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Iivo Nei vs Lev Polugaevsky
USSR Championship (1960), Leningrad URS, rd 17, Feb-21
English Opening: King's English Variation. Reversed Closed Sicilian (A25)  ·  0-1

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Kibitzer's Corner
Aug-08-08
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  Fusilli: What a formidable player Polugaevsky was. Take a look at how he maneuvers to get a win out of this endgame. Amazing how he sends his king up into white territory.
Aug-08-08  ughaibu: Of course everybody's heard of Nei, but other than losing to the normal suspects, what does one really know of his chess? I took a quick look and it turns out that he had a quirky style that resulted in some interesting games.

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