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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1-0Candidats qf1 1980 D58
Tal, Mihail vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Bugojno 1980 B47
Tal, Mihail vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1Candidats qf1 1980 B96
Karpov, Anatoly vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Bugojno 1980 E12
Larsen, Bent vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Bugojno 1980 A36
Tal, Mihail vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Candidats qf1 1980 B44
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0Bugojno 1980 A31
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2Candidats qf1 1980 D58
Tal, Mihail vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Candidats qf1 1980 B96
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Timman, Jan H
0-1Bugojno 1980 A10
Van Riemsdijk, Herman C vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Riga Interzonal 1979 B80
Adorjan, Andras vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Riga Interzonal 1979 A36
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Smyslov, Vassily
1-0URS Spartakiad 1979 E11
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Timman, Jan H
0-1Breda m 1979 D87
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Romanishin, Oleg M
1-0Riga Interzonal 1979 A30
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Mednis, Edmar John
1/2-1/2Riga Interzonal 1979 D47
Tarjan, James Edward vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Riga Interzonal 1979 E15
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Bouaziz, Slim
1-0Riga Interzonal 1979 A79
Beliavsky, Alexander G vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1-0URS Spartakiad 1979 B96
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Timman, Jan H
1/2-1/2Breda m 1979 E15
Miles, Anthony J vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1Riga Interzonal 1979 E15
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Timman, Jan H
1-0Breda m 1979 D34
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Gheorghiu, Florin
1/2-1/2Riga Interzonal 1979 A30
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Timman, Jan H
1/2-1/2Breda m 1979 D82
Timman, Jan H vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Breda m 1979 A34
Kuzmin, Gennadi P vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1Riga Interzonal 1979 A30
Timman, Jan H vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Breda m 1979 A33
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Rodriguez, Ruben
1-0Riga Interzonal 1979 A31
Trois, Francisco RT vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1Riga Interzonal 1979 E15
Gruenfeld, Yehuda vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1Riga Interzonal 1979 B96
Kasparov, Gary vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1-0URS Spartakiad 1979 B81
Timman, Jan H vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1Hoogovens 1979 E16
Timman, Jan H vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1-0Breda m 1979 E12
Timman, Jan H vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Breda m 1979 A30
Tseshkovsky, Vitaly vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1-0Riga Interzonal 1979 B85
Kasparov, Gary vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1-0URS-ch46 1978 B43
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Larsen, Bent
1-0Reykjavik 1978 E16
Larsen, Bent vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Lone Pine op 1978 A37
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2URS-ch46 1978 D58
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1-0Lone Pine op 1978 E08
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Lone Pine op 1978 E16
Beliavsky, Alexander G vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2URS-ch46 1978 B85
Geller, Efim P vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1URS-ch46 1978 B85
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2URS-ch45 1977 E19
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2URS-ch45 1977 A46
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2URS-ch45 1977 E05
Tal, Mihail vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1URS-ch45 1977 A13
Panno, Oscar vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Manila Interzonal 1976 B50
Mariotti, Sergio vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Manila Interzonal 1976 B80
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Gheorghiu, Florin
1-0Manila Interzonal 1976 A17