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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0-1Biel 1990 A41
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Wahls, Matthias
1/2-1/2Biel 1990 E97
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Lautier, Joel
1/2-1/2Biel 1990 E15
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Portisch, Lajos
1/2-1/2GMA-qual f 1990 E15
Karpov, Anatoly vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Haninge 1990 E15
Lautier, Joel vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Biel 1990 E12
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Andersson, Ulf
1/2-1/2Biel 1990 A34
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2GMA-qual f 1990 A39
Miles, Anthony J vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Biel 1990 E12
Sokolov, Ivan vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1Biel 1989 E32
De Firmian, Nick E vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1Biel 1989 B82
Hellers, Ferdinand vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Biel 1989 B80
Torre, Eugenio vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Biel 1989 B52
Smyslov, Vassily vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Haninge 1989 D26
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Torre, Eugenio
1-0Biel 1989 D18
Miles, Anthony J vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Biel 1989 A36
Polugaevsky, Lev vs De Firmian, Nick E
1/2-1/2Biel 1989 E61
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Hellers, Ferdinand
1-0Biel 1989 E97
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Sokolov, Ivan
1/2-1/2Biel 1989 B50
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Miles, Anthony J
1-0Biel 1989 B07
Hort, Vlastimil vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Biel 1989 E32
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Hort, Vlastimil
1/2-1/2Biel 1989 D59
Polgar, Zsuzsa vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Reykjavik op 1988 E12
Timman, Jan H vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Reykjavik 1987 E12
Granda Zuniga, Julio E vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Zagreb Interzonal 1987 E39
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2Reykjavik 1987 A14
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Short, Nigel D
1/2-1/2Reykjavik 1987 A41
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Baragar, Fletcher
1-0Zagreb Interzonal 1987 E12
Nikolic, Predrag vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Zagreb Interzonal 1987 E15
Hulak, Krunoslav vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Zagreb Interzonal 1987 E15
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Gruenfeld, Yehuda
1/2-1/2Zagreb Interzonal 1987 E12
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Inkiov, Ventzislav
1/2-1/2Zagreb Interzonal 1987 D39
Ehlvest, Jaan vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Zagreb Interzonal 1987 B26
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2Reykjavik 1987 A42
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Portisch, Lajos
1/2-1/2Reykjavik 1987 D55
Miles, Anthony J vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Zagreb Interzonal 1987 A14
Bronstein, Luis vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1Rio Hondo 1987 B51
Jussupow, Artur vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Moscow TV 1987 E15
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Nogueiras, Jesus
1/2-1/2Zagreb Interzonal 1987 D36
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Hickl, Joerg
1/2-1/2Zagreb Interzonal 1987 A55
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Torre, Eugenio
1/2-1/2Zagreb Interzonal 1987 D36
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Pinter, Jozsef
1-0Zagreb Interzonal 1987 D46
Eingorn, Vereslav S vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Zagreb Interzonal 1987 E15
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Seirawan, Yasser
1-0Zagreb Interzonal 1987 D02
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2Rio Hondo 1987 D86
Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1-0Zagreb Interzonal 1987 E15
Barlov, Dragan vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1-0Zagreb Interzonal 1987 E15
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Klinger, Josef
1-0Biel 1986 E17
Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1-0Biel 1986 A30
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Hort, Vlastimil
1/2-1/2Biel 1986 E15