Lev Polugaevsky vs Vassily Ivanchuk

Amber-rapid 2nd · 1993 · English Opening · 0-1 in 31 moves

The Game

White Lev Polugaevsky
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 0-1
Event Amber-rapid 2nd
Site Monte Carlo
Round 1
Date 1993.00.00
Opening English Opening (A34)
Moves 31
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/2N1pp1p/1p4p1/8/6Pb/4PP2/3qQK1P/8 w - - 9 32

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.d4 Nxc3
  6. 6.bxc3 g6
  7. 7.e3 Bg7
  8. 8.Bb5+ Nd7
  9. 9.O-O O-O
  10. 10.a4 b6
  11. 11.a5 Bb7
  12. 12.axb6 axb6
  13. 13.Rxa8 Bxa8
  14. 14.Ba3 Qc7
  15. 15.Qe2 Bc6
  16. 16.Bxc6 Qxc6
  17. 17.c4 Ra8
  18. 18.Bc1 Qe4
  19. 19.Rd1 cxd4
  20. 20.Nxd4 Ne5
  21. 21.f3 Qb7
  22. 22.Bb2 Rc8
  23. 23.Rc1 Qa6
  24. 24.Nb5 Rxc4
  25. 25.Rxc4 Nxc4
  26. 26.Qxc4 Bxb2
  27. 27.g4 Qa1+
  28. 28.Kg2 Qd1
  29. 29.Kf2 Bf6
  30. 30.Nc7 Qd2+
  31. 31.Qe2 Bh4+

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