Lev Polugaevsky vs Viswanathan Anand

Amber-blind 2nd · 1993 · Queen's Gambit Accepted · 1/2-1/2 in 36 moves

The Game

White Lev Polugaevsky
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Amber-blind 2nd
Site Monte Carlo
Round 2
Date 1993.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Accepted (D27)
Moves 36
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Final Position

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

5k2/1p5p/6p1/5p2/P7/1R1pP3/4rPPP/5K2 b - - 3 36

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 dxc4
  3. 3.Nf3 a6
  4. 4.e3 Nf6
  5. 5.Bxc4 e6
  6. 6.O-O c5
  7. 7.dxc5 Bxc5
  8. 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8
  9. 9.Nbd2 Ke7
  10. 10.Be2 Bd7
  11. 11.b3 Bb5
  12. 12.Nc4 Nc6
  13. 13.Bb2 Rac8
  14. 14.Rac1 Rhd8
  15. 15.a4 Bxc4
  16. 16.Rxc4 Bd6
  17. 17.Rfc1 Rb8
  18. 18.Nd4 Na5
  19. 19.R4c2 Nd5
  20. 20.Bc3 Nxc3
  21. 21.Rxc3 g6
  22. 22.Bf3 Kf8
  23. 23.Kf1 e5
  24. 24.Nc2 Rbc8
  25. 25.Ne1 Rxc3
  26. 26.Rxc3 f5
  27. 27.Nc2 e4
  28. 28.Be2 Rd7
  29. 29.b4 Nc6
  30. 30.Bxa6 Bxb4
  31. 31.Nxb4 Nxb4
  32. 32.Bb5 Rd2
  33. 33.Rb3 Nd3
  34. 34.Bxd3 exd3
  35. 35.Ke1 Re2+
  36. 36.Kf1

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