Lev Polugaevsky vs Yasser Seirawan

The Game

White	Lev Polugaevsky
Black	Yasser Seirawan
Result	1-0
Event	Lone Pine op
Site	Lone Pine
Round	4
Date	1978.00.00
Opening	Modern Defense (A42)
Moves	42

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5k2/P2R1n1R/r5p1/1p1K4/5p2/P4P2/8 b - - 5 42

All The Moves

1. 1.c4 g6
2. 2.d4 Bg7
3. 3.e4 d6
4. 4.Nc3 e5
5. 5.Nf3 Bg4
6. 6.d5 f5
7. 7.h3 Bxf3
8. 8.Qxf3 Ne7
9. 9.h4 O-O
10. 10.h5 fxe4
11. 11.Qh3 Qc8
12. 12.g4 Qe8
13. 13.hxg6 Qxg6
14. 14.Bg2 Rf3
15. 15.Bxf3 exf3
16. 16.Qh4 Bf6
17. 17.Qh5 Nd7
18. 18.Qxg6+ Nxg6
19. 19.Be3 Rf8
20. 20.Ne4 Be7
21. 21.O-O-O Nf6
22. 22.Nxf6+ Bxf6
23. 23.g5 Bh8
24. 24.Rdg1 c6
25. 25.Rd1 c5
26. 26.Rdg1 a6
27. 27.Rg4 b5
28. 28.b4 cxb4
29. 29.cxb5 Ne7
30. 30.g6 hxg6
31. 31.bxa6 e4
32. 32.Rxe4 Rc8+
33. 33.Kd2 Bc3+
34. 34.Kd3 Nxd5
35. 35.Bd4 Bxd4
36. 36.Rxd4 Rc3+
37. 37.Ke4 Nf6+
38. 38.Kf4 Kf7
39. 39.Rxd6 g5+
40. 40.Ke5 Rc5+
41. 41.Kd4 Ra5
42. 42.Rh6

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