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Polugaevsky, Lev vs Kortschnoj, Viktor

URS-ch26 • Tbilisi • 1959

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URS-ch26

Polugaevsky, Lev vs Kortschnoj, Viktor
Tbilisi • 1959
1-0
Start
White King
Black King
End
1.d4e62.c4Nf63.Nc3Bb44.e3O-O5.Nf3c56.Bd3d57.O-Odxc48.Bxc4Nbd79.Qe2b610.Rd1cxd411.exd4Bxc312.bxc3Qc713.Bd2Bb714.Bd3Rac815.Rac1Qd616.c4Rc717.Qe3Rd818.h3Rdc819.Bc3Re820.Bb2Rcc821.Bb1Qb422.Qb3Qxb323.axb3a524.Ne5Red825.Nxd7Nxd726.Bd3g627.Be2h528.Bc3Nb829.Rb1Ba630.Bf3a431.bxa4Rxc432.Be1Rxa433.Rxb6Bc434.Rc1Bd535.Bxd5exd536.Bb4Re837.Bd6Nd738.Rb7Nf839.Rcc7Ne640.Rxf7Rxd441.Rf6Nf842.Bxf8Rxf843.Rxg6+Kh844.f3h445.Rd6Rd1+46.Kh2Rd247.Rdd7Rc848.Rh7+Kg849.Rbg7+Kf850.Rd7Kg851.Rxh4Rc352.Rg4+Kf853.Ra4Re354.Raa7Ree255.Rd8+Re856.Rxe8+Kxe857.Kg3d458.h4d359.Ra4Rb260.Rd4d261.Kh3Kf762.g4Kf663.Kg3Ra264.h5Rb265.Rd3Ke566.h6Rb667.Rxd2Rxh668.Re2+Kf669.Kf4Rh170.Ra2Rb171.Ra6+Kg772.g5Rb4+73.Kf5Rb5+74.Kg4Rb4+75.f4Rc476.Rd6Ra477.Kf5Ra5+78.Ke4Ra179.Re6Rb180.Kf5Rb5+81.Re5Rb782.Re4Ra783.Kg4Kf784.Rb4Rc785.f5Kg786.Kh5Ra787.Rb6Rc788.f6+Kf789.g6+1-0

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Result

1-0

White wins

Moves

89

Opening

E55

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation

Date

1959.??.??

Moves

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