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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1/2-1/2Tallinn 1973 A48
Balashov, Yuri S vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1Tallinn 1973 B91
Tukmakov, Vladimir B vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2URS-ch41 1973 B96
Andersson, Ulf vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Tallinn 1973 E18
Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Palma de Mallorca 1972 E18
Hug, Werner vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1Palma de Mallorca 1972 A24
Szabo, Laszlo vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2IBM 1972 E52
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Gurgenidze, Bukhuti
1-0Kislovodsk 1972 A17
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Medina Garcia, Antonio Angel
1-0Palma de Mallorca 1972 A49
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Browne, Walter S
1/2-1/2IBM 1972 B36
Donner, Jan Hein vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2IBM 1972 E56
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Langeweg, Kick
1-0Kislovodsk 1972 A13
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Panno, Oscar
0-1Palma de Mallorca 1972 D47
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Kortschnoj, Viktor
1/2-1/2IBM 1972 A34
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Savon, Vladimir A
1-0URS-chT Moscow 1972 D41
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
1/2-1/2Kislovodsk 1972 A27
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Gheorghiu, Florin
1-0Palma de Mallorca 1972 A34
Kozma, Julius vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1Kislovodsk 1972 A76
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Kholmov, Ratmir D
1-0Kislovodsk 1972 A88
Hartoch, Robert G vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1IBM 1972 B20
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Gufeld, Eduard
0-1URS-chT Moscow 1972 E82
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Ivkov, Borislav
1/2-1/2Palma de Mallorca 1972 D97
Padevsky, Nikola vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2IBM 1972 D40
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Langeweg, Kick
1-0IBM 1972 A07
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Butnorius, Algimantas
1/2-1/2URS-chT Moscow 1972 E83
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Malich, Burkhard
1-0IBM 1972 A07
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Ivkov, Borislav
1-0IBM 1972 E05
Zilberstein, Valery I vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Kislovodsk 1972 A32
Averbakh, Yuri L vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Palma de Mallorca 1972 B44
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Uhlmann, Wolfgang
1-0IBM 1972 E69
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Unzicker, Wolfgang
1-0Kislovodsk 1972 A07
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Calvo Minguez, Ricardo
1/2-1/2Palma de Mallorca 1972 A27
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Robatsch, Karl
1-0IBM 1972 A16
Andersson, Ulf vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1-0Palma de Mallorca 1972 A21
Kakageldyev, Amanmurad vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1URS-chT Moscow 1972 E32
Pomar Salamanca, Arturo vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1Palma de Mallorca 1972 B22
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Jakobsen, Ole
1-0Kislovodsk 1972 A17
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Smejkal, Jan
1/2-1/2Palma de Mallorca 1972 A16
Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2URS-chT Moscow 1972 E18
Bilek, Istvan vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1Palma de Mallorca 1972 D13
Nezhmetdinov, Rashid vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1Kislovodsk 1972 E12
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Suetin, Alexey S
1-0Kislovodsk 1972 B39
Ree, Hans vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1IBM 1972 A34
Stein, Leonid vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Kislovodsk 1972 E18
Hennings, Artur vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Kislovodsk 1972 B21
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Robatsch, Karl
1/2-1/2Palma de Mallorca 1972 A10
Bellon Lopez, Juan Manuel vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1Palma de Mallorca 1972 A01
Anikaev, Yuri N vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1-0Kislovodsk 1972 A32
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Enklaar, Bertus F
1-0IBM 1972 D56
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Shamkovich, Leonid
1/2-1/2URS-ch39 1971 D94