Boris Spassky vs Lev Polugaevsky

URS-chT · 1962 · Sicilian, Taimanov · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Boris Spassky
Black Lev Polugaevsky
Result 1-0
Event URS-chT
Site Leningrad
Date 1962.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Taimanov (B48)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/3p3p/3Np2P/4Pp1b/1P1k1K2/8/5P2/8 b - b3 0 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 a6
  5. 5.Nc3 Qc7
  6. 6.Bd3 Nc6
  7. 7.Be3 Nf6
  8. 8.O-O Nxd4
  9. 9.Bxd4 Bc5
  10. 10.Bxc5 Qxc5
  11. 11.Na4 Qa5
  12. 12.c4 b5
  13. 13.cxb5 axb5
  14. 14.Nc3 b4
  15. 15.Nb5 O-O
  16. 16.e5 Nd5
  17. 17.a4 Bb7
  18. 18.Qh5 f5
  19. 19.Qh4 b3
  20. 20.Rfd1 Bc6
  21. 21.Qc4 Nb6
  22. 22.Qxb3 Nxa4
  23. 23.Bc4 Nc5
  24. 24.Rxa5 Nxb3
  25. 25.Rxa8 Rxa8
  26. 26.Nd6 Ba4
  27. 27.Bxb3 Bxb3
  28. 28.Rc1 g5
  29. 29.Rc8+ Rxc8
  30. 30.Nxc8 Kf8
  31. 31.Nd6 g4
  32. 32.Kf1 Ke7
  33. 33.Ke2 Kd8
  34. 34.h4 gxh3
  35. 35.gxh3 Kc7
  36. 36.Ke3 Kc6
  37. 37.Kf4 Kc5
  38. 38.h4 Kd4
  39. 39.h5 Bd1
  40. 40.h6 Bh5
  41. 41.b4

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