Lev Polugaevsky vs Boris Spassky

Leningrad · 1954 · Modern Benoni · 1/2-1/2 in 38 moves

The Game

White Lev Polugaevsky
Black Boris Spassky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Leningrad
Site Leningrad
Date 1954.00.00
Opening Modern Benoni (A72)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

7k/Bp3q2/6p1/7p/8/2b5/P3Q1PP/7K w - h6 0 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 c5
  3. 3.d5 e6
  4. 4.Nc3 exd5
  5. 5.cxd5 d6
  6. 6.e4 g6
  7. 7.Nf3 Bg7
  8. 8.Be2 O-O
  9. 9.O-O Ne8
  10. 10.Bf4 Nd7
  11. 11.Qd2 f6
  12. 12.Bg3 Qe7
  13. 13.Rae1 Nc7
  14. 14.Nh4 Ne5
  15. 15.f4 Nf7
  16. 16.Nf3 Bg4
  17. 17.Bc4 Kh8
  18. 18.e5 fxe5
  19. 19.fxe5 dxe5
  20. 20.Nxe5 Nxe5
  21. 21.Rxf8+ Rxf8
  22. 22.d6 Qe8
  23. 23.Be2 Qd7
  24. 24.Qd1 Bxe2
  25. 25.Qxe2 Rf5
  26. 26.dxc7 Qxc7
  27. 27.Qb5 Qc6
  28. 28.Qa5 Nc4
  29. 29.Qd8+ Rf8
  30. 30.Qe7 Bd4+
  31. 31.Kh1 Qf6
  32. 32.Qe2 Qf7
  33. 33.Nb5 Bxb2
  34. 34.Nd6 Nxd6
  35. 35.Bxd6 Bc3
  36. 36.Bxf8 Bxe1
  37. 37.Bxc5 Bc3
  38. 38.Bxa7 h5

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