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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1/2-1/2Hastings9293 1992 B10
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Crouch, Colin S
1-0Hastings9293 1992 A07
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Gurevich, Ilya
0-1Hastings9293 1992 A15
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Seirawan, Yasser
0-1Roquebrune rapid 1992 A26
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Bareev, Evgeny
1/2-1/2Hastings9293 1992 D12
Cramling, Pia vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Women-Veterans 1992 E12
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Galliamova, Alisa
1-0Women-Veterans 1992 A13
Crouch, Colin S vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Hastings9293 1992 E39
Speelman, Jonathan S vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1Roquebrune rapid 1992 E54
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Sadler, Matthew
1/2-1/2Hastings9293 1992 A25
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Nunn, John DM
1/2-1/2Hastings9293 1992 A48
Chiburdanidze, Maia vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Women-Veterans 1992 A30
Pomes Marcet, Juan vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Oviedo rapid45 1992 A46
Arakhamia, Ketevan vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1Women-Veterans 1992 B83
Gurevich, Ilya vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Hastings9293 1992 B85
Bareev, Evgeny vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1-0Hastings9293 1992 E32
Piket, Jeroen vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1Roquebrune rapid 1992 D00
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Kortschnoj, Viktor
1/2-1/2Roquebrune rapid 1992 E11
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Ivkov, Borislav
0-1Oviedo rapid 1991 A90
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Dreev, Alexey
1/2-1/2Oviedo rapid 1991 D47
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Illescas Cordoba, Miguel
1/2-1/2URS-ESP mT 1991 D34
Rivas Pastor, Manuel vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1URS-ESP mT 1991 E46
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Rodriguez Vargas, Orestes
1-0URS-ESP mT 1991 D30
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Bellon Lopez, Juan Manuel
1/2-1/2URS-ESP mT 1991 B38
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Rivas Pastor, Manuel
0-1URS-ESP mT 1991 E15
Bellon Lopez, Juan Manuel vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1URS-ESP mT 1991 E14
Fernandez, Juan Luis vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2URS-ESP mT 1991 B52
Azmaiparashvili, Zurab vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1Oviedo rapid 1991 B20
Rodriguez Vargas, Orestes vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1URS-ESP mT 1991 E12
Dorfman, Josif D vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2FRA-chT 1991 E15
Illescas Cordoba, Miguel vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2URS-ESP mT 1991 A90
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Prieto, FJ.
1-0Oviedo rapid 1991 E12
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Romero Holmes, Alfonso
1/2-1/2URS-ESP mT 1991 A46
Romero Holmes, Alfonso vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1URS-ESP mT 1991 B80
Beltran, Santiago vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1-0Oviedo rapid 1991 B51
Illescas Cordoba, Miguel vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1-0Oviedo rapid 1991 A17
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Marin, Mihail
1/2-1/2FRA-chT 1991 B07
Campos Moreno, Javier B vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1Oviedo rapid 1991 E13
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Fernandez, Juan Luis
1-0URS-ESP mT 1991 A07
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Dzindzichashvili, Roman
1/2-1/2Reykjavik Summit 1990 E32
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Razuvaev, Yuri S
1/2-1/2Reykjavik op 1990 E17
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Dolmatov, Sergey
1/2-1/2Reykjavik op 1990 A88
Akopian, Vladimir vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2GMA-qual f 1990 E12
Nogueiras, Jesus vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1-0GMA-qual f 1990 A46
Ernst, Thomas vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Reykjavik op 1990 B44
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Hulak, Krunoslav
1-0GMA-qual f 1990 A73
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Mestel, A Jonathan
1-0Reykjavik Summit 1990 E97
Mestel, A Jonathan vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1-0Reykjavik Summit 1990 B82
Hector, Jonny vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1Haninge 1990 B96
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Seirawan, Yasser
1/2-1/2Haninge 1990 A27