Lev Polugaevsky vs Boris Spassky

URS-ch41 · 1973 · Catalan Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 47 moves

The Game

White Lev Polugaevsky
Black Boris Spassky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event URS-ch41
Site Moscow
Date 1973.00.00
Opening Catalan Opening (E03)
Moves 47
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Final Position

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

4n3/8/2k1p3/1p3p1p/pP3P2/P1NK2PP/8/8 w - h6 0 48

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e6
  2. 2.g3 d5
  3. 3.Bg2 Nf6
  4. 4.Nf3 dxc4
  5. 5.Qa4+ Nbd7
  6. 6.Qxc4 a6
  7. 7.Qc2 c5
  8. 8.Nc3 Qc7
  9. 9.d4 b5
  10. 10.Bf4 Bd6
  11. 11.Bxd6 Qxd6
  12. 12.dxc5 Qxc5
  13. 13.Nd2 Rb8
  14. 14.Rc1 Bb7
  15. 15.Bxb7 Rxb7
  16. 16.Nb3 Qc6
  17. 17.Ne4 Qxc2
  18. 18.Rxc2 O-O
  19. 19.Nxf6+ gxf6
  20. 20.O-O Ne5
  21. 21.Rd1 f5
  22. 22.Rd6 Ra8
  23. 23.Na5 Rd7
  24. 24.Rxd7 Nxd7
  25. 25.Rc7 Nf6
  26. 26.Nc6 Nd5
  27. 27.Rb7 Rc8
  28. 28.Rb8 Rxb8
  29. 29.Nxb8 a5
  30. 30.Nc6 a4
  31. 31.Kf1 Kf8
  32. 32.Ke1 Ke8
  33. 33.Kd2 Kd7
  34. 34.Ne5+ Ke7
  35. 35.a3 f6
  36. 36.Nc6+ Kd6
  37. 37.Nd4 Nc7
  38. 38.Kc3 Kc5
  39. 39.b4+ Kd6
  40. 40.Kd3 Kd5
  41. 41.f4 Kd6
  42. 42.e4 fxe4+
  43. 43.Kxe4 f5+
  44. 44.Kd3 Kd5
  45. 45.Ne2 Ne8
  46. 46.Nc3+ Kc6
  47. 47.h3 h5

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