Lev Polugaevsky vs David Bronstein

URS-ch27 · 1960 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1-0 in 57 moves

The Game

White Lev Polugaevsky
Black David Bronstein
Result 1-0
Event URS-ch27
Site Leningrad
Round 12
Date 1960.00.00
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E45)
Moves 57
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/1p6/kP6/6R1/5RK1/8/8 b - - 0 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.e3 b6
  5. 5.Ne2 Ba6
  6. 6.a3 Bf8
  7. 7.Ng3 d5
  8. 8.Qf3 c6
  9. 9.cxd5 cxd5
  10. 10.Bxa6 Nxa6
  11. 11.e4 dxe4
  12. 12.Ngxe4 Nxe4
  13. 13.Qxe4 Nc7
  14. 14.Bf4 Bd6
  15. 15.Bxd6 Qxd6
  16. 16.Nb5 Nxb5
  17. 17.Qxa8+ Qd8
  18. 18.Qc6+ Qd7
  19. 19.Qa8+ Qd8
  20. 20.Qxd8+ Kxd8
  21. 21.O-O-O Nc7
  22. 22.Kd2 Nd5
  23. 23.Rc1 Kd7
  24. 24.Rc4 a6
  25. 25.b4 h5
  26. 26.Rhc1 h4
  27. 27.Kc2 Rh6
  28. 28.Kb2 Rg6
  29. 29.g3 Rf6
  30. 30.R1c2 Rf3
  31. 31.Rc8 g5
  32. 32.Ra8 Ke7
  33. 33.Rxa6 Rd3
  34. 34.Ra7+ Kf6
  35. 35.Rd7 Rxd4
  36. 36.Rcc7 Rd2+
  37. 37.Kc1 Ra2
  38. 38.Rxf7+ Ke5
  39. 39.Rc2 Rxa3
  40. 40.Re2+ Kd4
  41. 41.Rxe6 Kc4
  42. 42.Rf5 hxg3
  43. 43.hxg3 Nc3
  44. 44.Rc6+ Kb3
  45. 45.Kd2 Ra2+
  46. 46.Kd3 Na4
  47. 47.b5 g4
  48. 48.Ke3 Kb4
  49. 49.Rg6 Nb2
  50. 50.Rxg4+ Ka5
  51. 51.Rd4 Nc4+
  52. 52.Kf3 Rc2
  53. 53.g4 Ne5+
  54. 54.Kg3 Rc3+
  55. 55.f3 Nxg4
  56. 56.Rxg4 Rxf3+
  57. 57.Rxf3

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