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
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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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Search & Filter All Games →Polugaevsky, Lev vs Bellon Lopez, Juan Manuel
1/2-1/2Las Palmas 1974 B38
Liberzon, Vladimir M vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Solingen 1974 B50
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Hartston, William R
1-0Las Palmas 1974 D94
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Ribli, Zoltan
1/2-1/2Las Palmas 1974 B06
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Sveshnikov, Evgeny
1-0Sochi 1974 A07
Capelan, Guenter vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Solingen 1974 B96
Garcia Martinez, Silvino vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1Sochi 1974 B31
Romanishin, Oleg M vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1-0URS-ch42 1974 A20
Kupreichik, Viktor D vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1URS-ch42 1974 B92
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Rashkovsky, Nukhim N
1-0Sochi 1974 E82
Kavalek, Lubomir vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Las Palmas 1974 B96
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Westerinen, Heikki MJ
1-0Sochi 1974 E84
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Raicevic, Vladimir
0-1Belgrade-Moscow 1974 A54
Gulko, Boris F vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2URS-ch42 1974 A65
Medina Garcia, Antonio Angel vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1Las Palmas 1974 B88
Hecht, Hans Joachim vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1Solingen 1974 B93
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
1/2-1/2URS-ch42 1974 A21
Tseshkovsky, Vitaly vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Sochi 1974 B92
Browne, Walter S vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1Las Palmas 1974 B82
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Eising, Johannes
0-1Solingen 1974 A43
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Taimanov, Mark E
1-0URS-ch42 1974 A11
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Kurajica, Bojan
1-0Solingen 1974 D56
Sznapik, Aleksander vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1Sochi 1974 B87
Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2URS-ch41 1973 E56
Podgaets, Mikhail vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1Moscow-3teams 1973 B83
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Andersson, Ulf
1/2-1/2AVRO 1973 B36
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Savon, Vladimir A
1/2-1/2URS-ch41 1973 A30
Szabo, Laszlo vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2AVRO 1973 E57
Andersson, Ulf vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2AVRO 1973 A16
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Sveshnikov, Evgeny
1/2-1/2URS-ch41 1973 D47
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Krogius, Nikolai V
1/2-1/2Moscow-3teams 1973 E05
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Podgaets, Mikhail
1-0Moscow-3teams 1973 A29
Ivkov, Borislav vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2AVRO 1973 E18
Karner, Hillar vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Tallinn 1973 A11
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Saidy, Anthony Fred
1-0Tallinn 1973 D58
Westerinen, Heikki MJ vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Tallinn 1973 B89
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Popov, Luben
1-0Tallinn 1973 E74
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Pfleger, Helmut
1-0Tallinn 1973 E08
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Sax, Gyula
1-0AVRO 1973 A16
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Pribyl, Josef
1/2-1/2Tallinn 1973 A16
Averkin, Orest N vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2URS-ch41 1973 A11
Taimanov, Mark E vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2URS-ch41 1973 E17
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Szabo, Laszlo
0-1AVRO 1973 E80
Nei, Iivo vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Tallinn 1973 B80
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Rashkovsky, Nukhim N
1-0URS-ch41 1973 D56
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Ivkov, Borislav
1-0AVRO 1973 E05
Sax, Gyula vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1-0AVRO 1973 B93
Krogius, Nikolai V vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Moscow-3teams 1973 E18
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Kuzmin, Gennadi P
1/2-1/2URS-ch41 1973 A29
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Grigorian, Karen Ashotovich
1-0URS-ch41 1973 E06