Boris Spassky vs Lev Polugaevsky

URS-ch25 · 1958 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Boris Spassky
Black Lev Polugaevsky
Result 1-0
Event URS-ch25
Site Riga
Date 1958.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B94)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6k1/8/6pp/p5rP/2P2RP1/1P6/3K4/8 w - - 0 42

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.Bg5 Nbd7
  7. 7.Bc4 Qa5
  8. 8.Qd2 e6
  9. 9.O-O-O b5
  10. 10.Bb3 Bb7
  11. 11.Rhe1 Be7
  12. 12.f4 Nc5
  13. 13.e5 dxe5
  14. 14.Bxf6 Bxf6
  15. 15.fxe5 Bh4
  16. 16.g3 Be7
  17. 17.Bxe6 O-O
  18. 18.Bb3 Rad8
  19. 19.Qf4 b4
  20. 20.Na4 h6
  21. 21.Nxc5 Qxc5
  22. 22.h4 Bd5
  23. 23.Nf5 Bxb3
  24. 24.axb3 Rxd1+
  25. 25.Rxd1 Rc8
  26. 26.Qe4 Bf8
  27. 27.e6 fxe6
  28. 28.Qxe6+ Kh8
  29. 29.Qe4 Qc6
  30. 30.Qd3 Re8
  31. 31.h5 Be7
  32. 32.Nxe7 Rxe7
  33. 33.Qg6 Qe8
  34. 34.g4 Re1
  35. 35.Qxe8+ Rxe8
  36. 36.Rd4 a5
  37. 37.Kd2 Re5
  38. 38.c4 bxc3+
  39. 39.bxc3 Rg5
  40. 40.c4 Kg8
  41. 41.Rf4 g6

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