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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Search & Filter All Games →Polugaevsky, Lev vs Spassky, Boris V
1/2-1/2URS-ch41 1973 E03
Panno, Oscar vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1-0Petropolis Interzonal 1973 A09
Tal, Mihail vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Tallinn 1973 A17
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2Portoroz playoff 1973 D62
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Timman, Jan H
1/2-1/2AVRO 1973 B36
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Geller, Efim P
1-0Portoroz playoff 1973 E88
Beliavsky, Alexander G vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1URS-ch41 1973 B83
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Keres, Paul
1-0Tallinn 1973 D41
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2AVRO 1973 B96
Geller, Efim P vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1Portoroz playoff 1973 B96
Gheorghiu, Florin vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1Petropolis Interzonal 1973 B87
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2URS-ch41 1973 A13
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Portisch, Lajos
0-1Portoroz playoff 1973 D63
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Kagan, Shimon
1-0Petropolis Interzonal 1973 A42
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2URS-ch41 1973 A07
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Savon, Vladimir A
1/2-1/2Petropolis Interzonal 1973 A29
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2AVRO 1973 A31
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Mecking, Henrique
1/2-1/2Petropolis Interzonal 1973 D41
Timman, Jan H vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1-0AVRO 1973 B96
Geller, Efim P vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2AVRO 1973 A14
Hug, Werner vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1Petropolis Interzonal 1973 B40
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2URS-ch41 1973 E88
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Tal, Mihail
1-0URS-ch41 1973 A10
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Ivkov, Borislav
1/2-1/2Petropolis Interzonal 1973 D38
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Spassky, Boris V
1/2-1/2Tallinn 1973 A14
Smyslov, Vassily vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2URS-ch41 1973 B23
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Portisch, Lajos
1/2-1/2Portoroz playoff 1973 D65
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Geller, Efim P
0-1AVRO 1973 E89
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Timman, Jan H
1/2-1/2Tallinn 1973 A36
Geller, Efim P vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1-0Portoroz playoff 1973 B83
Timman, Jan H vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2IBM 1972 E18
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1Palma de Mallorca 1972 A42
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1IBM 1972 B87
Tal, Mihail vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2URS-chT Moscow 1972 E54
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2URS-chT Moscow 1972 A17
Geller, Efim P vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1Kislovodsk 1972 B96
Najdorf, Miguel vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1Mar del Plata 1971 D42
Geller, Efim P vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2URS-ch39 1971 B85
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2URS-ch39 1971 A30
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Bronstein, David I
0-1URS-ch39 1971 A34
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2URS-ch39 1971 A34
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Tal, Mihail
1-0URS-ch39 1971 A49
Taimanov, Mark E vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Palma de Mallorca Interzonal 1970 E14
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Filip, Miroslav
1-0Palma de Mallorca Interzonal 1970 E60
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Huebner, Robert
1/2-1/2Palma de Mallorca Interzonal 1970 A17
Hort, Vlastimil vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Palma de Mallorca Interzonal 1970 A07
Gligoric, Svetozar vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Palma de Mallorca Interzonal 1970 E56
Spassky, Boris V vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2IBM 1970 B96
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Suttles, Duncan
1/2-1/2Palma de Mallorca Interzonal 1970 A42
Ivkov, Borislav vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Palma de Mallorca Interzonal 1970 E19