Lev Polugaevsky vs Nigel Short

Biel Interzonal · 1985 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1-0 in 50 moves

The Game

White Lev Polugaevsky
Black Nigel Short
Result 1-0
Event Biel Interzonal
Site Biel
Round 8
Date 1985.00.00
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E12)
Moves 50
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

R5rk/7q/2p2p2/2Np4/1P1P2Qn/2KNb3/7r/R7 b - - 3 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 b6
  4. 4.a3 Bb7
  5. 5.Nc3 d5
  6. 6.cxd5 exd5
  7. 7.g3 Be7
  8. 8.Bg2 O-O
  9. 9.O-O Nbd7
  10. 10.Qc2 Re8
  11. 11.Bf4 a6
  12. 12.Rfd1 Nf8
  13. 13.Rac1 Ne6
  14. 14.Ng5 Nxf4
  15. 15.gxf4 g6
  16. 16.e3 Bd6
  17. 17.Qb3 Bf8
  18. 18.Nf3 Rb8
  19. 19.Ne5 Re6
  20. 20.Qa2 Rd6
  21. 21.b4 c6
  22. 22.Rd2 Kg7
  23. 23.Rdc2 Ng8
  24. 24.Na4 Ne7
  25. 25.Rc3 f6
  26. 26.Nf3 Bc8
  27. 27.Qe2 Ra8
  28. 28.Nb2 Bd7
  29. 29.Nd3 Kh8
  30. 30.Qb2 h6
  31. 31.a4 g5
  32. 32.fxg5 hxg5
  33. 33.a5 Bf5
  34. 34.axb6 Qxb6
  35. 35.Nfe1 Ng6
  36. 36.Ra3 Re6
  37. 37.Bf1 Bd6
  38. 38.Nc5 Re7
  39. 39.Bd3 Bxd3
  40. 40.Nexd3 Rh7
  41. 41.Rca1 Qc7
  42. 42.Kf1 Rxh2
  43. 43.Ke2 Bg3
  44. 44.Kd1 Qh7
  45. 45.Qe2 Nh4
  46. 46.Kc2 g4
  47. 47.Qxg4 Bxf2
  48. 48.Rxa6 Bxe3+
  49. 49.Kc3 Rg8
  50. 50.Ra8

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