Polugaevsky, Lev
Lev Polugaevsky (1934-1995) was a Soviet grandmaster and world-class opening theoretician who remained among the elite from the early 1960s through the late 1980s. He is best known for developing the ultra-sharp Polugaevsky Variation of the Najdorf Sicilian, which he analyzed with tireless devotion for decades and detailed in his classic book "Grandmaster Preparation."
Total Games
1892
Wins
678
Draws
956
Losses
255
35.8% wins50.5% draws13.5% losses
Most Played Openings
E15 - Queen's Indian Defense: Buerger Variation63E12 - Queen's Indian Defense61E11 - Bogo-Indian Defense40B96 - Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation39B85 - Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Main Line36A30 - English Opening: Wing Gambit36A17 - English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense36A07 - King's Indian Attack32E18 - Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Tiviakov Defense27A34 - English Opening: Symmetrical Variation27
Featured Games
1-0
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Beliavsky, Alexander G
Reggio Emilia9192
1992
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Polugaevsky, Lev vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
Tilburg
1985
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Karpov, Anatoly vs Polugaevsky, Lev
Biel
1990
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Karpov, Anatoly vs Polugaevsky, Lev
Tilburg
1983
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Polugaevsky, Lev vs Short, Nigel D
Amber-rapid 2nd
1993
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Timman, Jan H vs Polugaevsky, Lev
Tilburg
1983
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Feuerstein, Arthur William vs Polugaevsky, Lev
WchT U26
1957
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Polugaevsky, Lev vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
Amber-blind 2nd
1993
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Polugaevsky, Lev vs Andersen, Borge
WchT U26
1957
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Franzoni, Giancarlo vs Polugaevsky, Lev
WchT
1985
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1/2-1/2Aruba m 1994 A11
Piket, Jeroen vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Aruba m 1994 E12
Polugaevsky, Lev vs David, Alberto
0-1FRA-chT 1994 A15
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Piket, Jeroen
1-0Aruba m 1994 E69
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Kaidanov, Grigory S
0-1Groningen PCA 1993 A11
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Sadler, Matthew
1-0FRA 1993 A25
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Ruban, Vadim
1/2-1/2Groningen PCA 1993 A13
Mokry, Karel vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2EUCup f 1993 B82
Winants, Luc vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Antwerp 1993 E39
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Van Wely, Loek
1/2-1/2Groningen PCA 1993 A15
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Kortschnoj, Viktor
1/2-1/2Antwerp 1993 D30
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Gelpke, Peter
1-0NLD-chT 1993 B06
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Scheeren, Peter
1/2-1/2NLD-chT 1993 E08
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Yudasin, Leonid
1/2-1/2Groningen PCA 1993 D53
Van der Wiel, John TH vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1-0Antwerp 1993 B42
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Anic, Darko
1-0FRA 1993 A81
Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Groningen PCA 1993 A46
Sokolov, Ivan vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2EUCup f 1993 E21
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Gurevich, Mikhail
1/2-1/2Antwerp 1993 D47
Piket, Jeroen vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Antwerp 1993 E15
Hjartarson, Johann vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1Groningen PCA 1993 D41
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Georgiev, Kiril
1/2-1/2Groningen PCA 1993 E19
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Ivkov, Borislav
1/2-1/2FRA 1993 A40
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Rozentalis, Eduardas
1/2-1/2Groningen PCA 1993 A17
Christiansen, Larry Mark vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1-0Antwerp 1993 E15
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Guyot, Philippe
1-0FRA 1993 A08
Nijboer, Friso vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Groningen PCA 1993 B52
Wolff, Patrick G vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Groningen PCA 1993 B96
Piket, Jeroen vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1Roquebrune rapid 1992 D00
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Chiburdanidze, Maia
1/2-1/2Women-Veterans 1992 E70
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Piket, Jeroen
0-1Roquebrune rapid 1992 D11
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Speelman, Jonathan S
1-0Roquebrune rapid 1992 D47
Pinter, Jozsef vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2FRA-chT 1992 E15
Galliamova, Alisa vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Women-Veterans 1992 E48
Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1-0Roquebrune rapid 1992 E15
Speelman, Jonathan S vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1-0Hastings9293 1992 E52
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Kallai, Gabor
1/2-1/2FRA-chT 1992 D21
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Kortschnoj, Viktor
1/2-1/2Roquebrune rapid 1992 E11
Nunn, John DM vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1-0Hastings9293 1992 B80
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Lautier, Joel
1/2-1/2FRA-chT 1992 E52
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Galliamova, Alisa
1-0Women-Veterans 1992 A13
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Cramling, Pia
1-0Women-Veterans 1992 A30
Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1-0Roquebrune 1992 A10
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Crouch, Colin S
1-0Hastings9293 1992 A07
Sadler, Matthew vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Hastings9293 1992 E52
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Romero Holmes, Alfonso
1-0Oviedo rapid45 1992 B07
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Neiman, Emmanuel
1-0FRA-chT 1992 D68
Cramling, Pia vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Women-Veterans 1992 E12
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Gurevich, Ilya
0-1Hastings9293 1992 A15
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Piket, Jeroen
1-0Roquebrune 1992 A49