Mikhail Tal vs Lev Polugaevsky

URS-ch26 · 1959 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 34 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Tal
Black Lev Polugaevsky
Result 1-0
Event URS-ch26
Site Tbilisi
Round 3
Date 1959.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B94)
Moves 34
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1p4Np/p4r1k/1b2R3/1P6/P5RP/6PK/2r5 b - - 6 34

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 Be7
  10. 10.Rad1 Nc5
  11. 11.Rfe1 Bd7
  12. 12.a3 Qc7
  13. 13.b4 Na4
  14. 14.Nxa4 Bxa4
  15. 15.Bxe6 fxe6
  16. 16.Nxe6 Qxc2
  17. 17.Qd4 Kf7
  18. 18.Rc1 Qa2
  19. 19.e5 dxe5
  20. 20.Qxe5 Qxf2+
  21. 21.Kxf2 Ng4+
  22. 22.Kg1 Nxe5
  23. 23.Rxe5 Bxg5
  24. 24.Nxg5+ Kg6
  25. 25.Ne6 Rhe8
  26. 26.Re3 Rac8
  27. 27.Rf1 Bb5
  28. 28.Rg3+ Kh6
  29. 29.Nxg7 Rf8
  30. 30.Re1 Rf6
  31. 31.h3 Rc2
  32. 32.Re4 Rc4
  33. 33.Re5 Rc1+
  34. 34.Kh2

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