A Jonathan Mestel vs Lev Polugaevsky

London · 1986 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 1/2-1/2 in 42 moves

The Game

White A Jonathan Mestel
Black Lev Polugaevsky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event London
Site London
Round 2
Date 1986.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B82)
Moves 42
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Final Position

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

4r3/3k3p/p7/3Qp2p/4P1q1/6N1/KP6/8 b - - 9 42

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.Be3 e6
  7. 7.f4 b5
  8. 8.Qf3 Bb7
  9. 9.Bd3 Nbd7
  10. 10.g4 b4
  11. 11.Nce2 Nc5
  12. 12.Ng3 Nfd7
  13. 13.O-O-O g6
  14. 14.h4 Qc7
  15. 15.Kb1 Bg7
  16. 16.h5 e5
  17. 17.Nb3 exf4
  18. 18.Qxf4 Be5
  19. 19.Qf2 O-O-O
  20. 20.Bd4 Ne6
  21. 21.c3 Ndc5
  22. 22.cxb4 Nxb3
  23. 23.Bxe5 dxe5
  24. 24.axb3 Kb8
  25. 25.Rc1 Qd6
  26. 26.Bc4 Nd4
  27. 27.Rhe1 Rd7
  28. 28.Bd5 Qxb4
  29. 29.Qf6 Re8
  30. 30.Bxf7 Nxb3
  31. 31.Bxb3 Qxb3
  32. 32.Rc3 Rd1+
  33. 33.Rxd1 Qxd1+
  34. 34.Ka2 Qxg4
  35. 35.Qd6+ Ka8
  36. 36.Rc7 gxh5
  37. 37.Rxb7 Kxb7
  38. 38.Qd5+ Kb8
  39. 39.Qd6+ Kb7
  40. 40.Qd5+ Kc7
  41. 41.Qc5+ Kd7
  42. 42.Qd5+

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