Lev Polugaevsky vs Rafael A Vaganian

URS-ch50 · 1983 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 60 moves

The Game

White Lev Polugaevsky
Black Rafael A Vaganian
Result 1/2-1/2
Event URS-ch50
Site Moscow
Date 1983.00.00
Opening English Opening (A34)
Moves 60
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Final Position

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

8/8/R5k1/5pp1/6P1/4K3/8/5r2 b - - 1 60

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 c5
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.d4 Nxc3
  6. 6.bxc3 g6
  7. 7.e3 Bg7
  8. 8.Bb5+ Bd7
  9. 9.a4 Qa5
  10. 10.Bxd7+ Nxd7
  11. 11.Bd2 O-O
  12. 12.O-O e5
  13. 13.Qc2 Qa6
  14. 14.d5 e4
  15. 15.Qxe4 Nf6
  16. 16.Qc2 Qc4
  17. 17.a5 b5
  18. 18.axb6 axb6
  19. 19.d6 b5
  20. 20.Rxa8 Rxa8
  21. 21.Rb1 Ne4
  22. 22.d7 Rd8
  23. 23.Be1 Rxd7
  24. 24.h4 Rd8
  25. 25.Qb3 Bxc3
  26. 26.Qxb5 Qxb5
  27. 27.Rxb5 Rd1
  28. 28.Kf1 Bxe1
  29. 29.Nxe1 Rd2
  30. 30.f3 Ng3+
  31. 31.Kg1 c4
  32. 32.Rc5 c3
  33. 33.Kh2 Ne2
  34. 34.f4 Ra2
  35. 35.h5 Kf8
  36. 36.hxg6 hxg6
  37. 37.e4 Ra4
  38. 38.Nf3 Rxe4
  39. 39.Ng1 Nxg1
  40. 40.Kxg1 Re3
  41. 41.Kf2 Rd3
  42. 42.Ke2 Rd2+
  43. 43.Kf3 Rd3+
  44. 44.Ke2 Rd2+
  45. 45.Kf3 Rc2
  46. 46.Rc7 Rc1
  47. 47.Ke2 Kg7
  48. 48.Kd3 c2
  49. 49.Rc6 Kh6
  50. 50.f5 Rf1
  51. 51.Rxc2 Rxf5
  52. 52.Ke3 Kg5
  53. 53.Rc4 Rf1
  54. 54.g3 Kh6
  55. 55.Rh4+ Kg7
  56. 56.Ra4 g5
  57. 57.g4 Kg6
  58. 58.Ra6+ f6
  59. 59.Ra4 f5
  60. 60.Ra6+

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