Lev Polugaevsky vs Henrique Mecking

The Game

White	Lev Polugaevsky
Black	Henrique Mecking
Result	1/2-1/2
Event	Candidats qf2
Site	Luzern
Round	1
Date	1977.00.00
Opening	Semi-Slav Defense (D43)
Moves	48

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Final Position

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

1k6/5B2/b6b/2P5/3P4/8/5KP1/8 w - - 0 49

All The Moves

1. 1.d4 d5
2. 2.c4 c6
3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
4. 4.Nc3 e6
5. 5.Bg5 h6
6. 6.Bxf6 Qxf6
7. 7.e3 Bd6
8. 8.Bd3 Qe7
9. 9.O-O Nd7
10. 10.c5 Bc7
11. 11.b4 O-O
12. 12.e4 dxe4
13. 13.Bxe4 Rd8
14. 14.Re1 Nf6
15. 15.Bc2 b6
16. 16.Ba4 Bb7
17. 17.Qe2 a5
18. 18.a3 axb4
19. 19.axb4 bxc5
20. 20.bxc5 Ra7
21. 21.Bc2 Ra5
22. 22.Qe3 Qd7
23. 23.Rxa5 Bxa5
24. 24.Rb1 Qc7
25. 25.Ne5 Nd7
26. 26.Nc4 Ba6
27. 27.Nd6 Rb8
28. 28.Rxb8+ Nxb8
29. 29.Nce4 Qe7
30. 30.f4 Bc7
31. 31.Bb3 Kf8
32. 32.f5 exf5
33. 33.Nxf5 Qe8
34. 34.Nxh6 gxh6
35. 35.Qxh6+ Ke7
36. 36.Nd6 Qf8
37. 37.Qe3+ Kd8
38. 38.Nxf7+ Kc8
39. 39.h4 Kb7
40. 40.h5 Nd7
41. 41.h6 Nf6
42. 42.Qe6 Nh7
43. 43.Ba4 Kb8
44. 44.Bxc6 Ng5
45. 45.Qe8+ Qxe8
46. 46.Bxe8 Nxf7
47. 47.Bxf7 Bf4
48. 48.Kf2 Bxh6

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