Boris Spassky vs Lev Polugaevsky

URS-ch27 · 1960 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 25 moves

The Game

White Boris Spassky
Black Lev Polugaevsky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event URS-ch27
Site Leningrad
Round 1
Date 1960.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B96)
Moves 25
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Final Position

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

5rk1/1b3ppp/p7/1p3P2/1P4P1/q1nB4/1QP4P/2KR3R b - - 7 25

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 e6
  7. 7.f4 b5
  8. 8.Bd3 Nbd7
  9. 9.f5 e5
  10. 10.Nc6 Qb6
  11. 11.Nb4 Bb7
  12. 12.Qe2 Be7
  13. 13.O-O-O Rc8
  14. 14.Bxf6 Nxf6
  15. 15.g4 Qa5
  16. 16.a3 Rxc3
  17. 17.bxc3 d5
  18. 18.exd5 O-O
  19. 19.Qxe5 Qxa3+
  20. 20.Kb1 Bxb4
  21. 21.cxb4 Nxd5
  22. 22.Qb2 Nc3+
  23. 23.Kc1 Na2+
  24. 24.Kb1 Nc3+
  25. 25.Kc1

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