Lev Polugaevsky vs Anatoly Karpov

URS-ch39 · 1971 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 23 moves

The Game

White Lev Polugaevsky
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event URS-ch39
Site Leningrad
Date 1971.00.00
Opening English Opening (A34)
Moves 23
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Final Position

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

5rk1/1Q2ppbp/1p4p1/4q3/1P1p4/r2P1NP1/4PP1P/1R2R1K1 b - - 3 23

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.g3 g6
  6. 6.Bg2 Bg7
  7. 7.O-O O-O
  8. 8.Nxd5 Qxd5
  9. 9.d3 Na6
  10. 10.a3 Qh5
  11. 11.Rb1 Bh3
  12. 12.Qb3 b6
  13. 13.Qc4 Nc7
  14. 14.Bxh3 Qxh3
  15. 15.b4 Ne6
  16. 16.Be3 Rac8
  17. 17.Qa6 Nd4
  18. 18.Bxd4 cxd4
  19. 19.Qxa7 Qe6
  20. 20.Rfe1 Ra8
  21. 21.Qb7 Rxa3
  22. 22.Ng5 Qe5
  23. 23.Nf3

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