Lev Polugaevsky vs David Bronstein

URS-ch34 · 1966 · Tarrasch Defense · 0-1 in 55 moves

The Game

White Lev Polugaevsky
Black David Bronstein
Result 0-1
Event URS-ch34
Site Tbilisi
Round 20
Date 1966.00.00
Opening Tarrasch Defense (D34)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/2R5/5pkp/8/2p2K2/4B3/R4Pq1/4n3 w - - 8 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 c5
  4. 4.g3 d5
  5. 5.cxd5 exd5
  6. 6.d4 Nc6
  7. 7.Bg2 Be7
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.Bg5 cxd4
  10. 10.Nxd4 h6
  11. 11.Bf4 Qb6
  12. 12.Nxc6 bxc6
  13. 13.Qc2 Bg4
  14. 14.Be3 Qa6
  15. 15.Bd4 Rfd8
  16. 16.h3 Be6
  17. 17.Rfd1 Rac8
  18. 18.Rac1 Nd7
  19. 19.e4 dxe4
  20. 20.Qxe4 c5
  21. 21.Be3 Bf6
  22. 22.Bf1 c4
  23. 23.Rc2 Re8
  24. 24.Rcd2 Bxh3
  25. 25.Rd6 Nb6
  26. 26.Bxh3 Rxe4
  27. 27.Bxc8 Qxc8
  28. 28.Nxe4 Be7
  29. 29.R6d2 Qe6
  30. 30.Nc3 Bb4
  31. 31.Bd4 Qg4
  32. 32.a3 Ba5
  33. 33.Be3 Kh7
  34. 34.Rd4 Qg6
  35. 35.Rc1 Qe6
  36. 36.Ne2 Qe5
  37. 37.Nf4 Qb5
  38. 38.Rc2 Qb3
  39. 39.Re2 Na4
  40. 40.Rd5 Bc7
  41. 41.Rd7 Be5
  42. 42.Bxa7 Bf6
  43. 43.Kh2 Nxb2
  44. 44.Rxf7 Nd3
  45. 45.Nd5 Kg6
  46. 46.Rd7 Ne5
  47. 47.Rc7 Qxa3
  48. 48.Nxf6 gxf6
  49. 49.Be3 Qd3
  50. 50.Ra2 Qf1
  51. 51.g4 Nxg4+
  52. 52.Kg3 Ne5
  53. 53.Kh2 Nf3+
  54. 54.Kg3 Ne1
  55. 55.Kf4 Qg2

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