Michael Adams vs Peter Leko

Linares16th · 1999 · Caro-Kann Defense · 1-0 in 26 moves

The Game

White Michael Adams
Black Peter Leko
Result 1-0
Event Linares16th
Site Linares
Round 1
Date 1999.02.21
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B19)
Moves 26
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r3rb1Q/ppq2p2/6kp/2n4P/8/2B5/PPP3P1/2KR3R b - - 0 26

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nd2 dxe4
  4. 4.Nxe4 Bf5
  5. 5.Ng3 Bg6
  6. 6.h4 h6
  7. 7.Nf3 Nf6
  8. 8.Ne5 Bh7
  9. 9.Bd3 Bxd3
  10. 10.Qxd3 e6
  11. 11.Bd2 Nbd7
  12. 12.f4 Be7
  13. 13.O-O-O O-O
  14. 14.Qe2 c5
  15. 15.dxc5 Nxc5
  16. 16.Bc3 Qc7
  17. 17.f5 exf5
  18. 18.Nxf5 Rfe8
  19. 19.Qf3 Bf8
  20. 20.Nxh6+ gxh6
  21. 21.Ng4 Nxg4
  22. 22.Qxg4+ Kh7
  23. 23.Qf5+ Kg8
  24. 24.Qf6 Kh7
  25. 25.Qh8+ Kg6
  26. 26.h5+

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