Lev Polugaevsky vs Efim Geller

Petropolis Interzonal · 1973 · King's Indian, Sämisch · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Lev Polugaevsky
Black Efim Geller
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Petropolis Interzonal
Site Petropolis
Round 7
Date 1973.00.00
Opening King's Indian, Sämisch (E88)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

4b2k/Q3b2p/1p1p3q/3PpB2/2P5/5PN1/P5KP/8 b - - 4 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bg7
  4. 4.e4 d6
  5. 5.f3 O-O
  6. 6.Be3 e5
  7. 7.d5 c6
  8. 8.Bd3 cxd5
  9. 9.cxd5 Ne8
  10. 10.Qd2 f5
  11. 11.Nge2 Nd7
  12. 12.exf5 gxf5
  13. 13.O-O Kh8
  14. 14.Rac1 Ndf6
  15. 15.Kh1 Qe7
  16. 16.Bg5 Qf7
  17. 17.Ng3 f4
  18. 18.Bxf6 Bxf6
  19. 19.Nge4 Be7
  20. 20.Nb5 Bf5
  21. 21.Nc7 Rc8
  22. 22.Nxe8 Qxe8
  23. 23.Rxc8 Qxc8
  24. 24.Rc1 Qd8
  25. 25.Nc3 Bd7
  26. 26.Qc2 Rf7
  27. 27.Ne4 Rf8
  28. 28.Qb3 Qb8
  29. 29.Rc3 Rc8
  30. 30.Qc2 Kg7
  31. 31.g4 fxg3
  32. 32.Nxg3 Rxc3
  33. 33.bxc3 Qf8
  34. 34.Kg2 Qg8
  35. 35.c4 Kh8
  36. 36.Bf5 Be8
  37. 37.Qb3 b6
  38. 38.Qa3 Qg5
  39. 39.Qxa7 Qd2+
  40. 40.Kh3 Qh6+
  41. 41.Kg2

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