Margeir Petursson vs Lev Polugaevsky

Akureyri · 1988 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 53 moves

The Game

White Margeir Petursson
Black Lev Polugaevsky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Akureyri
Site Akureyri
Date 1988.00.00
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E16)
Moves 53
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Final Position

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

b7/6p1/1p1k4/1P1p1BP1/3K4/4P3/8/8 w - - 1 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 b6
  4. 4.g3 Bb7
  5. 5.Bg2 Bb4+
  6. 6.Bd2 Be7
  7. 7.Nc3 O-O
  8. 8.O-O Na6
  9. 9.Rc1 d5
  10. 10.cxd5 exd5
  11. 11.Qa4 c5
  12. 12.Rfd1 Qc8
  13. 13.Bg5 h6
  14. 14.Bxf6 Bxf6
  15. 15.dxc5 Nxc5
  16. 16.Qa3 Qe6
  17. 17.Nd4 Qe5
  18. 18.e3 Rfd8
  19. 19.Nde2 Ne4
  20. 20.Qa4 Qe7
  21. 21.Qb3 Bxc3
  22. 22.Nxc3 Qe5
  23. 23.Rd4 Rac8
  24. 24.Rcd1 Nxc3
  25. 25.bxc3 Qe7
  26. 26.Qb4 Qxb4
  27. 27.cxb4 Rc2
  28. 28.a4 Ra2
  29. 29.b5 Rc8
  30. 30.h4 Rcc2
  31. 31.Rf4 Rd2
  32. 32.Rc1 Rac2
  33. 33.Rxc2 Rxc2
  34. 34.Rd4 Rc1+
  35. 35.Kh2 Rc2
  36. 36.f4 Kf8
  37. 37.Kg1 Rc1+
  38. 38.Kf2 Rc2+
  39. 39.Kf1 Rc1+
  40. 40.Ke2 Rc2+
  41. 41.Kf1 Rc1+
  42. 42.Ke2 Rc2+
  43. 43.Rd2 Rxd2+
  44. 44.Kxd2 Ke7
  45. 45.Kd3 Kd6
  46. 46.Kd4 f6
  47. 47.Bh3 a6
  48. 48.Bf5 axb5
  49. 49.axb5 Ke7
  50. 50.g4 Kd6
  51. 51.g5 hxg5
  52. 52.fxg5 fxg5
  53. 53.hxg5 Ba8

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