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Polugaevsky, Lev vs Averbakh, Yuri L

URS-ch28 • Moscow • 1961

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URS-ch28

Polugaevsky, Lev vs Averbakh, Yuri L
Moscow • 1961
1/2-1/2
Start
White King
Black King
End
1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bb5a64.Ba4Nf65.O-OBe76.Re1b57.Bb3d68.c3O-O9.h3Na510.Bc2c511.d4Qc712.Nbd2Nc613.dxc5dxc514.Nf1Rd815.Qe2Rb816.Ne3g617.a4Bf818.axb5axb519.Nh2Be620.Nhg4Nxg421.hxg4Rd622.g5Qd723.Rd1Rxd1+24.Bxd1Qd825.Ng4Bxg426.Qxg4Ra827.Rxa8Qxa828.Qe2Qa129.Qc2Na530.b3c431.b4Nb332.Be3h533.gxh6Kh734.g4Bxh635.g5Bf836.Kg2Qa837.Bf3Qa138.Bg4Nd439.Qd2Bg740.Bd7Qb141.f3Qa142.Be8Kg843.cxd4c344.Qd3Qb2+45.Kh3exd446.Bf4c247.Qf1Bf848.Bxb5Bd649.Bc1Qxb450.e5Bxe551.Bd3Qb152.Qe1Bf453.Bc4Be354.Qa5Qxc155.Bxf7+Kxf756.Qd5+Ke757.Qe5+1/2-1/2

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Result

1/2-1/2

Draw

Moves

57

Opening

C98

Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense

Date

1961.??.??

Moves

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