Lev Polugaevsky vs Anatoly Karpov

The Game

White	Lev Polugaevsky
Black	Anatoly Karpov
Result	1/2-1/2
Event	Candidats qf1
Site	Moscow
Round	5
Date	1974.00.00
Opening	Nimzo-Indian Defense (E56)
Moves	44

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Final Position

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

1Q6/1p3pkp/3n4/6R1/8/P3pP2/1q5P/5K2 b - - 1 44

All The Moves

1. 1.d4 Nf6
2. 2.c4 e6
3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
4. 4.e3 O-O
5. 5.Bd3 c5
6. 6.Nf3 d5
7. 7.O-O dxc4
8. 8.Bxc4 Nc6
9. 9.a3 Ba5
10. 10.Ba2 a6
11. 11.Bb1 Bb6
12. 12.Qc2 g6
13. 13.dxc5 Bxc5
14. 14.b4 Be7
15. 15.Bb2 e5
16. 16.Rd1 Qe8
17. 17.b5 axb5
18. 18.Nxb5 Bf5
19. 19.Qe2 Bxb1
20. 20.Nc7 Qb8
21. 21.Nxa8 Bf5
22. 22.Nb6 e4
23. 23.Nd4 Nxd4
24. 24.Bxd4 Bg4
25. 25.f3 exf3
26. 26.gxf3 Be6
27. 27.Rac1 Rd8
28. 28.Qb2 Ne8
29. 29.Be5 Bd6
30. 30.Bxd6 Rxd6
31. 31.Qb4 Qd8
32. 32.Rxd6 Nxd6
33. 33.Rd1 Qg5+
34. 34.Kf2 Nf5
35. 35.Qf4 Qf6
36. 36.Na4 Bb3
37. 37.Rd2 g5
38. 38.Qb8+ Kg7
39. 39.Nb2 Bd5
40. 40.Nd3 Nd6
41. 41.Nf4 gxf4
42. 42.Rxd5 Qb2+
43. 43.Kf1 fxe3
44. 44.Rg5+

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