| Lev Polugaevsky | |
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.jpg) Polugaevsky in 1972 | |
| Full name | Lev Abramovich Polugaevsky Лев Абрамович Полугаевский |
| Country | Soviet Union → Russia |
| Born | 20 November 1934 Mogilev, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 30 August 1995 (aged 60) Paris, France |
| Title | Grandmaster (1962) |
| Peak rating | 2645 (July 1972) |
| Peak ranking | No. 3 (July 1972) |
Lev Abramovich Polugaevsky (Russian: Лев Абрамович Полугаевский, IPA: [pəlʊɡɐˈjefskʲɪj]; 20 November 1934 – 30 August 1995) 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.