Boris Spassky vs Lev Polugaevsky

URS-ch28 · 1961 · Queen's Indian Defense · 0-1 in 50 moves

The Game

White Boris Spassky
Black Lev Polugaevsky
Result 0-1
Event URS-ch28
Site Moscow
Date 1961.00.00
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E12)
Moves 50
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/2R5/8/p3K3/1p6/PPp5/8/1r6 w - - 5 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 b6
  4. 4.Nc3 Bb7
  5. 5.Bg5 Be7
  6. 6.e3 Ne4
  7. 7.Nxe4 Bxe4
  8. 8.Bf4 O-O
  9. 9.Bd3 Bb4+
  10. 10.Kf1 Bxd3+
  11. 11.Qxd3 Be7
  12. 12.h4 f5
  13. 13.Ke2 d6
  14. 14.g4 Nd7
  15. 15.Rag1 fxg4
  16. 16.Rxg4 Nf6
  17. 17.Rg5 Qd7
  18. 18.h5 Ne8
  19. 19.Rg2 b5
  20. 20.c5 dxc5
  21. 21.h6 Rf5
  22. 22.Be5 c4
  23. 23.Qe4 Qd5
  24. 24.Qg4 c3
  25. 25.b3 b4
  26. 26.e4 Qb5+
  27. 27.Ke3 Rf7
  28. 28.hxg7 Nf6
  29. 29.Bxf6 Rxf6
  30. 30.Rxh7 Rxf3+
  31. 31.Kxf3 Qd3+
  32. 32.Kf4 Bd6+
  33. 33.Kg5 Kxh7
  34. 34.Kh5 Qb5+
  35. 35.Kh4 Be7+
  36. 36.Kh3 Qg5
  37. 37.Qxg5 Bxg5
  38. 38.Rxg5 Rd8
  39. 39.f4 Kg8
  40. 40.Rc5 Rxd4
  41. 41.Rxc7 Rxe4
  42. 42.Kg4 e5
  43. 43.a3 Rxf4+
  44. 44.Kg5 a5
  45. 45.Kg6 Rg4+
  46. 46.Kf6 Kh7
  47. 47.g8=Q+ Kxg8
  48. 48.Kxe5 Rg1
  49. 49.Kf6 Rf1+
  50. 50.Ke5 Rb1

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