Lev Polugaevsky vs Nona Gaprindashvili

The Game

White	Lev Polugaevsky
Black	Nona Gaprindashvili
Result	1-0
Event	Hoogovens
Site	Wijk aan Zee
Round	2
Date	1979.00.00
Opening	English Opening (A31)
Moves	35

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6k1/3Q2p1/8/p2b2qp/5b1P/1P4P1/P4P2/4R1K1 b - h3 0 35

All The Moves

1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
2. 2.c4 c5
3. 3.d4 cxd4
4. 4.Nxd4 e5
5. 5.Nb5 d5
6. 6.cxd5 Bc5
7. 7.N5c3 e4
8. 8.Nxe4 Nxe4
9. 9.Qa4+ Nc6
10. 10.Qxe4+ Ne7
11. 11.Nc3 O-O
12. 12.e3 Bf5
13. 13.Qf3 Bg6
14. 14.Be2 a6
15. 15.O-O f5
16. 16.d6 Qxd6
17. 17.Qxb7 Bf7
18. 18.Rd1 Qf6
19. 19.Bd2 Bd6
20. 20.Be1 Rfd8
21. 21.Rd2 Rdb8
22. 22.Qf3 Ng6
23. 23.Rad1 Be5
24. 24.Nd5 Qg5
25. 25.b3 a5
26. 26.Qh3 f4
27. 27.Bf3 Ra7
28. 28.exf4 Nxf4
29. 29.Nxf4 Bxf4
30. 30.Rd7 Rxd7
31. 31.Qxd7 Re8
32. 32.g3 h5
33. 33.Bd5 Rxe1+
34. 34.Rxe1 Bxd5
35. 35.h4

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