Lev Polugaevsky vs Yasser Seirawan

Biel Interzonal · 1985 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 42 moves

The Game

White Lev Polugaevsky
Black Yasser Seirawan
Result 1-0
Event Biel Interzonal
Site Biel
Round 10
Date 1985.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D52)
Moves 42
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3k4/pQ5R/2pqp3/8/3P4/3KPP2/P5r1/8 b - - 10 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.d4 Nbd7
  5. 5.Bg5 c6
  6. 6.e3 Qa5
  7. 7.cxd5 Nxd5
  8. 8.Qd2 N7b6
  9. 9.Bd3 Nxc3
  10. 10.bxc3 Nd5
  11. 11.O-O Qxc3
  12. 12.Qe2 Be7
  13. 13.Bxe7 Nxe7
  14. 14.Ne5 Ng6
  15. 15.Bxg6 hxg6
  16. 16.Qf3 O-O
  17. 17.h4 Qa5
  18. 18.h5 gxh5
  19. 19.Rac1 g6
  20. 20.g4 hxg4
  21. 21.Qxg4 Kg7
  22. 22.Kg2 Qd5+
  23. 23.f3 Bd7
  24. 24.Rh1 Rh8
  25. 25.Qf4 f6
  26. 26.Ng4 Raf8
  27. 27.Rxh8 g5
  28. 28.Rh7+ Kxh7
  29. 29.Qh2+ Kg8
  30. 30.Qh6 Kf7
  31. 31.Nxf6 Qd6
  32. 32.Rh1 Ke7
  33. 33.Qxg5 Kd8
  34. 34.Nxd7+ Kxd7
  35. 35.Rh7+ Kc8
  36. 36.Qg7 Kd8
  37. 37.Qxb7 Rg8+
  38. 38.Kf1 Rg1+
  39. 39.Ke2 Rg2+
  40. 40.Kd1 Rg1+
  41. 41.Kc2 Rg2+
  42. 42.Kd3

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