Nigel Short vs Lev Polugaevsky

London · 1986 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 1-0 in 44 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Lev Polugaevsky
Result 1-0
Event London
Site London
Round 8
Date 1986.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B80)
Moves 44
Replay this game move by move →

Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/6r1/4k3/1p6/8/2P2K1R/PP6/8 w - - 0 45

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.Be3 e6
  7. 7.Qd2 Be7
  8. 8.f3 O-O
  9. 9.O-O-O Nc6
  10. 10.g4 Nxd4
  11. 11.Qxd4 b5
  12. 12.e5 dxe5
  13. 13.Qxe5 Nd7
  14. 14.Qe4 Rb8
  15. 15.Bd3 g6
  16. 16.Qf4 Bb7
  17. 17.h4 Rc8
  18. 18.Be4 Bxe4
  19. 19.Nxe4 Qc7
  20. 20.Rh2 f5
  21. 21.Qxc7 Rxc7
  22. 22.Ng5 Bxg5
  23. 23.Bxg5 fxg4
  24. 24.fxg4 Ne5
  25. 25.Re2 Nxg4
  26. 26.Rxe6 Rf2
  27. 27.c3 a5
  28. 28.Bd8 Rcf7
  29. 29.Bxa5 Rh2
  30. 30.Re8+ Kg7
  31. 31.Bd8 h6
  32. 32.Rd2 Rxd2
  33. 33.Kxd2 g5
  34. 34.hxg5 Rd7+
  35. 35.Ke2 Kf7
  36. 36.Re4 Rxd8
  37. 37.Rxg4 h5
  38. 38.g6+ Kf6
  39. 39.Rg2 h4
  40. 40.g7 Rg8
  41. 41.Kf3 Kf5
  42. 42.Rg4 h3
  43. 43.Rh4 Ke6
  44. 44.Rxh3 Rxg7

More Nigel Short Games

Go Deeper

Step through this game on the interactive board, where you can also branch off and play your own ideas from any position. See every game between Nigel Short and Lev Polugaevsky, or browse all Nigel Short games in the collection. To find out what the engine thinks of it, paste the moves into Analyze Game and Stockfish will mark every turning point.