Lev Polugaevsky vs Efim Geller

Portoroz playoff · 1973 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 17 moves

The Game

White Lev Polugaevsky
Black Efim Geller
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Portoroz playoff
Site Portoroz
Round 4
Date 1973.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D62)
Moves 17
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

r5k1/pp2qppp/2nr4/3p4/Q5B1/4P3/PP3PPP/R2R2K1 w - - 6 18

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 e6
  2. 2.c4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Be7
  4. 4.Nf3 Nf6
  5. 5.Bg5 O-O
  6. 6.e3 Nbd7
  7. 7.Qc2 c5
  8. 8.cxd5 Nxd5
  9. 9.Bxe7 Qxe7
  10. 10.Nxd5 exd5
  11. 11.dxc5 Nxc5
  12. 12.Be2 Bg4
  13. 13.Nd4 Ne6
  14. 14.Bxg4 Nxd4
  15. 15.Qa4 Nc6
  16. 16.O-O Rfd8
  17. 17.Rfd1 Rd6

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