Bruce W Leverett vs Judit Polgar - New York Open 1987.04.19

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Bruce W Leverett vs Judit Polgar
New York Open New York, NY USA round 7 1987.04.19
Benko Gambit 0-1

[Event "New York Open"]
[Site "New York, NY USA"]
[Date "1987.04.??"]
[EventDate "1987.04.07"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Bruce W Leverett"]
[Black "Judit Polgar"]
[ECO "A57"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. d4 { Notes by Bruce Leverett: I was amused at the start of
the game when my opponent placed a little rubber toy elephant
on the table next to her scoresheet. Polgar was about 10 years
old at the time. A few tables away, her sister Zsofia was
walloping E. Winslow.} Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. e3
Bb7 6. Nc3 Qa5 7. Bd2 Qb6 8. Qb3 axb5 9. Bxb5 e6 10. Bc4 Qxb3
11. Bxb3 Na6 12. Nf3 Nb4 { The game that really put White's
line out of business was Gurevich-Benjamin, Chicago Midwest
Masters 1986. I knew that game but I had an ``improvement.''
Never mind what my improvement was because, since then, I
realized that it was bogus. If Polgar had wanted to see for
herself, she could have followed that game with 12 ... exd5,
but instead she makes it a gambit. Possibly unsound, but as we
shall see, it was good enough to beat me. } 13. dxe6 fxe6
14. O-O Ba6 15. Rfd1 Rb8 16. Ne5 Bd6 17. f4 Bc7 18. Ba4 Ke7
19. a3 Nd3 20. Nxd3 Bxd3 21. Be1 c4 22. b4 Bb6 23. Bd2 d5
24. Re1 Kf7 25. Bd1 d4 26. Na4 Ba7 27. Nc5 Ne4 28. exd4 Bxc5
29. Rxe4 Ba7 30. Re1 Bxd4+ 0-1

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Updated: 2 December, 2021
Created: 2 December, 2021