Lev Polugaevsky vs Yasser Seirawan

Zagreb Interzonal · 1987 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1-0 in 44 moves

The Game

White Lev Polugaevsky
Black Yasser Seirawan
Result 1-0
Event Zagreb Interzonal
Site Zagreb
Round 7
Date 1987.00.00
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (D02)
Moves 44
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3bk3/R5p1/4Bp1p/5P2/P4BP1/1P1rP1K1/2b5/8 w - - 11 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.g3 c5
  3. 3.Bg2 Nc6
  4. 4.d4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Bg4
  6. 6.dxc5 e5
  7. 7.c4 Bxc5
  8. 8.cxd5 Qxd5
  9. 9.Nc3 Qxd1
  10. 10.Rxd1 O-O
  11. 11.h3 Bf5
  12. 12.g4 Be6
  13. 13.Ng5 Bc4
  14. 14.b3 Ba6
  15. 15.Bb2 Rfd8
  16. 16.e3 Be7
  17. 17.Nge4 Nxe4
  18. 18.Bxe4 Nb4
  19. 19.Nd5 Nxd5
  20. 20.Bxd5 Bf6
  21. 21.Be4 Kf8
  22. 22.Rac1 h6
  23. 23.Rxd8+ Rxd8
  24. 24.Rc7 Ke8
  25. 25.a4 Bh4
  26. 26.Bc3 Rd1+
  27. 27.Kg2 Bf1+
  28. 28.Kf3 Bxh3
  29. 29.Rc8+ Bd8
  30. 30.Kg3 Bf1
  31. 31.Bxe5 Bd3
  32. 32.Bxb7 Kd7
  33. 33.Rc5 f6
  34. 34.Rd5+ Ke7
  35. 35.Bd6+ Ke6
  36. 36.Bb8 Be7
  37. 37.f4 a5
  38. 38.f5+ Kf7
  39. 39.Rxa5 Bc2
  40. 40.Bd5+ Ke8
  41. 41.Be6 Rd3
  42. 42.Bf4 Bd8
  43. 43.Ra8 Ke7
  44. 44.Ra7+ Ke8

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