Lev Polugaevsky
Soviet era · Russia · 1934–1995
Gave his name to the sharpest line of the Najdorf, and spent a career proving it sound.
Career In The Collection
1000Games
271Wins
554Draws
173Losses
55%Score
1954–1994Active
Head-to-Head Records
| Opponent | Games | Wins | Draws | Losses | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viktor Korchnoi | 65 | 8 | 33 | 24 | view games |
| Efim Geller | 34 | 9 | 21 | 4 | view games |
| Mikhail Tal | 31 | 8 | 21 | 2 | view games |
| Anatoly Karpov | 29 | 0 | 21 | 8 | view games |
| Jan Timman | 25 | 4 | 15 | 6 | view games |
| Lajos Portisch | 24 | 3 | 17 | 4 | view games |
| Vasily Smyslov | 22 | 3 | 16 | 3 | view games |
| Boris Spassky | 21 | 2 | 16 | 3 | view games |
| Tigran Petrosian | 21 | 2 | 14 | 5 | view games |
| Judit Polgar | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | view games |
| Bent Larsen | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | view games |
| David Bronstein | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | view games |
| Svetozar Gligoric | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | view games |
| Vassily Ivanchuk | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | view games |
| Garry Kasparov | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | view games |
| Nigel Short | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | view games |
| Paul Keres | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | view games |
| Viswanathan Anand | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | view games |
| Miguel Najdorf | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | view games |
| Michael Adams | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | view games |
| Samuel Reshevsky | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | view games |
| Boris Gelfand | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | view games |
| Gata Kamsky | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | view games |
| Mikhail Botvinnik | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | view games |
| Bobby Fischer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | view games |
| Nona Gaprindashvili | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | view games |
| Peter Svidler | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | view games |
1000 Games · Page 4 of 5
- 1982 vs Eugenio Torre Black Manila E46 1/2-1/2
- 1982 vs Eugenio Torre White Toluca Interzonal D18 0-1
- 1982 vs Wolfgang Unzicker White Luzern ol (Men) E12 1/2-1/2
- 1981 vs Ulf Andersson White Moscow E04 1/2-1/2
- 1981 vs Yuri S Balashov Black Moscow B85 1/2-1/2
- 1981 vs Alexander G Beliavsky Black Moscow B96 1/2-1/2
- 1981 vs Jan Hein Donner Black Amsterdam E39 1/2-1/2
- 1981 vs Semen I Dvoirys Black Sochi B85 1-0
- 1981 vs Efim Geller White Moscow D58 1/2-1/2
- 1981 vs Florin Gheorghiu White Moscow A30 1/2-1/2
- 1981 vs Eduard Gufeld White Sochi E99 1-0
- 1981 vs Vlastimil Hort White Amsterdam D18 1/2-1/2
- 1981 vs Anatoly Karpov Black Amsterdam E18 1/2-1/2
- 1981 vs Anatoly Karpov White Moscow E18 1/2-1/2
- 1981 vs Garry Kasparov White Moscow D79 1/2-1/2
- 1981 vs Lubomir Kavalek Black Amsterdam E12 1/2-1/2
- 1981 vs Andrei Y Kharitonov Black Sochi E52 1/2-1/2
- 1981 vs Kick Langeweg White Amsterdam A30 1/2-1/2
- 1981 vs Ljubomir Ljubojevic White Amsterdam E04 1/2-1/2
- 1981 vs Valentin Lukov Black Sochi E20 0-1
- 1981 vs Anthony J Miles Black Amsterdam A12 1/2-1/2
- 1981 vs Alexander N Panchenko White Sochi E04 1-0
- 1981 vs Tigran Petrosian White Moscow E12 1-0
- 1981 vs Lajos Portisch Black Moscow E12 1/2-1/2
- 1981 vs Lajos Portisch White Amsterdam E04 1/2-1/2
- 1981 vs Craig William Pritchett Black Telechess ol2 8182 B85 1/2-1/2
- 1981 vs Lev Psakhis Black Moscow-4teams B85 1/2-1/2
- 1981 vs Hans Ree White Amsterdam E11 0-1
- 1981 vs Jan Smejkal Black Moscow E11 1/2-1/2
- 1981 vs Vasily Smyslov Black Amsterdam A14 1/2-1/2
- 1981 vs Vasily Smyslov Black Moscow A14 1/2-1/2
- 1981 vs Parik Stefanov Black Sochi A21 1/2-1/2
- 1981 vs Mark E Taimanov White Moscow-4teams E11 1-0
- 1981 vs Mark E Taimanov Black Moscow-4teams E15 1/2-1/2
- 1981 vs Jan Timman Black Moscow E54 1/2-1/2
- 1981 vs Jan Timman Black Amsterdam B50 1-0
- 1981 vs Eugenio Torre White Moscow D44 1-0
- 1981 vs Vitaly Tseshkovsky Black Sochi B85 1-0
- 1981 vs Rafael A Vaganian Black Moscow-4teams E19 1/2-1/2
- 1981 vs Rafael A Vaganian White Moscow-4teams D06 1/2-1/2
- 1981 vs Anatoli Vaisser White Sochi A63 1-0
- 1981 vs Heikki MJ Westerinen Black Sochi B21 0-1
- 1981 vs O. Zarubin White Sochi E18 1-0
- 1980 vs Andras Adorjan Black EU-chT A36 1/2-1/2
- 1980 vs Ulf Andersson Black Bugojno E11 1/2-1/2
- 1980 vs Yaacov Bleiman White EU-chT E06 1-0
- 1980 vs A. Fernandez Black Malta ol (Men) B85 1/2-1/2
- 1980 vs Svetozar Gligoric White Bugojno D34 1/2-1/2
- 1980 vs Vlastimil Hort White Bugojno A33 1/2-1/2
- 1980 vs Borislav Ivkov Black EU-chT E15 1/2-1/2
- 1980 vs Borislav Ivkov White Bugojno D58 1/2-1/2
- 1980 vs Vlastimil Jansa Black EU-chT B85 0-1
- 1980 vs Anatoly Karpov Black Bugojno E12 1/2-1/2
- 1980 vs Lubomir Kavalek Black Bugojno B96 1/2-1/2
- 1980 vs Viktor Korchnoi Black Candidats sf2 A33 1/2-1/2
- 1980 vs Viktor Korchnoi Black Candidats sf2 A33 1/2-1/2
- 1980 vs Viktor Korchnoi White Candidats sf2 E19 1/2-1/2
- 1980 vs Viktor Korchnoi Black Candidats sf2 A30 1/2-1/2
- 1980 vs Viktor Korchnoi White Candidats sf2 A34 0-1
- 1980 vs Viktor Korchnoi White Candidats sf2 E19 0-1
- 1980 vs Viktor Korchnoi White Candidats sf2 A29 1/2-1/2
- 1980 vs Viktor Korchnoi Black Candidats sf2 A17 1/2-1/2
- 1980 vs Viktor Korchnoi Black Candidats sf2 A33 1/2-1/2
- 1980 vs Viktor Korchnoi White Candidats sf2 E17 0-1
- 1980 vs Viktor Korchnoi White Candidats sf2 E17 1-0
- 1980 vs Viktor Korchnoi White Candidats sf2 E17 1-0
- 1980 vs Viktor Korchnoi Black Candidats sf2 A33 1/2-1/2
- 1980 vs Viktor Korchnoi Black Candidats sf2 A33 1/2-1/2
- 1980 vs Bojan Kurajica White Bugojno E05 1/2-1/2
- 1980 vs Bent Larsen Black Bugojno A36 1/2-1/2
- 1980 vs Ljubomir Ljubojevic White Bugojno A31 1-0
- 1980 vs John DM Nunn White EU-chT A77 0-1
- 1980 vs Ivan Radulov White EU-chT D41 1/2-1/2
- 1980 vs Zoltan Ribli Black Malta ol (Men) E03 1/2-1/2
- 1980 vs Karl Robatsch White Malta ol (Men) A17 1/2-1/2
- 1980 vs Oleg M Romanishin Black Rostov A07 1/2-1/2
- 1980 vs Harry Schussler Black EU-chT E12 0-1
- 1980 vs Spyridon Skembris Black Malta ol (Men) E12 1/2-1/2
- 1980 vs Jan Smejkal Black Malta ol (Men) A17 1-0
- 1980 vs Michael Stean White Malta ol (Men) E17 1/2-1/2
- 1980 vs Mikhail Tal White Candidats qf1 E99 1-0
- 1980 vs Mikhail Tal White Candidats qf1 D58 1/2-1/2
- 1980 vs Mikhail Tal Black Candidats qf1 B80 1/2-1/2
- 1980 vs Mikhail Tal Black Candidats qf1 B96 0-1
- 1980 vs Mikhail Tal Black Candidats qf1 B96 1/2-1/2
- 1980 vs Mikhail Tal White Candidats qf1 D58 1-0
- 1980 vs Mikhail Tal Black Bugojno B47 1/2-1/2
- 1980 vs Mikhail Tal Black Candidats qf1 B44 1/2-1/2
- 1980 vs Mikhail Tal White Candidats qf1 E98 1/2-1/2
- 1980 vs Jan Timman White Bugojno A10 0-1
- 1980 vs Georgi P Tringov Black Malta ol (Men) B80 1/2-1/2
- 1979 vs Andras Adorjan Black Riga Interzonal A36 1/2-1/2
- 1979 vs Ulf Andersson Black Hoogovens A34 1/2-1/2
- 1979 vs Orest N Averkin Black URS Spartakiad E14 0-1
- 1979 vs Alexander G Beliavsky Black URS Spartakiad B96 1-0
- 1979 vs Slim Bouaziz White Riga Interzonal A79 1-0
- 1979 vs Roman Dzindzichashvili White Hoogovens E15 1/2-1/2
- 1979 vs Nona Gaprindashvili White Hoogovens A31 1-0
- 1979 vs Gildardo Garcia White Hoogovens E15 1-0
- 1979 vs Florin Gheorghiu White Riga Interzonal A30 1/2-1/2
- 1979 vs Aivars Gipslis White URS Spartakiad E11 1-0
- 1979 vs Yehuda Gruenfeld Black Riga Interzonal B96 0-1
- 1979 vs Eduard Gufeld White URS Spartakiad A48 0-1
- 1979 vs Vlastimil Hort Black Hoogovens E18 1/2-1/2
- 1979 vs Robert Huebner White Hoogovens D59 1/2-1/2
- 1979 vs Garry Kasparov Black URS Spartakiad B81 1-0
- 1979 vs Gennadi P Kuzmin Black Riga Interzonal A30 0-1
- 1979 vs Bent Larsen White Riga Interzonal D16 1-0
- 1979 vs Ljubomir Ljubojevic White Riga Interzonal D30 1/2-1/2
- 1979 vs Edmar John Mednis White Riga Interzonal D47 1/2-1/2
- 1979 vs Anthony J Miles Black Riga Interzonal E15 0-1
- 1979 vs Anthony J Miles White Hoogovens D87 1/2-1/2
- 1979 vs Juraj Nikolac Black Hoogovens A07 0-1
- 1979 vs Hans Ree Black Hoogovens A36 1/2-1/2
- 1979 vs Ruben Rodriguez White Riga Interzonal A31 1-0
- 1979 vs Oleg M Romanishin White Riga Interzonal A30 1-0
- 1979 vs Vasily Smyslov White URS Spartakiad E11 1-0
- 1979 vs Gennadi Sosonko Black Hoogovens E05 1/2-1/2
- 1979 vs Mark E Taimanov Black URS Spartakiad E12 1/2-1/2
- 1979 vs Mikhail Tal White Riga Interzonal A34 0-1
- 1979 vs James Edward Tarjan Black Riga Interzonal E15 1/2-1/2
- 1979 vs Jan Timman White Breda m D82 1/2-1/2
- 1979 vs Jan Timman White Breda m D87 0-1
- 1979 vs Jan Timman Black Hoogovens E16 0-1
- 1979 vs Jan Timman Black Breda m A30 1/2-1/2
- 1979 vs Jan Timman White Breda m D34 1-0
- 1979 vs Jan Timman Black Breda m A34 1/2-1/2
- 1979 vs Jan Timman Black Breda m A33 1/2-1/2
- 1979 vs Jan Timman White Breda m E15 1/2-1/2
- 1979 vs Jan Timman Black Breda m E12 1-0
- 1979 vs Francisco RT Trois Black Riga Interzonal E15 0-1
- 1979 vs Vitaly Tseshkovsky Black Riga Interzonal B85 1-0
- 1979 vs Herman C Van Riemsdijk Black Riga Interzonal B80 1/2-1/2
- 1979 vs Aleksandr Veingold White URS Spartakiad E01 1-0
- 1978 vs Jon L Arnason White Reykjavik A34 1-0
- 1978 vs Vladimir Bagirov White URS-ch46 D86 1/2-1/2
- 1978 vs Alexander G Beliavsky Black URS-ch46 B85 1/2-1/2
- 1978 vs Rajko Bogdanovic Black Lone Pine op B85 0-1
- 1978 vs Walter S Browne Black Reykjavik D47 1-0
- 1978 vs Lawrence A Day White Buenos Aires ol (Men) D34 1-0
- 1978 vs Josif D Dorfman White URS-ch46 D70 1-0
- 1978 vs Evgenij Ermenkov Black Buenos Aires ol (Men) B81 0-1
- 1978 vs Edward W Formanek Black Lone Pine op B81 0-1
- 1978 vs Efim Geller Black URS-ch46 B85 0-1
- 1978 vs Tamaz Giorgadze Black URS-ch46 B44 1/2-1/2
- 1978 vs Boris F Gulko White URS-ch46 D86 1/2-1/2
- 1978 vs Vlastimil Hort Black Reykjavik E18 1/2-1/2
- 1978 vs Dragoljub Janosevic White Lone Pine op E91 1-0
- 1978 vs Shimon Kagan Black Buenos Aires ol (Men) B91 0-1
- 1978 vs Garry Kasparov Black URS-ch46 B43 1-0
- 1978 vs Gennadi P Kuzmin Black URS-ch46 B91 0-1
- 1978 vs Gennadi P Kuzmin White Reykjavik E05 1/2-1/2
- 1978 vs Bent Larsen White Reykjavik E16 1-0
- 1978 vs Bent Larsen Black Lone Pine op A37 1/2-1/2
- 1978 vs Anatoly Lein White Lone Pine op D56 1/2-1/2
- 1978 vs Anatoly Lein Black Buenos Aires ol (Men) B20 0-1
- 1978 vs William James Lombardy Black Reykjavik A17 1-0
- 1978 vs Sergey Makarichev Black URS-ch46 E16 1/2-1/2
- 1978 vs A Jonathan Mestel Black Lone Pine op B85 1/2-1/2
- 1978 vs Adrian Mikhalchishin White URS-ch46 D56 1/2-1/2
- 1978 vs Anthony J Miles Black Reykjavik A19 1/2-1/2
- 1978 vs Leif Ogaard White Reykjavik A16 1/2-1/2
- 1978 vs Fridrik Olafsson Black Reykjavik B96 1/2-1/2
- 1978 vs Helgi Olafsson White Reykjavik A26 1-0
- 1978 vs Axel Ornstein White Buenos Aires ol (Men) A30 1-0
- 1978 vs Tigran Petrosian Black Lone Pine op E16 1/2-1/2
- 1978 vs Margeir Petursson Black Reykjavik A21 0-1
- 1978 vs Helmut Pfleger White Buenos Aires ol (Men) D34 0-1
- 1978 vs Yuri S Razuvaev White URS-ch46 D87 1/2-1/2
- 1978 vs Hans Ree White Telechess ol1 7778 E19 1-0
- 1978 vs Samuel Reshevsky White Lone Pine op E08 1-0
- 1978 vs Oleg M Romanishin White URS-ch46 D19 1-0
- 1978 vs Gyula Sax White Buenos Aires ol (Men) B08 1/2-1/2
- 1978 vs Yasser Seirawan White Lone Pine op A42 1-0
- 1978 vs Gudmundur Sigurjonsson Black Reykjavik B84 0-1
- 1978 vs Jan Smejkal White Reykjavik A33 0-1
- 1978 vs Gennadi Sosonko Black Buenos Aires ol (Men) E11 1/2-1/2
- 1978 vs Mihai Suba Black Buenos Aires ol (Men) A17 1/2-1/2
- 1978 vs Evgeny Sveshnikov Black URS-ch46 B22 1/2-1/2
- 1978 vs Mikhail Tal White URS-ch46 D58 1/2-1/2
- 1978 vs Gennadi A Timoshchenko White URS-ch46 D18 1/2-1/2
- 1978 vs Vitaly Tseshkovsky Black URS-ch46 B50 1/2-1/2
- 1978 vs Vladimir B Tukmakov White URS-ch46 A32 1/2-1/2
- 1978 vs Jose Luis Vilela White Buenos Aires ol (Men) A75 1-0
- 1978 vs Arthur H Williams White Buenos Aires ol (Men) A30 1/2-1/2
- 1977 vs Lev O Alburt White URS-ch45 A30 1/2-1/2
- 1977 vs Vladimir Bagirov Black URS-ch45 D32 0-1
- 1977 vs Yuri S Balashov White URS-ch45 A27 1-0
- 1977 vs Josif D Dorfman Black URS-ch45 B51 1/2-1/2
- 1977 vs Efim Geller White URS-ch45 E05 1/2-1/2
- 1977 vs Karen Ashotovich Grigorian Black URS-ch45 A21 1-0
- 1977 vs Boris F Gulko White URS-ch45 B07 1/2-1/2
- 1977 vs Alexander Kochyev White URS-ch45 E96 1/2-1/2
- 1977 vs Viktor Korchnoi Black Candidats sf1 D47 1-0
- 1977 vs Viktor Korchnoi Black Candidats sf1 A17 1/2-1/2
- 1977 vs Viktor Korchnoi White Candidats sf1 E11 1/2-1/2
- 1977 vs Viktor Korchnoi Black Candidats sf1 D47 1-0
- 1977 vs Viktor Korchnoi Black Candidats sf1 D47 1/2-1/2
- 1977 vs Viktor Korchnoi Black Candidats sf1 A17 1-0
- 1977 vs Viktor Korchnoi White Candidats sf1 D02 1/2-1/2
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