Lev Polugaevsky vs Boris Spassky

The Game

White	Lev Polugaevsky
Black	Boris Spassky
Result	1-0
Event	URS-ch26
Site	Tbilisi
Round	12
Date	1959.00.00
Opening	Nimzo-Indian Defense (E42)
Moves	41

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5Q2/2P2p1p/7k/6p1/1P6/5PP1/1q2r2P/3R2K1 b - - 2 41

All The Moves

1. 1.d4 Nf6
2. 2.c4 e6
3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
4. 4.e3 c5
5. 5.Ne2 cxd4
6. 6.exd4 d5
7. 7.c5 Nc6
8. 8.a3 Ba5
9. 9.b4 Bc7
10. 10.g3 e5
11. 11.Bg2 Bg4
12. 12.f3 Bf5
13. 13.O-O O-O
14. 14.Nb5 Bb8
15. 15.dxe5 Nxe5
16. 16.Ned4 Bd3
17. 17.Re1 Bc4
18. 18.Nc3 a5
19. 19.Rb1 axb4
20. 20.axb4 Nd3
21. 21.Re3 Nxc1
22. 22.Rxc1 Qd7
23. 23.Qd2 Bc7
24. 24.Bf1 Rfe8
25. 25.Rxe8+ Rxe8
26. 26.Ndb5 Bxf1
27. 27.Nxc7 Qxc7
28. 28.Rxf1 Qe5
29. 29.Rd1 Kf8
30. 30.Qd4 Qf5
31. 31.Nxd5 Nxd5
32. 32.Qxd5 Qc2
33. 33.Qd6+ Kg8
34. 34.Qd3 Qb2
35. 35.Qe4 Kf8
36. 36.Qxb7 g6
37. 37.Qb6 Kg7
38. 38.c6 Kh6
39. 39.Qc5 g5
40. 40.c7 Re2
41. 41.Qf8+

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