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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1/2-1/2Biel 1986 E11
Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1-0Biel 1986 A30
Lobron, Eric vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Biel 1986 E12
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Hort, Vlastimil
1/2-1/2Biel 1986 E15
Short, Nigel D vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1-0London 1986 B80
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Greenfeld, Alon
1-0Biel 1986 E15
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Larsen, Bent
1-0London 1986 E16
Hug, Werner vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1Biel 1986 A07
Miles, Anthony J vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Biel 1986 A36
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Cebalo, Miso
1/2-1/2Biel 1986 E14
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Huebner, Robert
1/2-1/2Biel 1986 E15
Portisch, Lajos vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2London 1986 E15
Torre, Eugenio vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Biel Interzonal 1985 E15
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Romanishin, Oleg M
1-0Tilburg 1985 D87
Huebner, Robert vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Tilburg 1985 E48
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Huebner, Robert
1/2-1/2Tilburg 1985 D16
Dzindzichashvili, Roman vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Tilburg 1985 D30
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Quinteros, Miguel A
0-1Biel Interzonal 1985 A41
Miles, Anthony J vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1-0Tilburg 1985 E31
Rodriguez, Amador vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1Biel Interzonal 1985 B96
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Kortschnoj, Viktor
0-1Tilburg 1985 E20
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Sax, Gyula
0-1Biel Interzonal 1985 E12
Van der Wiel, John TH vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1-0Biel Interzonal 1985 B85
Romanishin, Oleg M vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Tilburg 1985 B23
Li Zunian vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Biel Interzonal 1985 A46
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1/2-1/2Linares 1985 D87
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Dzindzichashvili, Roman
1/2-1/2Tilburg 1985 A32
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Kortschnoj, Viktor
0-1Linares 1985 E20
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Christiansen, Larry Mark
1-0Linares 1985 E52
Andersson, Ulf vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Biel Interzonal 1985 A30
Adorjan, Andras vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Linares 1985 A36
Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Tilburg 1985 E15
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Partos, Charles
1-0Biel Interzonal 1985 D61
Jansa, Vlastimil vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Biel Interzonal 1985 B85
Sokolov, Andrei vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Biel Interzonal 1985 B82
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Gutman, Lev
0-1Biel Interzonal 1985 D87
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Petursson, Margeir
1/2-1/2Biel Interzonal 1985 D34
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Miles, Anthony J
1-0Tilburg 1985 E15
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Seirawan, Yasser
1-0Biel Interzonal 1985 D52
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Biel Interzonal 1985 E15
Martin Gonzalez, Angel vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1Biel Interzonal 1985 B48
Miles, Anthony J vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Linares 1985 A30
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Rivas Pastor, Manuel
1/2-1/2Linares 1985 D15
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2Moscow 1985 E05
Huebner, Robert vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1Linares 1985 E11
Tal, Mihail vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2URS Cup 1984 A46
Timman, Jan H vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2London 1984 B80
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Portisch, Lajos
1/2-1/2OHRA 1984 D18
Timman, Jan H vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2OHRA 1984 E18
Karpov, Anatoly vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2London 1984 A33