Lev Polugaevsky
Lev Abramovich Polugaevsky was a Soviet chess player. He was awarded the title of International Grandmaster by FIDE in 1962 and was a frequent contender for the World Championship, although he never achieved that title. He was one of the strongest players in the world from the early 1960s until the late 1980s, as well as a distinguished author and opening theorist whose contributions in this field remain important to the present day.
Tournaments won by Lev Polugaevsky
| Tournament | Year | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Reykjavik Open | 1990 | Reykjavik (Iceland) |
| Biel | 1986 | Biel (Switzerland) |
| Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee | 1979 | Wijk aan Zee (Netherlands) |
| Chigorin Memorial | 1976 | Sochi |
| Sochi | 1976 | Sochi |
| Budapest | 1975 | Budapest |
| Chigorin Memorial | 1974 | Sochi |
| Solingen | 1974 | Solingen |
| Chigorin Memorial | 1972 | Kislovodsk (Russia) |
| IBM international chess tournament | 1972 | Amsterdam (Netherlands) |
| Kislovodsk | 1972 | Kislovodsk |
| Mar del Plata International Chess Tournament | 1971 | Mar del Plata (Argentina) |
| IBM international chess tournament | 1970 | Amsterdam (Netherlands) |
| Belgrade | 1969 | Belgrade |
| 1968 USSR Chess Championship | 1968 | Alma-Ata |
| 1967 USSR Chess Championship | 1967 | Kharkiv |
| Hoogovens Beverwijk | 1966 | Beverwijk (Netherlands) |
| Chigorin Memorial | 1963 | Sochi |
| Sochi | 1963 | Sochi |
| Mar del Plata International Chess Tournament | 1962 | Mar del Plata (Argentina) |
| Russian Chess Championship (men) | 1961 | Omsk (Russia) |
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Born: Tuesday, November 20, 1934
Died: Wednesday, August 30, 1995