Lev Polugaevsky vs Helmut Pfleger

Buenos Aires ol (Men) · 1978 · Tarrasch Defense · 0-1 in 36 moves

The Game

White Lev Polugaevsky
Black Helmut Pfleger
Result 0-1
Event Buenos Aires ol (Men)
Site Buenos Aires
Date 1978.00.00
Opening Tarrasch Defense (D34)
Moves 36
Replay this game move by move →

Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/p3bp1p/5Q2/7K/N5P1/1P2q3/7P/8 w - - 4 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.g3 d5
  4. 4.Bg2 c5
  5. 5.cxd5 exd5
  6. 6.d4 Nc6
  7. 7.O-O Be7
  8. 8.Nc3 O-O
  9. 9.Bg5 c4
  10. 10.Ne5 Be6
  11. 11.Nxc6 bxc6
  12. 12.b3 Qa5
  13. 13.Na4 Rfd8
  14. 14.e3 c5
  15. 15.Bxf6 gxf6
  16. 16.dxc5 Bxc5
  17. 17.Qh5 Rac8
  18. 18.Rfd1 Bf8
  19. 19.Rac1 Qb4
  20. 20.Bxd5 Rxd5
  21. 21.Rxd5 cxb3
  22. 22.Rxc8 Bxc8
  23. 23.axb3 Bg4
  24. 24.Qh4 Qe1+
  25. 25.Kg2 Be2
  26. 26.g4 Qf1+
  27. 27.Kg3 Qg1+
  28. 28.Kf4 Qg2
  29. 29.Qxf6 Qxf2+
  30. 30.Ke5 Qxe3+
  31. 31.Kf5 Qf3+
  32. 32.Kg5 Qe3+
  33. 33.Kf5 Bd3+
  34. 34.Rxd3 Qxd3+
  35. 35.Kg5 Qe3+
  36. 36.Kh5 Be7

Go Deeper

Step through this game on the interactive board, where you can also branch off and play your own ideas from any position. browse all Lev Polugaevsky games in the collection. To find out what the engine thinks of it, paste the moves into Analyze Game and Stockfish will mark every turning point.