Lev Polugaevsky vs Tigran Petrosian

The Game

White	Lev Polugaevsky
Black	Tigran Petrosian
Result	0-1
Event	URS-ch sf
Site	Tbilisi
Date	1956.00.00
Opening	King's Indian Defense (E63)
Moves	35

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/1p3pb1/1N4pp/1b6/1B6/6PP/5P2/3r1BK1 w - - 7 36

All The Moves

1. 1.d4 Nf6
2. 2.Nf3 g6
3. 3.c4 Bg7
4. 4.g3 O-O
5. 5.Bg2 d6
6. 6.O-O a6
7. 7.Nc3 Nc6
8. 8.h3 Rb8
9. 9.a4 a5
10. 10.e4 e5
11. 11.Be3 Nd7
12. 12.Nd5 Re8
13. 13.dxe5 dxe5
14. 14.Ra3 Nb4
15. 15.Qd2 Nf6
16. 16.Bg5 Be6
17. 17.Rd1 Nxe4
18. 18.Bxd8 Nxd2
19. 19.Bxc7 Nxc4
20. 20.Bxb8 Bxd5
21. 21.Ba7 e4
22. 22.Ng5 h6
23. 23.Rb3 Bc6
24. 24.Nxe4 Bxa4
25. 25.Rxb4 axb4
26. 26.b3 Bxb3
27. 27.Rb1 Nb2
28. 28.Nd6 Re7
29. 29.Bc5 Bc2
30. 30.Ra1 Na4
31. 31.Rxa4 Bxa4
32. 32.Bxb4 Bc6
33. 33.Bf1 Rd7
34. 34.Nc4 Bb5
35. 35.Nb6 Rd1

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