Lev Polugaevsky vs Yuri S Balashov

URS-ch45 · 1977 · English Opening · 1-0 in 87 moves

The Game

White Lev Polugaevsky
Black Yuri S Balashov
Result 1-0
Event URS-ch45
Site Leningrad
Date 1977.00.00
Opening English Opening (A27)
Moves 87
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/6kP/p2p4/P1pP1K2/2P5/1b1B4/8/8 b - - 2 87

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 f5
  4. 4.d4 e4
  5. 5.Ng5 Nf6
  6. 6.e3 Bb4
  7. 7.Bd2 Qe7
  8. 8.Nh3 Nd8
  9. 9.a3 Bxc3
  10. 10.Bxc3 d6
  11. 11.Nf4 O-O
  12. 12.Be2 c6
  13. 13.d5 c5
  14. 14.h4 Nf7
  15. 15.b4 b6
  16. 16.g3 Ne5
  17. 17.bxc5 bxc5
  18. 18.Rb1 Nfg4
  19. 19.Kf1 Rf7
  20. 20.Kg2 Qe8
  21. 21.Qc2 Re7
  22. 22.Rb2 Ba6
  23. 23.Ba5 Rb8
  24. 24.Rxb8 Qxb8
  25. 25.Rb1 Rb7
  26. 26.Rxb7 Qxb7
  27. 27.Ne6 Nf6
  28. 28.Bc3 Ned7
  29. 29.Nd8 Qc7
  30. 30.Nc6 Nb6
  31. 31.Bxf6 gxf6
  32. 32.a4 Nc8
  33. 33.Qb2 Kg7
  34. 34.a5 Ne7
  35. 35.Nxe7 Qxe7
  36. 36.Qb8 Qd7
  37. 37.Kg1 Qe7
  38. 38.Bf1 Qd7
  39. 39.Kh2 Qe7
  40. 40.Kg1 Qd7
  41. 41.Qa8 Qc7
  42. 42.Qe8 Bc8
  43. 43.Bh3 Qd7
  44. 44.Qh5 Qf7
  45. 45.Qd1 Qb7
  46. 46.Kg2 a6
  47. 47.Qh5 Qf7
  48. 48.Qxf7+ Kxf7
  49. 49.f3 exf3+
  50. 50.Kxf3 h5
  51. 51.Kf4 Kg6
  52. 52.Bf1 Bd7
  53. 53.Bd3 Bc8
  54. 54.Bb1 Bd7
  55. 55.Bc2 Bc8
  56. 56.Ba4 Kf7
  57. 57.Kf3 Ke7
  58. 58.Kf2 f4
  59. 59.gxf4 Bf5
  60. 60.Ke2 Kd8
  61. 61.Kd2 Bg6
  62. 62.Bc6 Kc7
  63. 63.Ke2 f5
  64. 64.e4 fxe4
  65. 65.Ke3 Kc8
  66. 66.Ba4 Kd8
  67. 67.Bd1 Ke7
  68. 68.f5 Bxf5
  69. 69.Bxh5 Kf6
  70. 70.Kf4 Bh3
  71. 71.Be2 Bf5
  72. 72.Bg4 e3
  73. 73.Be2 Bd7
  74. 74.Kxe3 Kf5
  75. 75.Bh5 Kf6
  76. 76.Kf4 Bf5
  77. 77.Be2 Bc2
  78. 78.Ke3 Bf5
  79. 79.Bd3 Bg4
  80. 80.Bc2 Bh3
  81. 81.Bh7 Bf1
  82. 82.Bd3 Bh3
  83. 83.Kf4 Bd7
  84. 84.h5 Ba4
  85. 85.h6 Bb3
  86. 86.h7 Kg7
  87. 87.Kf5

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