Lev Polugaevsky vs Evgenij Ermenkov

GMA Baleares Open · 1989 · Modern Defense · 1-0 in 38 moves

The Game

White Lev Polugaevsky
Black Evgenij Ermenkov
Result 1-0
Event GMA Baleares Open
Site Palma de Mallorca
Round 6
Date 1989.00.00
Opening Modern Defense (A42)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/2p5/p1P2kpK/P1P5/6P1/8/8 b - - 0 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d6
  2. 2.Nf3 g6
  3. 3.c4 Bg7
  4. 4.Nc3 e5
  5. 5.e4 exd4
  6. 6.Nxd4 Nc6
  7. 7.Be3 Nge7
  8. 8.Be2 O-O
  9. 9.O-O f5
  10. 10.exf5 Bxd4
  11. 11.Bxd4 Nxf5
  12. 12.Be3 Nxe3
  13. 13.fxe3 Rxf1+
  14. 14.Qxf1 Be6
  15. 15.Qf4 Qe7
  16. 16.Rf1 a6
  17. 17.Bg4 Bf7
  18. 18.Bf3 Rf8
  19. 19.Nd5 Bxd5
  20. 20.Bxd5+ Kg7
  21. 21.Qxf8+ Qxf8
  22. 22.Rxf8 Kxf8
  23. 23.Bxc6 bxc6
  24. 24.b4 Ke7
  25. 25.Kf2 Ke6
  26. 26.e4 d5
  27. 27.Ke3 dxe4
  28. 28.Kxe4 c5
  29. 29.bxc5 c6
  30. 30.Kd4 a5
  31. 31.Ke4 Kf6
  32. 32.h4 h6
  33. 33.Kf4 g5+
  34. 34.hxg5+ hxg5+
  35. 35.Kg4 Kg6
  36. 36.a4 Kf6
  37. 37.Kh5 Kf5
  38. 38.g3

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