Judit Polgár vs E. Bareev

In a 1996 rapid game at the Kremlin PCA, Judit Polgar finds a way to overwhelm Evgeny Bareev. White delivers a quick finishing blow that leaves Black with no escape.

Roll over to see the solution: 1. Rc8+ Nxc8 2. Qd8#

FEN: 5k1r/4npp1/p3p2p/3nP2P/3P3Q/3N4/qB2KPP1/2R5 w - - 1 0

About the players

Evgeny Bareev

Evgeny Bareev is a Russian-Canadian grandmaster, trainer and writer born in 1966. He earned his GM title in 1989. Twice in his career, he reached a world ranking of fourth.

This happened first in 1992 and again in 2003. He hit a peak Elo rating of 2739. He currently plays under the Canadian federation.


Judit PolgarJudit Polgar (1976-) is a Hungarian chess Grandmaster, generally considered the strongest female chess player of all time.

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