Margeir Petursson vs Lev Polugaevsky

Reykjavik · 1978 · English Opening · 0-1 in 29 moves

The Game

White Margeir Petursson
Black Lev Polugaevsky
Result 0-1
Event Reykjavik
Site Reykjavik
Date 1978.00.00
Opening English Opening (A21)
Moves 29
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/pp6/3Q2p1/1P1p2n1/3P2p1/4P3/P4q1P/5K2 w - - 0 30

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 d6
  3. 3.Nf3 f5
  4. 4.d4 e4
  5. 5.Ng1 Nf6
  6. 6.e3 c6
  7. 7.Nh3 Na6
  8. 8.Rb1 Nc7
  9. 9.b4 d5
  10. 10.b5 Be7
  11. 11.Qa4 Bd7
  12. 12.Be2 cxb5
  13. 13.cxb5 O-O
  14. 14.O-O Ne6
  15. 15.Ba3 g5
  16. 16.Qb3 Bxa3
  17. 17.Qxa3 Be8
  18. 18.f4 exf3
  19. 19.gxf3 Bg6
  20. 20.f4 Ng4
  21. 21.Nd1 gxf4
  22. 22.Nxf4 Qh4
  23. 23.Bxg4 fxg4
  24. 24.Rb2 Ng5
  25. 25.Nxg6 hxg6
  26. 26.Qd6 Rxf1+
  27. 27.Kxf1 Rf8+
  28. 28.Rf2 Rxf2+
  29. 29.Nxf2 Qxf2+

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