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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1/2-1/2Capablanca mem 1967 B85
Korensky, Valeri S vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1URS-ch35 1967 B70
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Mikenas, Vladas
1-0URS-chT 1967 A13
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Dzindzichashvili, Roman
1-0URS-chT 1967 A41
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Zhuravliov, Valerij
1-0URS-ch35 1967 A34
Platonov, Igor V vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2URS-ch35 1967 B89
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Schmid, Lothar
1/2-1/2Capablanca mem 1967 D61
Zaitsev, Alexander N vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1URS-ch35 1967 E16
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Gurgenidze, Bukhuti
1-0URS-ch35 1967 A42
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Gligoric, Svetozar
1-0Capablanca mem 1967 E94
Boleslavsky, Isaak vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2URS-chT 1967 B70
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Taimanov, Mark E
1/2-1/2Capablanca mem 1967 E18
O'Kelly de Galway, Alberic vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1Capablanca mem 1967 A16
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Rossetto, Hector
1-0Capablanca mem 1967 A13
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Jimenez Zerquera, Eleazar
1/2-1/2Capablanca mem 1967 A16
Mnatsakanian, Eduard A vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1-0URS-chT 1967 B99
Szabo, Laszlo vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1HUN-URS 1967 E12
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Kholmov, Ratmir D
1-0URS-ch35 1967 E91
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Hennings, Artur
1/2-1/2Capablanca mem 1967 A07
Pachman, Ludek vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Capablanca mem 1967 E39
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Letelier, Rene
1-0Capablanca mem 1967 E92
Cobo Arteaga, Eldis vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1Capablanca mem 1967 A35
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Lutikov, Anatoly S
1-0URS-ch35 1967 E61
Westerinen, Heikki MJ vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1-0Capablanca mem 1967 B81
Taimanov, Mark E vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2URS-chT 1967 E14
Zheliandinov, Viktor vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2URS-ch35 1967 B96
Barcza, Gedeon vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Capablanca mem 1967 A37
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Nei, Iivo
1-0URS-chT 1967 A08
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Donner, Jan Hein
1/2-1/2Capablanca mem 1967 D55
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Bobotsov, Milko G
1/2-1/2Sochi 1966 B83
Bradvarevic, Aleksandar vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1Sochi 1966 B53
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Boutteville, Cesar
1-0Le Havre 1966 A08
Malich, Burkhard vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2La Habana olm fin-A 1966 A56
Bobotsov, Milko G vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1Hoogovens 1966 E12
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Ivkov, Borislav
1/2-1/2Hoogovens 1966 D58
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Padevsky, Nikola
1-0La Habana olm fin-A 1966 D71
Rolland, Pierre vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Le Havre 1966 B70
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Van Scheltinga, Theo D
1/2-1/2Hoogovens 1966 E08
Doroshkievich, Vladimir K vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1URS-ch34 1966 D97
Savon, Vladimir A vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2URS-ch34 1966 E15
Nikolaevsky, Yuri V vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1URS-ch34 1966 A24
Bilek, Istvan vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Hoogovens 1966 E15
Mosionzhik, Ilya Samoilovich vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1URS-chT 1966 B43
Glauser, Hansruedi vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2La Habana olm prel 1966 B43
Kavalek, Lubomir vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2La Habana olm fin-A 1966 B89
Stanciu, Traian vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1La Habana olm fin-A 1966 B80
Etruk, Rein T vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2URS-chT 1966 A37
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Kortschnoj, Viktor
1-0Sochi 1966 A17
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Matanovic, Aleksandar
1/2-1/2Le Havre 1966 D32
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Mazzoni, Guy
1-0Le Havre 1966 E14