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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Search & Filter All Games →Polugaevsky, Lev vs Anand, Viswanathan
1/2-1/2Roquebrune rapid 1992 E15
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Adams, Michael
0-1Roquebrune rapid 1992 A43
Short, Nigel D vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Paris Immopar rapid 1992 B40
Anand, Viswanathan vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1-0Roquebrune rapid 1992 D40
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Polgar, Judit
1/2-1/2Roquebrune rapid 1992 A49
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Roquebrune rapid 1992 B81
Serper, Grigory vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Tilburg rapid 1992 A21
Gurevich, Mikhail vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Reggio Emilia9192 1992 E48
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Polgar, Judit
0-1Hastings9293 1992 A49
Adams, Michael vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1-0FRA-chT 1992 B82
Serper, Grigory vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1Tilburg 1992 A21
Karpov, Anatoly vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1-0Roquebrune rapid 1992 E12
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Polgar, Zsuzsa
1-0Women-Veterans 1992 A13
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Svidler, Peter
1/2-1/2Oviedo rapid45 1992 E17
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Polgar, Judit
1/2-1/2Women-Veterans 1992 A49
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Larsen, Bent
1-0Roquebrune rapid 1992 D63
Polgar, Zsuzsa vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Women-Veterans 1992 E15
Adams, Michael vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Roquebrune rapid 1992 D00
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Serper, Grigory
0-1Tilburg 1992 A13
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Salov, Valery
1-0Reggio Emilia9192 1992 E11
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1-0Roquebrune 1992 A35
Polgar, Judit vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1Roquebrune rapid 1992 B82
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Roquebrune 1992 A08
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Roquebrune rapid 1992 E14
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Serper, Grigory
0-1Tilburg rapid 1992 A13
Kasparov, Gary vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1-0Paris Immopar rapid 1992 E11
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1-0Roquebrune rapid 1992 B40
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2Roquebrune rapid 1992 B38
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Andersson, Ulf
1-0Reggio Emilia91 Top16 1991 D56
Polgar, Judit vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Aruba m1 1991 B82
Gurevich, Mikhail vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Reggio Emilia91 Top16 1991 E46
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Ribli, Zoltan
1/2-1/2Reggio Emilia91 Top16 1991 D27
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Polgar, Judit
1/2-1/2Aruba m1 1991 A08
Polgar, Judit vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1-0Aruba m1 1991 B82
Andersson, Ulf vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Reggio Emilia91 Top16 1991 D41
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Polgar, Judit
1-0Aruba m1 1991 E97
Polgar, Judit vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Aruba m1 1991 B84
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Polgar, Judit
1-0Aruba m1 1991 A48
Ribli, Zoltan vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Reggio Emilia91 Top16 1991 E15
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Polgar, Judit
1/2-1/2Aruba m1 1991 A49
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Gurevich, Mikhail
1/2-1/2Reggio Emilia91 Top16 1991 E92
Ehlvest, Jaan vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Reggio Emilia91 Top16 1991 A38
Polgar, Judit vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1Aruba m1 1991 B82
Andersson, Ulf vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1-0Biel 1990 A33
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2GMA-qual f 1990 E18
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Wahls, Matthias
1/2-1/2Biel 1990 E97
Wahls, Matthias vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1Biel 1990 B85
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Andersson, Ulf
1/2-1/2Biel 1990 A34
Hort, Vlastimil vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Biel 1990 B22
Karpov, Anatoly vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Haninge 1990 E15