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Zaitsev, Alexander N vs Polugaevsky, Lev

URS-ch36 playoff-1pl • URS • 1969

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URS-ch36 playoff-1pl

Zaitsev, Alexander N vs Polugaevsky, Lev
URS • 1969
1/2-1/2
Start
White King
Black King
End
1.d4d52.Nf3e63.c4c54.e3Nc65.Nc3Nf66.cxd5exd57.Be2Bd68.dxc5Bxc59.O-OO-O10.b3Be611.Nb5Qe712.Bb2Ne413.Rc1Rac814.Nfd4Bd715.Nc2Rfd816.Nbd4Bd617.g3Bh318.Bg4Bxg419.Qxg4Ne520.Qd1Qd721.f3Nc522.Ne1Re823.Qe2Nc624.Ng2Ne625.Nf5Bf826.g4g627.Ng3Qe728.f4Qb429.Qf3Rcd830.Bf6Be731.f5Bxf632.fxg6fxg633.Qxf6Qe734.Qxe7Rxe735.Nf4d436.exd4Rxd437.Nxe6Rxe638.Rc4Rxc439.bxc4Ne540.Rb1Re741.g5Nf3+42.Kf2Nxg543.Rb3h544.h4Ne645.Ra3b646.Ke3Nc5+47.Kd4Rd7+48.Ke5Kf749.Rf3+Ke750.Ne2Nd3+51.Ke4Nc5+52.Ke5Rd253.Nf4Nd7+54.Ke4Rxa255.Nxg6+Kd656.Rf5Rg257.Rd5+Kc758.Rg5Rxg559.hxg5Kd660.Nf4h461.g6Ke762.Kf5a563.Kg5Ne564.Nd5+Kf865.Kxh4Nxc466.Kg51/2-1/2

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Result

1/2-1/2

Draw

Moves

66

Opening

D32

Tarrasch Defense

Date

1969.??.??

Moves

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