Petar Popovic vs Lev Polugaevsky

Sarajevo · 1987 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 0-1 in 45 moves

The Game

White Petar Popovic
Black Lev Polugaevsky
Result 0-1
Event Sarajevo
Site Sarajevo
Date 1987.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B91)
Moves 45
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/Q5pk/Pp6/1P5P/2b5/5P1K/5q2 w - - 3 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.g3 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be7
  8. 8.Bg2 Nbd7
  9. 9.a4 b6
  10. 10.O-O Bb7
  11. 11.Re1 O-O
  12. 12.Nd2 Rc8
  13. 13.Nf1 Nc5
  14. 14.Bg5 Ne6
  15. 15.Bxf6 Bxf6
  16. 16.Ne3 g6
  17. 17.Ncd5 Bg7
  18. 18.c3 Kh8
  19. 19.Qb3 Rb8
  20. 20.Red1 Ba8
  21. 21.Qc2 Qc8
  22. 22.Qe2 Rd8
  23. 23.Nc4 Qc5
  24. 24.b4 Qc6
  25. 25.a5 b5
  26. 26.Ncb6 Bb7
  27. 27.Rac1 Rf8
  28. 28.h4 Rbd8
  29. 29.Rd3 Qe8
  30. 30.Rcd1 f5
  31. 31.Ne3 Nf4
  32. 32.gxf4 exf4
  33. 33.Rxd6 Rxd6
  34. 34.Rxd6 fxe3
  35. 35.Nd7 Qe7
  36. 36.Qd1 fxe4
  37. 37.Nxf8 e2
  38. 38.Nxg6+ hxg6
  39. 39.Rd8+ Kh7
  40. 40.Qxe2 Qxd8
  41. 41.Bxe4 Bxe4
  42. 42.Qxe4 Bxc3
  43. 43.Qb7+ Kh6
  44. 44.Qxa6 Qd1+
  45. 45.Kh2 Qf1

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