Vitaly Tseshkovsky vs Lev Polugaevsky

Riga Interzonal · 1979 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 1-0 in 51 moves

The Game

White Vitaly Tseshkovsky
Black Lev Polugaevsky
Result 1-0
Event Riga Interzonal
Site Riga
Round 5
Date 1979.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B85)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/4N1R1/pp1pkpP1/8/P6r/4K3/8/8 b - - 1 51

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.Be2 e6
  7. 7.f4 Be7
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.Kh1 Nc6
  10. 10.Bf3 Qc7
  11. 11.a4 Re8
  12. 12.g4 Nxd4
  13. 13.Qxd4 Nd7
  14. 14.g5 b6
  15. 15.Qf2 Bb7
  16. 16.Bg2 Bf8
  17. 17.Be3 Bc6
  18. 18.f5 exf5
  19. 19.exf5 Ne5
  20. 20.Bd4 Rac8
  21. 21.Rad1 Qb7
  22. 22.Bxc6 Qxc6+
  23. 23.Qg2 Qxg2+
  24. 24.Kxg2 Nc4
  25. 25.Nd5 Re2+
  26. 26.Rf2 Rxf2+
  27. 27.Kxf2 Nxb2
  28. 28.Bxb2 Rxc2+
  29. 29.Ke3 Rxb2
  30. 30.Rc1 Rb3+
  31. 31.Ke2 Rb2+
  32. 32.Ke1 f6
  33. 33.g6 Ra2
  34. 34.Rc8 Ra1+
  35. 35.Kd2 Ra2+
  36. 36.Kd3 Ra3+
  37. 37.Kc2 Ra2+
  38. 38.Kc3 hxg6
  39. 39.Ne7+ Kh7
  40. 40.fxg6+ Kh6
  41. 41.Rxf8 Re2
  42. 42.Rh8+ Kg5
  43. 43.h4+ Kg4
  44. 44.Nd5 Rh2
  45. 45.Rh7 Rh3+
  46. 46.Kd4 Kf5
  47. 47.Rh5+ Kg4
  48. 48.Rh7 Kf5
  49. 49.Ne7+ Ke6
  50. 50.Rxg7 Rxh4+
  51. 51.Ke3

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