  36. 36.g4 h5
  37. 37.gxh5 gxh5
  38. 38.Rc7+ Ke6
  39. 39.Rc6+ Ke7
  40. 40.Ke4 h4
  41. 41.Rh6 Rh3
  42. 42.c5

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