Lev Polugaevsky vs Vassily Ivanchuk

Biel · 1989 · Slav Defense · 0-1 in 48 moves

The Game

White Lev Polugaevsky
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 0-1
Event Biel
Site Biel
Date 1989.00.00
Opening Slav Defense (D18)
Moves 48
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/pp5p/2p3pQ/6R1/P1K1r3/2R5/8/1q6 w - - 12 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 dxc4
  5. 5.a4 Bf5
  6. 6.e3 e6
  7. 7.Bxc4 Bb4
  8. 8.O-O Nbd7
  9. 9.Nh4 O-O
  10. 10.Nxf5 exf5
  11. 11.Qf3 g6
  12. 12.h3 Qa5
  13. 13.Ne2 Rae8
  14. 14.b3 Ne4
  15. 15.Ng3 Nd6
  16. 16.Bd3 Nf6
  17. 17.Bb2 Nd5
  18. 18.Rfc1 Re7
  19. 19.Nf1 Rfe8
  20. 20.g4 fxg4
  21. 21.hxg4 Bc3
  22. 22.Bxc3 Nxc3
  23. 23.Ng3 Nde4
  24. 24.Nxe4 Nxe4
  25. 25.Ra2 Qg5
  26. 26.Kf1 Qd5
  27. 27.Kg2 Qxb3
  28. 28.Bc4 Qb4
  29. 29.Qh3 Nc3
  30. 30.Rac2 Qxc4
  31. 31.Rxc3 Qd5+
  32. 32.Kg3 Qa5
  33. 33.Qh4 Re4
  34. 34.Qh6 Qc7+
  35. 35.Kf3 f5
  36. 36.Rg1 Qd7
  37. 37.gxf5 Qxf5+
  38. 38.Ke2 Rxd4
  39. 39.Rg5 Qf6
  40. 40.Rcc5 Rd2+
  41. 41.Kxd2 Qxf2+
  42. 42.Kc1 Qxe3+
  43. 43.Kb2 Qd4+
  44. 44.Rc3 Re2+
  45. 45.Kb3 Qd1+
  46. 46.Ka3 Qa1+
  47. 47.Kb3 Qb1+
  48. 48.Kc4 Re4+

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