Lev Polugaevsky vs David Bronstein

URS-ch33 · 1965 · English Opening · 1-0 in 56 moves

The Game

White Lev Polugaevsky
Black David Bronstein
Result 1-0
Event URS-ch33
Site Tallinn
Date 1965.00.00
Opening English Opening (A14)
Moves 56
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5k2/5p2/2p2K2/2P1PQ2/1P4P1/2q5/8 b - - 0 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 c5
  4. 4.g3 b6
  5. 5.Bg2 Bb7
  6. 6.b3 Be7
  7. 7.Bb2 O-O
  8. 8.O-O d5
  9. 9.e3 Nbd7
  10. 10.Qe2 Rc8
  11. 11.d3 dxc4
  12. 12.dxc4 Ne4
  13. 13.Nxe4 Bxe4
  14. 14.Rfd1 Qc7
  15. 15.Ne5 Nxe5
  16. 16.Bxe4 Bf6
  17. 17.Rd2 Rfd8
  18. 18.Rad1 Rxd2
  19. 19.Rxd2 Ng6
  20. 20.Bxf6 gxf6
  21. 21.Bxg6 hxg6
  22. 22.Qd1 Qc6
  23. 23.Rd7 Rc7
  24. 24.Rd6 Qe4
  25. 25.Rd8+ Kg7
  26. 26.h4 Qc6
  27. 27.h5 Rc8
  28. 28.hxg6 Rxd8
  29. 29.Qxd8 Qe4
  30. 30.gxf7 Qb1+
  31. 31.Kg2 Qe4+
  32. 32.Kf1 Qb1+
  33. 33.Ke2 Qxa2+
  34. 34.Kf3 Kxf7
  35. 35.Qd7+ Kg6
  36. 36.Qe8+ Kg7
  37. 37.Qa4 Qb1
  38. 38.Qxa7+ Kg6
  39. 39.Qxb6 Qf5+
  40. 40.Kg2 Qe4+
  41. 41.Kh2 Qc2
  42. 42.Qxe6 Qxf2+
  43. 43.Kh3 Qf1+
  44. 44.Kh4 Qh1+
  45. 45.Qh3 Qb1
  46. 46.Qg4+ Kh6
  47. 47.Qf3 Kg6
  48. 48.Kg4 Kg7
  49. 49.Qb7+ Kg6
  50. 50.Qd5 Qc2
  51. 51.Kf4 Qf2+
  52. 52.Qf3 Qb2
  53. 53.Qe4+ Kf7
  54. 54.Kf5 Qf2+
  55. 55.Qf4 Qc2+
  56. 56.e4

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