Lev Polugaevsky vs Jozsef Pinter

Zagreb Interzonal · 1987 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1-0 in 83 moves

The Game

White Lev Polugaevsky
Black Jozsef Pinter
Result 1-0
Event Zagreb Interzonal
Site Zagreb
Round 16
Date 1987.00.00
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D46)
Moves 83
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/4k3/1pbnBp1p/5P2/1B5K/5P2/1P6/8 w - - 0 84

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 c6
  5. 5.e3 Nbd7
  6. 6.Qc2 Bd6
  7. 7.Be2 O-O
  8. 8.O-O dxc4
  9. 9.Bxc4 e5
  10. 10.Bb3 Qe7
  11. 11.Bd2 e4
  12. 12.Ng5 Bxh2+
  13. 13.Kxh2 Ng4+
  14. 14.Kg1 Qxg5
  15. 15.Qxe4 Ndf6
  16. 16.Qf4 Qxf4
  17. 17.exf4 Nh6
  18. 18.d5 Bd7
  19. 19.dxc6 Bxc6
  20. 20.Rad1 Nf5
  21. 21.Bc1 Rad8
  22. 22.Rxd8 Rxd8
  23. 23.f3 h5
  24. 24.Kf2 Kf8
  25. 25.Bc2 Nd4
  26. 26.Rd1 Ke7
  27. 27.Bb1 b6
  28. 28.f5 Nb5
  29. 29.Rxd8 Kxd8
  30. 30.Ne2 Nd6
  31. 31.Bg5 Ne8
  32. 32.Ke3 Kd7
  33. 33.Kd4 Nd5
  34. 34.a3 f6
  35. 35.Bd2 Nd6
  36. 36.Ng3 Ne7
  37. 37.Bf4 Nb5+
  38. 38.Kc4 h4
  39. 39.Nh5 Nd5
  40. 40.Bd2 Nd6+
  41. 41.Kd4 Ne8
  42. 42.Be1 h3
  43. 43.gxh3 Ne7
  44. 44.Be4 Bb5
  45. 45.h4 Nc6+
  46. 46.Ke3 Bc4
  47. 47.Bc3 Bf7
  48. 48.Ng3 Ne7
  49. 49.Kf4 Nd6
  50. 50.Kg4 Ng8
  51. 51.Bd3 Nh6+
  52. 52.Kf4 Ng8
  53. 53.Ne4 Ne7
  54. 54.Kg4 Nd5
  55. 55.Bd2 Ke7
  56. 56.Nc3 Nxc3
  57. 57.Bxc3 Bd5
  58. 58.Kf4 Kf7
  59. 59.Ke3 Ke7
  60. 60.Bc2 Kd7
  61. 61.Ba4+ Ke7
  62. 62.Kf4 Bc4
  63. 63.Bc6 Bd3
  64. 64.Bb4 Bc4
  65. 65.a4 Bb3
  66. 66.a5 Bc4
  67. 67.axb6 axb6
  68. 68.Ke3 Ba2
  69. 69.Kd4 Bb3
  70. 70.Kc3 Bg8
  71. 71.Kd4 Bb3
  72. 72.Kd3 Bc4+
  73. 73.Ke3 Bb3
  74. 74.Kd4 Bc2
  75. 75.Be4 Bb3
  76. 76.Bd5 Bc2
  77. 77.Be6 Bd1
  78. 78.Ke3 Ba4
  79. 79.Kf4 Bc6
  80. 80.Kg4 Ba4
  81. 81.h5 Be8
  82. 82.Kh4 Bc6
  83. 83.h6 gxh6

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